Pontefract and Castleford

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Not specified
County (post 1974): Yorkshire West
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1974
Disbanded 2010
Notes: Constituency first used at the February General election of 1974 (28/02/1974).

Elected Members

  1. Joseph Harper

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1974
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1978
    Date of exit: 24 June 1978
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: National Union of Mineworkers
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  2. Geoffrey Lofthouse

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1978
    Date of election: 26 October 1978
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

Other candidates

  1. Adrian Flook

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1997-05-01 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: