Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
ConstituencyCentral Yorkshire and The Humber. About 105,115 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 74 square kilometres.
MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Yvette CooperLabourMP since
They won by 6,630 votes on a 48.2% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 99% of people in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette CooperElected | Labour | 17,089 | 47.5% |
| John Thomas | Reform UK | 10,459 | 29.1% |
| Laura Weldon | Conservative | 5,406 | 15.0% |
| Olli Watkins | Green Party | 1,651 | 4.6% |
| Jamie Needle | Liberal Democrat | 1,213 | 3.4% |
| Trevor Lake | Social Democratic Party | 139 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 74,618
- Turnout
- 48.2%
- Majority
- 6,630 (18.4%)
- Valid votes
- 35,957
- Rejected ballots
- 123
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley?
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley had 100,931 usual residents at the census.
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is the 322nd least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
Most of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley lies in Wakefield. These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley itself. See Wakefield
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in brief
The winner in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley had a majority of 18.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 48.2%.
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley had 100,931 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.