Since 1959, the seat has been a bellwether (its winner affiliated to the winning party nationally), with two exceptions: in 1979 and 2017, the seat leant to the left, bucking the national result.
Keighley is one of 9 seats won (held or gained) by a Conservative candidate in 2019 from a total of 22 covering its county. Moore's 2019 win was one of 47 net gains by the Conservative Party.
The seat has been considered – relative to others – a marginal seat, as well as a swing seat, since 2005, as its winner's majority has not exceeded 6.2% of the vote since the 10.5% majority won in 2005, and the seat has changed hands three times since that year.
Map of current boundaries (since the 1983 general election)
1885–1918: The parishes in the Wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewecross of Cowling, Glusburn, Keighley, Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton, and the parishes of Haworth, Thornton, and Wilsden.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Keighley, the Urban Districts of Denholme, Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope, and Silsden, and the Rural District of Keighley.
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Keighley, the Urban Districts of Denholme and Silsden, and in the Rural District of Skipton the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton.
1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Craven, Ilkley, Keighley North, Keighley South, Keighley West, and Worth Valley.
Unlike many constituencies, Keighley was unaffected by the boundary changes for the 2010 general election; indeed its boundaries have remained unchanged since the 1983 redistribution.
Constituency profile
This constituency covers the town and outskirts of Keighley in West Yorkshire. It comprises the mostly Labour voting area of Keighley itself, the Conservative voting spa town of Ilkley, and the rural areas of Craven and Worth Valley which are also mostly Conservative voting. The seat has a large minority with Asian heritage, especially from Pakistan and Bangladesh.[3] The seat is also a semi-reliable bellwether of the national result; it has voted for the party to form the government in every election since the Second World War except the 1951, 1955, 1979 and 2017 elections, in which it elected Labour MPs despite the Conservatives forming the government. The constituency is often known as Keighley & Ilkley rather than just Keighley.
Members of Parliament
Since the 1950s, Keighley has been a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives. The MP from 1997 was Labour's Ann Cryer, widow of Bob Cryer who was MP for the same seat from 1974 to 1983 (and then for Bradford South, 1987–1994). She retired at the 2010 general election.
Another general election was required 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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Keighley ˈ k iː 8 l i listen is a constituency in West Yorkshire n 1 created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament n 2 since 2019 by Robbie Moore of the Conservative Party KeighleyCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Keighley in West YorkshireLocation of West Yorkshire within EnglandCountyWest YorkshireElectorate73 384 December 2019 1 Major settlementsKeighley Ilkley HaworthCurrent constituencyCreated1885Member of ParliamentRobbie Moore Conservative SeatsOneCreated fromNorthern West Riding of YorkshireSince 1959 the seat has been a bellwether its winner affiliated to the winning party nationally with two exceptions in 1979 and 2017 the seat leant to the left bucking the national result Keighley is one of 9 seats won held or gained by a Conservative candidate in 2019 from a total of 22 covering its county Moore s 2019 win was one of 47 net gains by the Conservative Party The seat has been considered relative to others a marginal seat as well as a swing seat since 2005 as its winner s majority has not exceeded 6 2 of the vote since the 10 5 majority won in 2005 and the seat has changed hands three times since that year Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the constituency will be unchanged but is to be renamed Keighley and Ilkley to be first contested at the next general election 2 Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Constituency profile 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 2010s 4 2 Elections in the 2000s 4 3 Elections in the 1990s 4 4 Elections in the 1980s 4 5 Elections in the 1970s 4 6 Elections in the 1960s 4 7 Elections in the 1950s 4 8 Elections in the 1940s 4 9 Elections in the 1930s 4 10 Elections in the 1920s 4 11 Elections in the 1910s 4 12 Elections in the 1900s 4 13 Elections in the 1890s 4 14 Elections in the 1880s 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesBoundaries Edit Map of current boundaries since the 1983 general election 1885 1918 The parishes in the Wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewecross of Cowling Glusburn Keighley Steeton with Eastburn and Sutton and the parishes of Haworth Thornton and Wilsden 1918 1950 The Municipal Borough of Keighley the Urban Districts of Denholme Haworth Oakworth Oxenhope and Silsden and the Rural District of Keighley 1950 1983 The Municipal Borough of Keighley the Urban Districts of Denholme and Silsden and in the Rural District of Skipton the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn and Sutton 1983 2010 The City of Bradford wards of Craven Ilkley Keighley North Keighley South Keighley West and Worth Valley 2010 present The City of Bradford wards of Craven Ilkley Keighley Central Keighley East Keighley West and Worth Valley The constituency boundaries remained unchanged Unlike many constituencies Keighley was unaffected by the boundary changes for the 2010 general election indeed its boundaries have remained unchanged since the 1983 redistribution Constituency profile EditThis constituency covers the town and outskirts of Keighley in West Yorkshire It comprises the mostly Labour voting area of Keighley itself the Conservative voting spa town of Ilkley and the rural areas of Craven and Worth Valley which are also mostly Conservative voting The seat has a large minority with Asian heritage especially from Pakistan and Bangladesh 3 The seat is also a semi reliable bellwether of the national result it has voted for the party to form the government in every election since the Second World War except the 1951 1955 1979 and 2017 elections in which it elected Labour MPs despite the Conservatives forming the government The constituency is often known as Keighley amp Ilkley rather than just Keighley Members of Parliament EditSince the 1950s Keighley has been a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives The MP from 1997 was Labour s Ann Cryer widow of Bob Cryer who was MP for the same seat from 1974 to 1983 and then for Bradford South 1987 1994 She retired at the 2010 general election John BriggElection Member 4 Party1885 Sir Isaac Holden Liberal1895 John Brigg Liberal1911 Stanley Buckmaster Liberal1915 Swire Smith Liberal1918 William Somervell Liberal1918 Robert Clough Unionist1922 Hastings Lees Smith Labour1923 Robert Pilkington Liberal1924 Hastings Lees Smith Labour1931 George Harvie Watt Conservative1935 Hastings Lees Smith Labour1942 Ivor Bulmer Thomas Labour1948 Conservative1950 Charles Hobson Labour1959 Marcus Worsley Conservative1964 John Binns Labour1970 Joan Hall Conservative1974 Bob Cryer Labour1983 Gary Waller Conservative1997 Ann Cryer Labour2010 Kris Hopkins Conservative2017 John Grogan Labour2019 Robbie Moore ConservativeElections EditElections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Keighley 5 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robbie Moore 25 298 48 1 2 0Labour John Grogan 23 080 43 9 2 6Liberal Democrats Tom Franks 2 573 4 9 2 5Brexit Party Waqas Khan 850 1 6 NewYorkshire Mark Barton 667 1 3 NewSDP Matthew Rose 132 0 3 NewMajority 2 218 4 2 N ATurnout 52 600 72 3 0 1Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2 3General election 2017 Keighley 8 9 10 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Grogan 24 056 46 5 8 4Conservative Kris Hopkins 23 817 46 1 1 8UKIP Paul Latham 1 291 2 5 9 0Liberal Democrats Matt Walker 1 226 2 4 0 3Green Ros Brown 790 1 5 1 9Independent David Crabtree 534 1 0 NewMajority 239 0 4 N ATurnout 51 714 72 4 1 1Labour gain from Conservative Swing 3 3See also Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies 2010 15 Keighley General election 2015 Keighley 11 12 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Kris Hopkins 21 766 44 3 2 4Labour John Grogan 18 713 38 1 2 3UKIP Paul Latham 5 662 11 5 8 4Green Ros Brown 1 661 3 4 NewLiberal Democrats Gareth Epps 1 321 2 7 12 1Majority 3 053 6 2 0 1Turnout 49 123 71 3 1 1Conservative hold Swing 0 0General election 2010 Keighley 13 14 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Kris Hopkins 20 003 41 9 7 6Labour Jane Thomas 17 063 35 8 8 9Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 7 059 14 8 3 0BNP Andrew Brons 1 962 4 1 5 1UKIP Paul Latham 1 470 3 1 NewNational Front Steven Smith 135 0 3 NewMajority 2 940 6 1 N ATurnout 47 962 72 4 4 5Conservative gain from Labour Swing 8 3Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Keighley 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Cryer 20 720 44 7 3 5Conservative Karl Poulsen 15 868 34 3 4 7Liberal Democrats Nader Fekri 5 484 11 8 0 9BNP Nick Griffin 4 240 9 2 NewMajority 4 852 10 4 1 2Turnout 46 312 67 9 4 5Labour hold Swing 0 6General election 2001 Keighley 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Cryer 20 888 48 2 2 4Conservative Simon Cooke 16 883 39 0 2 3Liberal Democrats Mike Doyle 4 722 10 9 1 1UKIP Michael Cassidy 840 1 9 NewMajority 4 005 9 2 4 7Turnout 43 333 63 4 13 2Labour hold Swing 