Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes which will involve the loss of largely rural areas to the south, offset by the addition of the town of Batley. As a consequence, it will be renamed Dewsbury and Batley, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
Dewsbury's seat dates back to 1868 and the electorate has usually given the winning MP marginal majorities which means it is a marginal seat. Labour MPs served the seat from 1935 until 1983 and again from 1987. In 2010 it was gained by Simon Reevell, a Conservative.
Other parties results
One of the five other parties' candidates standing in 2015 kept their deposit, by winning more than 5% of the vote in 2015, UKIP's Thackray, who emulated the national swing of +9.5% by an entry candidature, polling 12.4% of the vote.
Turnout
Turnout since 1918 has ranged between 87.9% of the vote in 1950, to 58.8% in 2001.
BoundariesEdit
Map of current boundaries
1868–1885: The townships of Dewsbury, Batley, and Soothill.[3]
1918–1950: The County Borough of Dewsbury.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Dewsbury, the Municipal Borough of Ossett, and the Urban Districts of Heckmondwike and Mirfield.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Dewsbury, the Municipal Borough of Ossett, and the Urban District of Mirfield.
1983–1997: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale, Dewsbury East, Dewsbury West, Kirkburton, Mirfield, and Thornhill.
1997–2010: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Dewsbury East, Dewsbury West, Heckmondwike, Mirfield, and Thornhill.
2010–present: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale, Dewsbury East, Dewsbury South, Dewsbury West, Kirkburton, and Mirfield.
The constituency covers the towns of Dewsbury and Mirfield, and the surrounding areas.
In the 2010 redistribution, the constituency lost the Labour-leaning ward of Heckmondwike, but gained the Conservative-leaning wards of Denby Dale and Kirkburton.
Constituency profileEdit
The seat has a substantial Muslim population in the town of Dewsbury (particularly the Savile Town district), combined a few suburban and rural affluent parts such as Denby Dale, Mirfield, and Kirkburton. The town of Dewsbury itself is strongly Labour, and the remaining wards mostly Conservative. Overall the seat has close to national average income and several developments have desirable views as the upland town cuts into the Pennines. Relatively few people rely upon social housing, however the Dewsbury East ward contains a high proportion of social housing in the Chickenley estate, while Dewsbury South contains the Thornhill area, where the local school was the subject of the acclaimed Educating Yorkshire series. In the light of increasing concern over Muslim extremism, the Labour Party candidate Shahid Malik enjoyed a fairly large public media profile after his victory in 2005, with various TV appearances and interviews, strongly denouncing believers in and adherents of such views; however, this has also been a strong area for the British National Party, who obtained their highest vote in Britain (13.1%) in the 2005 general election, much of it taken at the Labour Party's expense. They have also had a substantial vote at local level, when in 2006 for the first time in the UK the BNP polled more votes than any other party standing. However, at the 2010 general election, the BNP's popularity in Dewsbury fell (despite a substantial nationwide rise in support for the party compared to five years previously) and they gained a mere 6% of the vote.[4]
Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected:
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General
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
SourcesEdit
Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
