Election 97

Pontefract and Castleford

Current MP Geoffrey Lofthouse
Conservative 97 5,614
Labour 97 31,339
LibDem 97 3,042
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 0
Elected party
Pontefract and Castleford

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Pontefract and Castleford
Conservative 92 10,051
Labour 92 33,546
LibDem 92 4,410
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

This used to be one of the strongest coal-mining constituencies in South Yorkshire, and massive power stations continue to tower over the landscape. This remains a solid Labour seat and Conservative votes are nearly as scarce these days as the liquorice bushes that once supplied the local confectionery industry.


Super Profiles

1,087 3.03 9.03 34
728 2.03 11.17 18
3,170 8.84 11.25 79
8,295 23.13 14.70 157
0 0.00 10.45 0
188 0.52 2.81 19
1,046 2.92 8.01 36
10,607 29.57 15.25 194
6,406 17.86 7.13 251
4,268 11.90 10.17 117