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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
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Your member of parliament
Yvette Cooper
LabourLabour won Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,630 votes, or 18.4 points. A swing of 9.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 236.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.4 points, which is larger than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,630 votes.
Majority
6,630
18.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
48.2%
-11.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
35,957 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette CooperElected | Labour | 17,089 | 47.5% | +13.8 |
| John Thomas | Reform UK | 10,459 | 29.1% | +14.8 |
| Laura Weldon | Conservative | 5,406 | 15.0% | -8.7 |
| Olli Watkins | Green Party | 1,651 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| Jamie Needle | Liberal Democrat | 1,213 | 3.4% | -8.8 |
| Trevor Lake | Social Democratic Party | 139 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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