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Dewsbury is a constituency n 1 created in 1868 This seat is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament since 2019 by Mark Eastwood of the Conservative Party n 2 DewsburyCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire for the 2010 general electionLocation of West Yorkshire within EnglandCountyWest YorkshireElectorate81 912 December 2019 1 Major settlementsDewsbury Mirfield Kirkburton Denby DaleCurrent constituencyCreated1868Member of ParliamentMark Eastwood Conservative SeatsOneCreated fromNorthern West Riding of YorkshireFurther to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the seat will be subject to major boundary changes which will involve the loss of largely rural areas to the south offset by the addition of the town of Batley As a consequence it will be renamed Dewsbury and Batley to be first contested at the next general election 2 Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Constituency profile 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1970s 5 6 Elections in the 1960s 5 7 Elections in the 1950s 5 8 Elections in the 1940s 5 9 Elections in the 1930s 5 10 Elections in the 1920s 5 11 Elections in the 1910s 5 12 Elections in the 1900s 5 13 Elections in the 1890s 5 14 Elections in the 1880s 5 15 Elections in the 1870s 5 16 Elections in the 1860s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 SourcesHistory EditSummary of resultsDewsbury s seat dates back to 1868 and the electorate has usually given the winning MP marginal majorities which means it is a marginal seat Labour MPs served the seat from 1935 until 1983 and again from 1987 In 2010 it was gained by Simon Reevell a Conservative Other parties resultsOne of the five other parties candidates standing in 2015 kept their deposit by winning more than 5 of the vote in 2015 UKIP s Thackray who emulated the national swing of 9 5 by an entry candidature polling 12 4 of the vote TurnoutTurnout since 1918 has ranged between 87 9 of the vote in 1950 to 58 8 in 2001 Boundaries Edit nbsp Map of current boundaries 1868 1885 The townships of Dewsbury Batley and Soothill 3 1918 1950 The County Borough of Dewsbury 1950 1955 The County Borough of Dewsbury the Municipal Borough of Ossett and the Urban Districts of Heckmondwike and Mirfield 1955 1983 The County Borough of Dewsbury the Municipal Borough of Ossett and the Urban District of Mirfield 1983 1997 The Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale Dewsbury East Dewsbury West Kirkburton Mirfield and Thornhill 1997 2010 The Borough of Kirklees wards of Dewsbury East Dewsbury West Heckmondwike Mirfield and Thornhill 2010 present The Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale Dewsbury East Dewsbury South Dewsbury West Kirkburton and Mirfield The constituency covers the towns of Dewsbury and Mirfield and the surrounding areas In the 2010 redistribution the constituency lost the Labour leaning ward of Heckmondwike but gained the Conservative leaning wards of Denby Dale and Kirkburton Constituency profile EditThe seat has a substantial Muslim population in the town of Dewsbury particularly the Savile Town district combined a few suburban and rural affluent parts such as Denby Dale Mirfield and Kirkburton The town of Dewsbury itself is strongly Labour and the remaining wards mostly Conservative Overall the seat has close to national average income and several developments have desirable views as the upland town cuts into the Pennines Relatively few people rely upon social housing however the Dewsbury East ward contains a high proportion of social housing in the Chickenley estate while Dewsbury South contains the Thornhill area where the local school was the subject of the acclaimed Educating Yorkshire series In the light of increasing concern over Muslim extremism the Labour Party candidate Shahid Malik enjoyed a fairly large public media profile after his victory in 2005 with various TV appearances and interviews strongly denouncing believers in and adherents of such views however this has also been a strong area for the British National Party who obtained their highest vote in Britain 13 1 in the 2005 general election much of it taken at the Labour Party s expense They have also had a substantial vote at local level when in 2006 for the first time in the UK the BNP polled more votes than any other party standing However at the 2010 general election the BNP s popularity in Dewsbury fell despite a substantial nationwide rise in support for the party compared to five years previously and they gained a mere 6 of the vote 4 Members of Parliament EditElection Member 5 Party1868 Sir John Simon Liberal1888 by election Mark Oldroyd Liberal1902 by election Walter Runciman Liberal1918 Emil Pickering Coalition Conservative1922 Benjamin Riley Labour1923 Edmund Harvey Liberal1924 Benjamin Riley Labour1931 Walter Rea Liberal1935 Benjamin Riley Labour1945 Will Paling Labour1959 David Ginsburg Labour1981 Social Democrat1983 John Whitfield Conservative1987 Ann Taylor Labour2005 Shahid Malik Labour2010 Simon