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Pontefract and Castleford

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Geoffrey Lofthouse
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5,614
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31,339
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3,042
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0
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0
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Pontefract and Castleford
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10,051
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33,546
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4,410
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0
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0
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Labour
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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.
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1,087
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3.03
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9.03
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34
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728
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2.03
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11.17
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18
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3,170
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8.84
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11.25
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79
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8,295
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23.13
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14.70
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157
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0
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0.00
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10.45
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0
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188
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0.52
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2.81
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19
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1,046
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2.92
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8.01
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36
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10,607
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29.57
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15.25
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194
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6,406
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17.86
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7.13
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251
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4,268
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11.90
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10.17
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117
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