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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Job cuts at named sites
40
Employees
47,000
Per 1,000 employees
0.9

A cut counts here only when a report names a site in the seat. Employee numbers from the ONS Business Register and Employment Survey, Great Britain only.

Job cuts at sites in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

DateEmployerJobsWhereStated reasonStatus
11 Feb 2026Verallia40Knottingley and LeedsNot statedIn consultation
29 Jan 2026Santander300Heswall, Ormskirk, Liskeard, Leyland, Pontefract and NorthallertonFalling demandProposed