Normanton Pontefract and Castleford
2010 Results:
Conservative: 11314 (24.47%)
Labour: 22293 (48.21%)
Liberal Democrat: 7585 (16.4%)
BNP: 3864 (8.36%)
Independent: 1183 (2.56%)
Majority: 10979 (23.74%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 28283 (63.7%)
Conservative: 7591 (17.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 5529 (12.5%)
Other: 2974 (6.7%)
Majority: 20692 (46.6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 5727 (17.4%)
Labour: 20973 (63.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 3942 (12%)
BNP: 1835 (5.6%)
Other: 470 (1.4%)
Majority: 15246 (46.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 5512 (17.6%)
Labour: 21890 (69.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 2315 (7.4%)
UKIP: 739 (2.4%)
Other: 935 (3%)
Majority: 16378 (52.2%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 5614 (13.6%)
Labour: 31339 (75.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 3042 (7.3%)
Referendum: 1401 (3.4%)
Majority: 25725 (62.1%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Yvette Cooper(Labour) born 1969, Inverness. Educated at Eggar`s School and Oxford University. Former political advisor and journalist. MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997. Under-seretary at the department of health 1999-2003 and the office of the deputy Prime Minister 2003-2005. Minister of State in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2005-2007, and for Housing 2007-2008. Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2008-2009, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2009-2010. Shadow foreign secretary 2010-2011, shadow home secretary since 2011. She is married to Ed Balls, MP for Morley and Outwood (more information at They work for you)





2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 101903
Male: 48.5%
Female: 51.5%
Under 18: 23.4%
Over 60: 21.1%
Born outside UK: 1.7%
White: 98.9%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.3%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 80.5%
Full time students: 1.5%
Graduates 16-74: 9.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 43.4%
Owner-Occupied: 63.5%
Social Housing: 30.7% (Council: 28.6%, Housing Ass.: 2.1%)
Privately Rented: 4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 6.1%