Pontefract and Castleford, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 May 2005), Yvette Cooper (The Labour Party) won Pontefract and Castleford, with a majority of 15,246 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 34
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Cooper | The Labour Party | 20,973 | 63.7% | Yes |
| Simon Jones | Conservative Party | 5,727 | 17.4% | No |
| Wesley Paxton | Liberal Democrats | 3,942 | 12% | No |
| Suzy Cass | BNP | 1,835 | 5.6% | No |
| Bob Hague | Alliance for Green Socialism - Save NHS | 470 | 1.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Cooper | The Labour Party | 21,890 | 69.7% | Yes |
| Pamela Singleton | Conservative Party | 5,512 | 17.6% | No |
| Wesley Paxton | Liberal Democrats | 2,315 | 7.4% | No |
| John Burdon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 739 | 2.4% | No |
| Trevor Bolderson | Socialist Labour | 605 | 1.9% | No |
| John Gill | Socialist Alliance | 330 | 1.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Cooper | The Labour Party | 31,339 | 75.7% | Yes |
| Adrian Flook | Conservative Party | 5,614 | 13.6% | No |
| Wesley Paxton | Liberal Democrats | 3,042 | 7.3% | No |
| Richard Wood | Referendum | 1,401 | 3.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract Geoffrey Lofthouse | The Labour Party | 33,546 | 69.9% | Yes |
| Anthony George Mortimer Rockall | Conservative Party | 10,051 | 20.9% | No |
| David Lawrence Ryan | Liberal Democrats | 4,410 | 9.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract Geoffrey Lofthouse | The Labour Party | 31,656 | 66.9% | Yes |
| Julian Henry Mallins | Conservative Party | 10,030 | 21.2% | No |
| Michael Francis Taylor | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 5,334 | 11.3% | No |
| Daniel Mcfarlane Lees | Red Front | 295 | 0.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract Geoffrey Lofthouse | The Labour Party | 24,990 | 57.1% | Yes |
| Barry Howell | Conservative Party | 11,299 | 25.8% | No |
| Douglas Dale | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 7,452 | 17% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract Geoffrey Lofthouse | The Labour Party | 30,566 | 68.2% | Yes |
| Hugo Page | Conservative Party | 10,665 | 23.8% | No |
| Leslie Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 3,616 | 8.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harper | The Labour Party | 34,409 | 58.6% | Yes |
| Richard Needham | Conservative Party | 10,605 | 18.1% | No |
| Ian Bloomer | Conservative Party | 6,966 | 11.9% | No |
| Stephen Fred Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 5,259 | 9% | No |
| Brian Lavery | Workers Revolutionary | 991 | 1.7% | No |
| Trevor Parsons | Workers Revolutionary | 457 | 0.8% | No |