Reevell Conservative2015 Paula Sherriff Labour2019 Mark Eastwood ConservativeElection results EditElections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Dewsbury 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Mark Eastwood 26 179 46 4 1 3Labour Paula Sherriff 24 618 43 7 7 3Liberal Democrats John Rossington 2 406 4 3 2 2Brexit Party Philip James 1 874 3 3 NewGreen Simon Cope 1 060 1 9 0 1Monster Raving Loony Sir Archibald Earl Eaton Stanton 252 0 4 NewMajority 1 561 2 7 N ATurnout 56 389 69 4 0 1Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4 3General election 2017 Dewsbury 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Paula Sherriff 28 814 51 0 9 2Conservative Beth Prescott 25 493 45 1 6 0Liberal Democrats Ednan Hussain 1 214 2 1 1 5Green Simon Cope 1 024 1 8 0 7Majority 3 321 5 9 3 2Turnout 56 545 69 5 2 3Labour hold Swing 1 6General election 2015 Dewsbury 8 9 Party Candidate Votes Labour Paula Sherriff 22 406 41 8 9 6Conservative Simon Reevell 20 955 39 1 4 1UKIP Mark Thackray 6 649 12 4 NewLiberal Democrats Ednan Hussain 1 924 3 6 13 3Green Adrian Cruden 1 366 2 5 0 9Yorkshire First Richard Carter 236 0 4 NewCPA Steve Hakes 94 0 2 NewMajority 1 451 2 7 N ATurnout 53 630 67 2 1 3Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2 8General election 2010 Dewsbury 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Simon Reevell 18 898 35 0 3 3Labour Shahid Malik 17 372 32 2 8 4Liberal Democrats Andrew Hutchinson 9 150 16 9 3 2Independent Khizar Iqbal 3 813 7 1 NewBNP Roger Roberts 3 265 6 0 7 1Green Adrian Cruden 849 1 6 0 1English Democrat Michael Felse 661 1 2 NewMajority 1 526 2 8 N ATurnout 54 008 68 5 6 5Conservative gain from Labour Swing 4 6Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Dewsbury 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Shahid Malik 15 807 41 0 9 5Conservative Sayeeda Warsi 11 192 29 0 1 2Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 5 624 14 6 2 6BNP David Exley 5 066 13 1 8 6Green Brenda Smithson 593 1 5 0 0Independent Alan Girvan 313 0 8 NewMajority 3 615 12 0 8 3Turnout 38 595 62 0 3 2Labour hold Swing 4 2General election 2001 Dewsbury 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Taylor 18 524 50 5 1 1Conservative Robert Cole 11 075 30 2 0 1Liberal Democrats Ian Cuthbertson 4 382 12 0 1 7BNP Russell Smith 1 632 4 5 0 7Green Brenda Smithson 560 1 5 0 6UKIP David Peace 478 1 3 NewMajority 7 449 20 3 1 0Turnout 36 651 58 8 11 2Labour hold Swing 0 5Elections in the 1990s Edit Swing in 1997 is based on notional figures as the seat had been redrawn prior to the election General election 1997 Dewsbury 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Taylor 21 286 49 4 2 1Conservative Paul McCormick 12 963 30 1 9 9Liberal Democrats Kingsley Hill 4 422 10 3 0 4BNP Frances Taylor 2 232 5 2 4 1Referendum Wendy Golf 1 019 2 4 NewIndependent Labour David Daniel 770 1 8 NewGreen Ian McCourtie 383 0 9 0 1Majority 8 323 19 3 18 2Turnout 43 975 70 0 10 2Labour hold Swing 9 2General election 1992 Dewsbury 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Taylor 25 596 43 8 1 4Conservative John Whitfield 24 962 42 7 1 1Liberal Democrats Robert Meadowcroft 6 570 11 3 4 7BNP Jane Birdwood 660 1 1 NewGreen Neil Denby 471 0 8 NewNatural Law Janet Marsden 146 0 3 NewMajority 634 1 1 0 3Turnout 58 402 80 2 2 4Labour hold Swing 0 2Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Dewsbury 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Taylor 23 668 42 4 7 1Conservative John Whitfield 23 223 41 6 2 2SDP Alan Mills 8 907 16 0 9 3Majority 445 0 8 N ATurnout 55 798 78 8 8 0Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2 4General election 1983 Dewsbury 16 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Whitfield 20 297 39 4 1 6Labour Denis Ripley 18 211 35 3 11 4SDP David Ginsburg 13 065 25 3 9 8Majority 2 086 4 1 N ATurnout 51 573 70 8 6 3Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6 5Elections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Dewsbury 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 22 829 46 7 1 3Conservative Roy Galley 18 448 37 8 7 7Liberal Neil Philip Derbyshire 7 580 15 5 9 0Majority 4 381 8 9 6 4Turnout 48 857 77 1 4 2Labour hold Swing 3 2General election October 1974 Dewsbury 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 20 378 45 4 2 9Conservative Marguerite Elizabeth Liversidge Wood 13 477 30 1 1 5Liberal Alan Allsop 10 991 24 5 1 4Majority 