Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a constituency in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Foreign Secretary under the government of Keir Starmer.
Localisation
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Cooper was MP for the predecessor seats of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford from 2010 to 2024, and Pontefract and Castleford from 1997 to 2010.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Airedale and Ferry Fryston Altofts and Whitwood Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Knottingley Pontefract North Pontefract South It comprises the former Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford seat excluding the Normanton ward, which includes the town of Normanton and the civil parishes of Warmfield cum Heath and Kirkthorpe.
Members of Parliament
Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford prior to 2024
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)