Normanton And Hemsworth
Normanton and Hemsworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
History
The constituency was formed primarily from the existing Hemsworth constituency - excluding the Wakefield South ward, with the addition of Normanton from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (renamed Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley).
Boundaries
The constituency comprised the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
- Featherstone
- Hemsworth
- Normanton
- South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jon Trickett | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon Trickett | 17,275 | 47.5 | +7.9 | |
| Reform UK | Callum Bushrod | 10,613 | 29.2 | +14.0 | |
| Conservative | Alice Mae Hopkin | 4,995 | 13.7 | −17.7 | |
| Green | Ashton Howick | 2,147 | 5.9 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Dobson | 1,319 | 3.6 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 6,662 | 18.3 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,349 | 48.1 | −9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,645 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 17,152 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative | 13,632 | 31.4 | |
| Brexit Party | 6,609 | 15.2 | |
| Others | 3,196 | 7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,831 | 4.2 | |
| Green | 782 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 43,367 | 57.5 | |
| Electorate | 75,388 | ||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
- ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Gittins, Holly (8 June 2021). "Boundary Commission proposals: Major shakeup of parliamentary constituencies in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford could see borders moved and new constituency created". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Normanton and Hemsworth". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "Normanton and Hemsworth results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Normanton and Hemsworth Constituency Results". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Normanton and Hemsworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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