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- ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ↑ "New Seat Details - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ↑ Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley CLP [@PCKLabour] (April 22, 2022). "Congratulations to our MP @YvetteCooperMP for getting re-selected as our candidate in the next general election. That's only one part of the issue though, we need to convince the good people of Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley that Labour is the best for them!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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