Normanton and Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Normanton (UK Parliament constituency) or Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency).

Normanton and Hemsworth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Normanton and Hemsworth in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	West Yorkshire
Electorate	75,645
Major settlements	Featherstone Normanton Hemsworth
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Jon Trickett (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Hemsworth Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (minor part)

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. ^[1] It is currently represented by Jon Tickett of the Labour Party, who previously represented the predecessor constituency of Hemsworth from 1996 to 2024.

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). ^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020): ^[3]

• Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
• Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
• Featherstone
• Hemsworth
• Normanton
• South Elmsall and South Kirkby ^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Jon Trickett	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Normanton and Hemsworth ^{[5] [6]}

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 [7]
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

1. "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2. 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.
3. "New Seat Details - Normanton and Hemsworth". Electoral Calculus . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
5. "Normanton and Hemsworth results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. "Normanton and Hemsworth Constituency Results". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. "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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