| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:NormantonPontefractCastleford2007Constituency.svg) 2010–2024 boundary of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandWestYorkshire.svg) Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 84,874 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party for the whole of its creation.[n 2] Cooper served under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown alongside her husband Ed Balls, and served as Shadow Home Secretary under the leadership of Ed Miliband. Having served as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, she is once again the Shadow Home Secretary.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subjected to boundary changes, including the loss of Normanton, and reformed as Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". 2019 Electorate Figures. Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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