UK Parliamentary general election
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency
This election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010.
5 candidates stood in the Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency.
| Ballot Papers Issued | 56 |
|---|---|
| Turnout | 56% |
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Nick Pickles
Conservative and Unionist Party
11,314 votes
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Chris Rush
Liberal Democrats
7,585 votes
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Graham Gordon Thewlis-Hardy
British National Party
3,864 votes
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Gareth Allen
Independent
1,183 votes
Wikipedia
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party since its 2010 creation. Cooper has served under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown alongside her husband Ed Balls, and served as Shadow Home Secretary under the leadership of Ed Miliband. Having served as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, she is once again the Shadow Home Secretary.
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