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Election for the constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Yvette Cooper with a majority of 14,499 - 29.5% - on a turnout of 60.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
COOPER, Yvette Lab 29,268 59.5% 4.6%
LEE, Andrew Con 14,769 30.0% 9.2%
THOMPSON, Lewis UKIP 3,030 6.2% -15.2%
GASCOIGNE, Daniel Yrks 1,431 2.9% -
ROBERTS, Clarke LD 693 1.4% -1.5%

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 81,641, having a valid vote count of 49,191 and an invalid vote count of 83.

Result declared at 05:12 on 9 June 2017.