6 901 15 3 4 4Turnout 44 846 72 9 8 9Labour hold Swing 2 3General election February 1974 Dewsbury 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 21 186 42 5 6 2Conservative Ivor James Humphrey 15 774 31 6 7 1Liberal Alan Allsop 12 889 25 9 13 3Majority 5 412 10 9 0 9Turnout 49 859 81 8 7 3Labour hold Swing 0 4General election 1970 Dewsbury 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 22 015 48 7 4 9Conservative John M Stanfield 17 468 38 7 9 9Liberal Alan Allsop 5 688 12 6 5 1Majority 4 547 10 0 14 8Turnout 45 171 74 5 3 4Labour hold Swing 7 4Elections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Dewsbury 19 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 23 027 53 6 5 2Conservative Donald H Haynes 12 361 28 8 5 4Liberal Alan Allsop 7 593 17 7 0 2Majority 10 666 24 8 10 6Turnout 42 981 77 9 1 6Labour hold Swing 5 3General election 1964 Dewsbury 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 21 284 48 4 2 4Conservative Barbara M Garden 15 046 34 2 3 7Liberal Alan Allsop 7 679 17 5 1 4Majority 6 238 14 2 6 1Turnout 44 009 79 5 3 2Labour hold Swing 3 1Elections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Dewsbury 21 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Ginsburg 20 870 46 0 6 1Conservative Marcus Fox 17 201 37 9 2 4Liberal John M McLusky 7 321 16 1 3 7Majority 3 669 7 1 8 5Turnout 45 392 82 7 1 9Labour hold Swing 4 3General election 1955 Dewsbury 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Paling 23 286 52 1 1 2Conservative Michael Shaw 15 869 35 5 0 9Liberal Joseph Snowden 5 516 12 4 2 0Majority 7 417 16 6 0 3Turnout 44 671 80 8 5 0Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Dewsbury 23 24 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Paling 28 650 53 3 0 3National Liberal James Ramsden 19 562 36 4 3 4Liberal Joseph Snowden 5 584 10 4 3 0Majority 9 088 16 9 3 7Turnout 53 796 85 8 2 1Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Dewsbury 25 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Paling 29 341 53 6 2 7Conservative James Ramsden 18 076 33 0 3 1Liberal Granville Slack 7 323 13 4 0 5Majority 11 265 20 6 5 8Turnout 54 740 87 9 7 6Labour hold Swing 2 9Elections in the 1940s Edit General election 1945 Dewsbury 26 Party Candidate Votes Labour William Paling 16 330 56 3 9 1National Liberal Ernest Eric Ritchie Kilner 8 674 29 9 NewLiberal Thomas Mercer Banks 4 023 13 9 9 4Majority 7 656 26 4 8 7Turnout 29 027 80 3 0 5Labour hold SwingGeneral Election 1939 40 Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1940 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year the following candidates had been selected Labour Benjamin Riley Liberal Ronald Walker Liberal National Richard Soper 27 Elections in the 1930s Edit General election 1935 Dewsbury 28 Party Candidate Votes Labour Benjamin Riley 14 066 47 21 10 89National Labour John Fennell 8 798 29 53 NewLiberal Walter Rea 6 933 23 27 40 41Majority 5 268 17 68 N ATurnout 29 797 80 81 3 42Labour gain from Liberal SwingGeneral election 1931 Dewsbury 29 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Rea 19 463 63 68 29 68Labour Benjamin Riley 11 101 36 32 9 88Majority 8 362 27 36 N ATurnout 30 564 84 23 1 88Liberal gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1920s Edit General election 1929 Dewsbury Party Candidate Votes Labour Benjamin Riley 14 420 46 2 5 1Liberal Ronald Walker 10 607 34 0 6 2Unionist JWW Shuttleworth 6 175 19 8 11 3Majority 3 813 12 2 2 2Turnout 36 250 86 1 1 8Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1924 Dewsbury Party Candidate Votes Labour Benjamin Riley 9 941 41 1 3 3Unionist Frederick Walter Skelsey 7 516 31 1 NewLiberal Edmund Harvey 6 723 27 8 27 8Majority 2 425 10 0 N ATurnout 28 677 84 3 13 6Labour gain from Liberal SwingGeneral election 1923 Dewsbury Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edmund Harvey 11 179 55 6 21 5Labour Benjamin Riley 8 923 44 4 13 1Majority 2 256 11 2 N ATurnout 20 102 70 7 13 2Liberal gain from Labour SwingGeneral election 1922 Dewsbury Party Candidate Votes Labour Benjamin Riley 8 821 37 3 7 2Liberal Edmund Harvey 8 065 34 1 5 5Unionist Osbert Peake 6 744 28 5 13 8Majority 756 3 2 N ATurnout 23 630 83 9 16 6Labour gain from Unionist SwingElections in the 1910s Edit General election 1918 Dewsbury 30 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Emil Pickering 7 853 42 3 5 9Labour Benjamin Riley 5 596 30 1 NewLiberal Walter Runciman 5 130 27 