Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
- Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
- Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
- Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
- Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
- Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
- Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley results
2024 Labour hold, from previous year
General Election taking place nationwide, 4 July. Results appear here as they come in.
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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley results
Counting complete
Change compared with 2019
Labour, Yvette Cooper
- votes 17,089
- share 47.5%
- share change +9.3
Reform UK, John Thomas
- votes 10,459
- share 29.1%
- share change +13.3
Conservative, Laura Weldon
- votes 5,406
- share 15.0%
- share change -20.6
Green, Olli Watkins
- votes 1,651
- share 4.6%
- share change +4.6
Liberal Democrat, Jamie Needle
- votes 1,213
- share 3.4%
- share change -3.4
Social Democratic Party, Trevor Lake
- votes 139
- share 0.4%
- share change +0.4
Vote share and change
Party | Vote share | Change since 2019 |
---|---|---|
Labour | 47.5% | +9.3% |
Reform UK | 29.1% | +13.3% |
Conservative | 15.0% | −20.6% |
Green | 4.6% | +4.6% |
Liberal Democrat | 3.4% | −3.4% |
Social Democratic Party | 0.4% | +0.4% |
Others | 0.0% |
Party | Vote share |
---|---|
Labour | 47.5% |
Reform UK | 29.1% |
Conservative | 15.0% |
Green | 4.6% |
Liberal Democrat | 3.4% |
Social Democratic Party | 0.4% |
Others | 0.0% |
Party | Change since 2019 |
---|---|
Labour | +9.3% |
Reform UK | +13.3% |
Conservative | −20.6% |
Green | +4.6% |
Liberal Democrat | −3.4% |
Social Democratic Party | +0.4% |
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley turnout
Registered voters:74,618
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley turnout:
48%Change since 2019:−8.50%