2 3Elections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Keighley 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ann Cryer 26 039 50 6 9 8Conservative Gary Waller 18 907 36 7 10 7Liberal Democrats Mike Doyle 5 064 9 8 0 8Referendum Colin Carpenter 1 470 2 9 NewMajority 7 132 13 9 N ATurnout 50 010 76 6 6 0Labour gain from Conservative Swing 10 2General election 1992 Keighley 18 19 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gary Waller 25 983 47 4 1 6Labour Tommy B Flanagan 22 387 40 8 5 8Liberal Democrats Ian N Simpson 5 793 10 6 8 6Green Mike Crowson 642 1 2 NewMajority 3 596 6 6 4 2Turnout 54 805 82 6 3 2Conservative hold Swing 2 1Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Keighley 20 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gary Waller 23 903 45 8 3 2Labour Alan Rye 18 297 35 0 2 0Liberal John Wells 10 041 19 2 0 6Majority 5 606 10 8 5 2Turnout 52 243 79 4 0 5Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1983 Keighley 21 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gary Waller 21 370 42 6Labour Bob Cryer 18 596 37 0Liberal John Wells 9 951 19 8Ecology Michael Penney 302 0 6Majority 2 774 5 6 N ATurnout 50 216 78 9Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Bob Cryer 19 698 44 95 0 63Conservative G Dawson 19 620 44 77 6 37Liberal Margaretta Holmstedt 4 062 9 27 4 33National Front R L Fairey 234 0 53 1 47Ecology J Wade 208 0 47 NewMajority 78 0 18 7 00Turnout 43 819 80 51 2 47Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Bob Cryer 19 569 45 58Conservative Cyril Taylor 16 488 38 40Liberal Margaretta Holmstedt 5 839 13 60National Front G Wright 859 2 00 NewMore Prosperous Britain C W Deakin 179 0 42 NewMajority 3 081 7 18Turnout 42 935 82 98Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Bob Cryer 18 595 41 81Conservative Joan Hall 17 717 39 83Liberal W K Whittaker 7 820 17 58 NewSocial Democrat John Binns 348 0 78 NewMajority 878 1 98 N ATurnout 44 480 86 79Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election 1970 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joan Hall 20 957 50 75Labour John Binns 20 341 49 25Majority 616 1 50 N ATurnout 41 298 80 66Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour John Binns 22 039 55 01Conservative John George Bellak 18 027 44 99Majority 4 012 10 02Turnout 40 066 83 46Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour John Binns 17 816 42 97Conservative Marcus Worsley 15 115 36 46Liberal William E Jones 8 529 20 57 NewMajority 2 701 6 51 N ATurnout 30 874 61 32Labour gain from Conservative SwingElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Marcus Worsley 20 626 50 21Labour Charles Hobson 20 456 49 79Majority 170 0 42 N ATurnout 41 082 85 62Conservative gain from Labour SwingGeneral election 1955 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Charles Hobson 19 414 46 52Conservative Marcus Worsley 16 011 38 36Liberal Ashley Mitchell 6 310 15 12 NewMajority 3 403 8 16Turnout 41 735 83 89Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Charles Hobson 23 743 52 72Conservative Kenneth Hargreaves 21 295 47 28Majority 2 448 5 44Turnout 45 038 87 51Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Charles Hobson 21 833 48 47Conservative Kenneth Hargreaves 16 252 36 08Liberal John G Walker 6 962 15 45Majority 5 581 12 39Turnout 45 097 88 13Labour hold SwingElections in the 1940s Edit 1945 general election Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Ivor Thomas 22 222 52 7 2 2Conservative Henry Dalrymple White 10 865 25 7 23 8Liberal Norman Robson 9 116 21 6 NewMajority 11 357 27 0 26 0Turnout 42 203 82 3 3 4Labour hold Swing1942 Keighley by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Ivor Thomas Unopposed N A N ALabour hold Swing N AGeneral Election 1939 40 Another general election was required 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 Hastings Lees Smith Conservative Gay Burdett 22 Elections in the 1930s Edit General election 1935 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Hastings Lees Smith 20 124 50 5 18 6Conservative George Harvie Watt 19 756 49 5 3 3Majority 368 1 0 N ATurnout 39 880 78 9 5 0Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election 1931 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Harvie Watt 19 079 46 2 19 8Labour Hastings Lees Smith 13 192 31 9 12 8Liberal William John Crossland Briggs 9 044 21 9 7 0Majority 5 887 14 3 N ATurnout 41 315 83 9 1 0Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1920s Edit General election 1929 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Hastings Lees Smith 18 412 44 7 0 3Liberal David Rhodes 11 905 28 9 2 3Unionist Arthur Smith 10 858 26 4 2 0Majority 6 507 15 8 0 8Turnout 41 175 84 9 2 1Registered electors 48 518Labour hold Swing 1 3General election 1924 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Hastings Lees Smith 14 105 45 0 4 1Unionist