Results for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley at the most recent general election.
Yvette Cooper
Labour
17089
47.5%
John Thomas
Reform UK
10459
29.1%
Laura Weldon
Conservative
5406
15.0%
Olli Watkins
Green Party
1651
4.6%
Jamie Needle
Liberal Democrat
1213
3.4%
Trevor Lake
Social Democratic Party
139
0.4%
| Post | From | To |
|---|
| Foreign Secretary |
5 September 2025 |
Present |
| Home Secretary |
5 July 2024 |
5 September 2025 |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
6 June 2009 |
6 May 2010 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
24 January 2008 |
5 June 2009 |
| Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) |
28 June 2007 |
24 January 2008 |
| Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) |
5 May 2006 |
28 June 2007 |
| Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Housing and Planning) |
10 May 2005 |
5 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Regeneration and Regional Developement) |
13 June 2003 |
10 May 2005 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) |
29 May 2002 |
13 June 2003 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) |
11 October 1999 |
28 May 2002 |
| Post | From | To |
|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department |
29 November 2021 |
30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Home Secretary |
20 January 2011 |
14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) |
20 January 2011 |
7 October 2013 |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities |
8 October 2010 |
20 January 2011 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
12 May 2010 |
8 October 2010 |
| Committee | From | To |
|---|
| Education & Employment |
14 July 1997 |
29 November 1999 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) |
20 May 2020 |
15 December 2021 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) |
6 November 2017 |
6 November 2019 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) |
19 October 2016 |
3 May 2017 |
| Home Affairs Committee |
27 January 2020 |
1 December 2021 |
| Home Affairs Committee |
12 July 2017 |
6 November 2019 |
| Home Affairs Committee |
19 October 2016 |
3 May 2017 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) |
11 May 2020 |
25 January 2022 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) |
30 October 2017 |
6 November 2019 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) |
28 November 2016 |
3 May 2017 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system |
13 February 2019 |
6 November 2019 |
| Constituency | From | To |
|---|
| Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |
— |
Present |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
— |
Present |
| Pontefract and Castleford |
— |
Present |
| Party | From | To |
|---|
| Labour |
1 May 1997 |
Present |