6 36 0Majority 2 257 12 2 N ATurnout 18 579 67 3 9 8Registered electors 27 592Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 21 0C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government General election December 1910 Dewsbury 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Runciman 7 061 63 6 1 2Conservative Edward Overend Simpson 4 033 36 4 1 2Majority 3 028 27 2 2 4Turnout 11 094 77 1 10 7Registered electors 14 389Liberal hold Swing 1 2General election January 1910 Dewsbury 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Runciman 7 882 62 4 7 7Conservative B Dent 4 747 37 6 13 6Majority 3 315 24 8 5 9Turnout 12 629 87 8 0 7Liberal hold Swing 3 1Elections in the 1900s Edit 1908 Dewsbury by election 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Runciman 5 594 46 1 8 6Conservative W B Boyd Carpenter 4 078 33 7 9 7Labour Ben Turner 2 446 20 2 1 1Majority 1 516 12 4 18 3Turnout 12 118 86 2 2 3Registered electors 14 056Liberal hold Swing 9 2 nbsp Walter RuncimanGeneral election 1906 Dewsbury 31 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Runciman 6 764 54 7 6 1Conservative W B Boyd Carpenter 2 959 24 0 15 2Labour Repr Cmte Ben Turner 2 629 21 3 NewMajority 3 805 30 7 9 1Turnout 12 352 88 5 13 7Registered electors 13 951Liberal hold Swing 4 6 nbsp Harry Quelch1902 Dewsbury by election 33 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Walter Runciman 5 660 48 1 12 7Conservative Joe Haley 4 512 38 3 0 9Social Democratic Federation Harry Quelch 1 597 13 6 NewMajority 1 148 9 8 11 8Turnout 11 769 87 3 12 5Registered electors 13 476Liberal hold Swing 5 9General election 1900 Dewsbury 33 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Mark Oldroyd 6 045 60 8 8 8Conservative Forbes St John Morrow 3 897 39 2 1 7Majority 2 148 21 6 7 1Turnout 9 942 74 8 10 1Registered electors 13 296Liberal hold Swing 3 6Elections in the 1890s Edit nbsp Mark OldroydGeneral election 1895 Dewsbury 30 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Mark Oldroyd 5 379 52 0 9 1Conservative Henry Cautley 3 875 37 5 1 4Ind Labour Party Edward Hartley 1 080 10 5 NewMajority 1 504 14 5 7 7Turnout 10 334 84 9 4 8Registered electors 12 167Liberal hold Swing 3 9General election 1892 Dewsbury 33 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Mark Oldroyd 5 759 61 1 3 9Conservative Henry Cautley 3 670 38 9 3 9Majority 2 089 22 2 7 8Turnout 9 429 80 1 11 2Registered electors 11 768Liberal hold Swing 3 9Elections in the 1880s Edit 1888 Dewsbury by election 30 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Mark Oldroyd 6 071 60 5 4 5Liberal Unionist H O Arnold Forster 3 969 39 5 4 5Majority 2 102 21 0 9 0Turnout 10 040 85 3 16 4Registered electors 11 767Liberal hold Swing 4 5Caused by Simon s resignation 1886 Dewsbury 30 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Simon 5 118 65 0 2 4Conservative Joseph Samuel Colefax 34 2 759 35 0 2 4Majority 2 359 30 0 4 8Turnout 7 877 68 9 16 7Registered electors 11 439Liberal hold Swing 2 41885 Dewsbury 33 32 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Simon 6 124 62 6 20 0Conservative Joseph Fox 35 3 664 37 4 18 6Majority 2 460 25 2 21 2Turnout 9 788 85 6 0 9Registered electors 11 439Liberal hold Swing 0 71880 Dewsbury 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Simon 3 599 42 6 10 3Liberal William Hoyle 37 3 254 38 6 8 1Conservative Alfred Austin 38 1 586 18 8 18 4Majority 345 4 0 2 2Turnout 8 439 84 7 5 1Registered electors 9 960Liberal hold Swing 1 1Elections in the 1870s Edit 1874 Dewsbury 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Simon 3 706 52 9 0 8Liberal John Charles Cox 39 3 272 46 7 0 4Conservative William Henry Colbeck 40 26 0 4 NewMajority 434 6 2 1 2Turnout 7 004 79 6 9 7Registered electors 8 803Liberal hold Swing 0 6Elections in the 1860s Edit 1868 Dewsbury 36 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Simon 3 392 53 7Liberal Handel Cossham 2 923 46 3Majority 469 7 4Turnout 6 315 89 3Registered electors 7 072Liberal win new seat See also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in West YorkshireNotes Edit A county constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References EditSpecific Constituency data electorates House of Commons Library Parliament UK 15 June 2020 Retrieved 22 July 2020 The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England Volume one Report Yorkshire and the 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