T P Perks 8 922 28 4 NewLiberal Thomas Artemus Jones 8 339 26 6 24 3Majority 5 183 16 6 N ATurnout 31 366 82 8 5 4Registered electors 37 887Labour gain from Liberal Swing 10 1 Robert PilkingtonGeneral election 1923 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Liberal Robert Pilkington 14 609 50 9 20 2Labour Hastings Lees Smith 14 083 49 1 2 8Majority 526 1 8 N ATurnout 28 692 77 4 4 2Registered electors 37 060Liberal gain from Labour Swing 8 7General election 1922 Keighley Party Candidate Votes Labour Hastings Lees Smith 13 978 46 3 18 6Liberal William Anderton Brigg 9 262 30 7 3 0Unionist Charles Henry Foulds 6 955 23 0 15 6Majority 4 716 15 6 N ATurnout 30 195 81 6 16 2Registered electors 37 005Labour gain from Unionist Swing 10 8Elections in the 1910s Edit General election 1918 Keighley Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Robert Clough 8 820 38 6 N ALiberal William Somervell 7 709 33 7 N ALabour William Bland 6 324 27 7 N AMajority 1 111 4 9 N ATurnout 22 853 65 4 N ARegistered electors 34 934Unionist gain from Liberal Swing N AC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Results compared to December 1910 election Somervell1918 Keighley by election 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Somervell 4 873 67 5 N AInd Labour Party William Bland 2 349 32 5 NewMajority 2 524 35 0 N ATurnout 7 222 50 2 N ARegistered electors 14 400Liberal hold Swing N A1915 Keighley by election 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Swire Smith UnopposedLiberal hold Stanley Buckmaster1913 Keighley by election 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Stanley Buckmaster 4 730 38 7 N AUnionist Henry Lascelles Viscount Lascelles 3 852 31 5 N ALabour William Bland 3 646 29 8 N AMajority 878 7 2 N ATurnout 12 228 86 5 N ARegistered electors 14 142Liberal hold Swing N A1911 Keighley by election 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Stanley Buckmaster 4 667 39 0 N AConservative William Mitchell Acworth 3 842 32 1 NewLabour William Crawford Anderson 3 452 28 9 NewMajority 825 6 9 N ATurnout 11 961 87 3 N ARegistered electors 13 702Liberal hold Swing N AGeneral election December 1910 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Brigg UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election January 1910 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Brigg 7 768 65 3 19 6Conservative William Mitchell Acworth 4 132 34 7 7 0Majority 3 636 30 6 12 6Turnout 11 900 89 0 0 2Registered electors 13 373Liberal hold Swing 6 3Elections in the 1900s Edit General election 1906 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Brigg 5 322 45 7 7 4Liberal Unionist William Mitchell Acworth 3 229 27 7 19 2Independent Labour W T Newlove 3 102 26 6 NewMajority 2 093 18 0 11 8Turnout 11 653 88 8 6 8Registered electors 13 125Liberal hold Swing 5 9General election 1900 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Brigg 5 432 53 1 1 4Conservative W Bairstow 4 792 46 9 1 4Majority 640 6 2 2 8Turnout 10 224 82 0 4 9Registered electors 12 470Liberal hold Swing 1 4Elections in the 1890s Edit General election 1895 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Brigg 5 036 54 5 N AConservative Walter Bairstow 24 4 196 45 5 NewMajority 840 9 0 N ATurnout 9 232 77 1 N ARegistered electors 11 977Liberal hold Swing N AGeneral election 1892 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Isaac Holden UnopposedLiberal holdElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1886 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Isaac Holden UnopposedLiberal holdGeneral election 1885 Keighley 23 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Isaac Holden 5 644 66 7Conservative William Henry Carter Dunhill 25 2 818 33 3Majority 2 826 33 4Turnout 8 462 84 0Registered electors 10 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 Yorkshire and the Humber Boundary Commission for England Boundary Commission for England Retrieved 20 June 2023 Check Browser Settings statistics gov uk Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with K part 1 Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 14 November 2019 Retrieved 14 November 2019 Election Results for Keighley 12 December 2019 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 13 December 2019 Retrieved 13 December 2019 Keighley 2019 General Election Results Electoral Reform Society 13 December 2019 Retrieved 13 December 2019 Election results for Keighley City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 9 June 2017 Keighley parliamentary constituency BBC News Retrieved 9 June 2017 Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll PDF City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 11 May 2017 Retrieved 6 June 2017 Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 Keighley BBC News Retrieved 13 May 2015 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