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England Historic
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
0
Electorate
4
Elections
57.3%
Avg turnout
0
Times changed
Earnings
Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).
£17,503
2011
£24,252
2021
+£6,749
£ change
+38.6%
% change
Real-terms comparison
2011 at 2021 prices: £22,526
Real change: +£1,726
Election history
LAB
Yvette Cooper
Hold
2019-12-12
Majority 1,276
Turnout 57.1%
Votes 48,259
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Count | Share | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ Yvette Cooper | LAB | 18,297 | 37.9% | -21.6pp | |
| Andrew Lee | CON | 17,021 | 35.3% | +5.3pp | |
| Deneice Florence-Jukes | 8,032 | 16.6% | — | ||
| Tom Gordon | LD | 3,147 | 6.5% | +5.1pp | |
| Laura Walker | 1,762 | 3.7% | +0.7pp |
Demographics
Changes shown vs 2001 Census
🌍 Ethnicity
97.5%
▼1.4pp
1.1%
▲0.7pp
0.7%
▲0.3pp
0.5%
▲0.4pp
0.1%
▼0.1pp
📊 Age
26.9%
21.1%
19.9%
16.7%
15.4%
⛪ Religion
68.2%
▼12.3pp
24.2%
▲13.8pp
6.4%
▼2.0pp
0.5%
▲0.2pp
0.2%
▲0.1pp
0.1%
▲0.1pp
0.1%
▲0.1pp
0.1%
▲0.0pp
0.0%
▲0.0pp
🎓 Education
34.0%
▼9.3pp
16.3%
▲0.3pp
15.4%
▼3.1pp
15.0%
▲5.5pp
10.3%
▲5.6pp
4.6%
▼3.3pp
4.4%
🏠 Housing
63.6%
▼0.6pp
25.2%
▼5.5pp
10.3%
▲5.6pp
0.9%
▼0.1pp
Demographic change (2001–2021)
Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.
🌍 Ethnicity
| Group | 2001 % | 2011 % | 2021 % | 01→11 | 11→21 | 01→21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 0.1% | — | -0.1pp | — | — |
| Asian or Asian British | 0.5% | 1.1% | — | +0.7pp | — | — |
| Black, African, Caribbean or Black British | 0.1% | 0.5% | — | +0.4pp | — | — |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.3% | 0.7% | — | +0.3pp | — | — |
| White | 98.9% | 97.5% | — | -1.4pp | — | — |
⛪ Religion
| Group | 2001 % | 2011 % | 2021 % | 01→11 | 11→21 | 01→21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.1% | — | +0.1pp | — | — |
| Christian | 80.5% | 68.2% | — | -12.3pp | — | — |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.1% | — | 0.0pp | — | — |
| Jewish | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0pp | — | — |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 0.5% | — | +0.2pp | — | — |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 0.1% | — | +0.1pp | — | — |
| No religion | 10.4% | 24.2% | — | +13.8pp | — | — |
| Other religion | 0.2% | 0.2% | — | +0.1pp | — | — |
| Not answered | 8.4% | 6.4% | — | -2.0pp | — | — |
🎓 Education
| Group | 2001 % | 2011 % | 2021 % | 01→11 | 11→21 | 01→21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | — | 4.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Level 4 qualifications or above | 9.5% | 15.0% | — | +5.5pp | — | — |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 18.4% | 15.4% | — | -3.1pp | — | — |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.9% | 16.3% | — | +0.3pp | — | — |
| Level 3 qualifications | 4.8% | 10.3% | — | +5.6pp | — | — |
| No qualifications | 43.4% | 34.0% | — | -9.3pp | — | — |
| Other qualifications | 8.0% | 4.6% | — | -3.3pp | — | — |
🏠 Housing
| Group | 2001 % | 2011 % | 2021 % | 01→11 | 11→21 | 01→21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupiers | 64.2% | 63.6% | — | -0.6pp | — | — |
| Private renters | 4.7% | 10.3% | — | +5.6pp | — | — |
| Rent free | 1.0% | 0.9% | — | -0.1pp | — | — |
| Social renters | 30.7% | 25.2% | — | -5.5pp | — | — |
Previous MPs
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