Pontefract And Castleford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°42′29″N 1°18′58″W / 53.708°N 1.316°W / 53.708; -1.316
| Pontefract and Castleford | |
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| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election. |
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Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| 1974 (1974)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford |
| Created from | Pontefract |
Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 2010 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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