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%.

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

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%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 05:12 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.