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2019 general election results

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Shows the general election results for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 84,527 and a turnout of 57.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Yvette Cooper
Majority
1,276
Electorate
84,527
Turnout
57.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 37.9%
Con 35.3%
BRX 16.6%
LD 6.5%
Yrks 3.7%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Yvette Cooper  Lab 18,297 37.9 -21.6
Andrew Lee  Con 17,021 35.3 5.2
Deneice Florence-Jukes  BRX 8,032 16.6 16.6
Tom Gordon  LD 3,147 6.5 5.1
Laura Walker * Yrks 1,762 3.7 0.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con BRX LD Yrks UKIP BNP Ind Oth
2005 65.3% 16.6% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.9%
2010 48.2% 24.5% 0.0% 16.4% 0.0% 0.0% 8.4% 2.6% 0.0%
2015 54.9% 20.8% 0.0% 2.9% 0.0% 21.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 59.5% 30.0% 0.0% 1.4% 2.9% 6.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 37.9% 35.3% 16.6% 6.5% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
616 Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 2.6%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
639 Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 37.9%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
618 Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 57.1%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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