MP: Turnout: 57.1% (Total electorate: 84527) Region: Yorkshire and the Humber ... Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford results for General election, 2015. They are driven by the need to secure a sustainable future that will safeguard our proud heritage in Yorkshire and enable continued investment in our people and brands. The people of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford have contributed a total of 17,298 signatures to 512 currently open petitions.

Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 1°21′40″W / 53.717°N 1.361°W / 53.717; -1.361, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party since its 2010 creation. Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party since its 2010 creation. [n 2]. [n 2] Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Tel: 01977 655695 (Office) Wakefield Council suggested that there were plans to reduce the workforce at the Castleford site. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were first elected by direct universal suffrage in 1979. [2], Well recovered from economic decline from the loss of most local mines, the rate of jobseeking benefits claimed is lower than the Yorkshire and Humber average (4.6%) at 4.4% however this slightly exceeds the national average and is over twice that of six constituencies in the region. The United Kingdom has 72 MEPs. [9], Boundary of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire, Location of West Yorkshire within England, 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one, York Outer, Elmet and Rothwell, Sheffield Hallam, Harrogate and Knaresborough, Skipton and Ripon and, Thirsk and Malton, Last edited on 7 September 2020, at 12:08, Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire, "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library", "UK's last deep coal mine Kellingley Colliery capped off", Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2), "Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford Parliamentary constituency", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Normanton,_Pontefract_and_Castleford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)&oldid=977187704, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Airedale and Ferry Fryston, Altofts and Whitwood, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, Knottingley, Normanton, Pontefract North, and, This page was last edited on 7 September 2020, at 12:08.

"Haribo is one of district's biggest  employers and whilst we welcome the £21M investment Haribo is planning to make in its Castleford operations, we will also do all that we can to support them and their workers through this difficult and challenging time. "I spoke to Haribo’s managing director on Friday as soon as it was announced because I am really worried not just about the job losses at Haribo, but also about the timing when so many other local jobs are being hit because of the recession. On 24 May 2006 the modified name was chosen following further public consultation. I will pass your details to the community hub for your town that is coordinating our local response to the help that is needed.