Result: Pontefract & Castleford
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.7% |
| Conservative |  | 17.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.0% |
| Swing: 2.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Yvette Cooper | Labour | 20,973 | 63.7 | -6.0 |
| Simon Jones | Conservative | 5,727 | 17.4 | -0.2 |
| Wesley Paxton | Liberal Democrat | 3,942 | 12.0 | +4.6 |
| Suzy Cass | British National Party | 1,835 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Bob Hague | Alliance for Green Socialism | 470 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | 15,246 | 46.3 | ||
| Turnout | 32,947 | 53.3 | +3.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR PONTEFRACT & CASTLEFORD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 69.7% |
| Conservative |  | 17.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 7.4% |
| Others |  | 5.3% |
