List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
The English
ceremonial county of West Yorkshire
is divided into 23 parliamentary constituencies: 13 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies.
The Boundary Commission for England
has provisionally recommended that the county should, in the future, be divided into 22 constituencies. Apart from Calderdale, the proposals and objections were subjected to public inquiry
in April 2005.
Final proposals were published on 11 January 2006, for implementation at the United Kingdom general election, 2010. The final proposals are as follows:
In the City of Bradford
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In Kirklees
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In the City of Leeds
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In the City of Leeds
and City of Wakefield
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In the City of Wakefield
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In Calderdale
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
ceremonial county of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
is divided into 23 parliamentary constituencies: 13 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies.
2010 constituencies
(part) signifies that only part of a ward is located in the constituency.NameBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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Bradford East BC Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford East is the name of a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency originally existed from 1885 to 1974 and was recreated for the 2010 general election, electing one Member of Parliament by the first past the post... |
70,863 | 365 | David Ward David Ward (politician) David Ward is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Bradford East.-Early life:He attended Boston Grammar School in Boston, Lincolnshire... † |
Terry Rooney Terry Rooney Terence Henry Rooney is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bradford North from 1990 to 2010. His constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 2010 general election, when he was defeated in the new Bradford East seat by the Liberal Democrat candidate... |
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Bradford South BC Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford South is a borough constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
67,201 | 4,622 | Gerry Sutcliffe Gerry Sutcliffe Gerard "Gerry" Sutcliffe is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bradford South since 1994, and was the Minister for Sport and Tourism in the Brown Government.- Biography :... † |
Matthew Palmer | ||||
Bradford West BC Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford West is a borough constituency in England which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
69,967 | 5,763 | Marsha Singh Marsha Singh Marsha Singh is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Bradford West since 1997.... † |
Zahir Iqbal¤ | ||||
Calder Valley CC Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Sources:*... |
75,379 | 6,431 | Craig Whittaker Craig Whittaker Craig Whittaker is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Calder Valley since he won the seat at the general election on 6 May 2010.... ‡ |
Steph Booth† | ||||
Colne Valley CC Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,... |
78,355 | 4,837 | Jason McCartney Jason McCartney Jason McCartney is a former Australian rules footballer, 2002 Bali bombing survivor and coach of the AIS/AFL Academy... ‡ |
Nicola Turner¤ | ||||
Dewsbury CC Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) Dewsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
76,886 | 1,526 | Simon Reevell Simon Reevell Simon Justin Reevell is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Dewsbury in West Yorkshire since winning the seat at the 2010 election.-Early life and Career:... ‡ |
Shahid Malik Shahid Malik Shahid Rafique Malik is a British Labour Party politician who became the Member of Parliament for Dewsbury in 2005 after defeating Conservative Sayeeda Warsi, now Conservative Chair Baroness Warsi and remained so till 2010 when Conservative candidate Simon Reevell won Dewsbury... † |
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Elmet and Rothwell CC Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency) Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
76,580 | 4,521 | Alec Shelbrooke Alec Shelbrooke Alec Edward Shelbrooke is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Elmet and Rothwell, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England... ‡ |
James Lewis† | ||||
Halifax BC Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Halifax is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
70,978 | 1,472 | Linda Riordan Linda Riordan Linda June Riordan is an English Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Halifax since 2005.-Early life:Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford.... |
Philip Alott | ||||
Hemsworth CC Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1940s :- Elections in the 1930s :- Elections in the 1920s :... |
71,988 | 9,844 | Jon Trickett Jon Trickett Jon Hedley Trickett is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election... † |
Ann Myatt | ||||
Huddersfield BC Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :... |
66,275 | 4,472 | Barry Sheerman Barry Sheerman Barry John Sheerman is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Huddersfield since the 1979 general election.-Early life:... † |
Karen Tweed | ||||
Keighley CC Keighley (UK Parliament constituency) Keighley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
68,652 | 2,940 | Kris Hopkins Kris Hopkins Kristan Frederick Hopkins is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Keighley in West Yorkshire.-Political career:... ‡ |
Jane Thomas† | ||||
Leeds Central BC Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
78,941 | 10,645 | Hilary Benn Hilary Benn Hilary James Wedgwood Benn is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since 1999. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development from 2003 to 2007 and as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs... ‡ |
Michael Taylor† | ||||
Leeds East BC Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
67,571 | 10,293 | George Mudie George Mudie George Edward Mudie is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds East since 1992.-Early life:... |
Barry Anderson | ||||
Leeds North East BC Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds North East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
66,930 | 4,545 | Fabian Hamilton Fabian Hamilton Fabian Uziell-Hamilton is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds North East since 1997.- Education and professional career :... † |
Matthew Lobley | ||||
Leeds North West BC Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds North West is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
66,466 | 9,103 | Greg Mulholland Greg Mulholland Gregory Thomas Mulholland is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and is the Member of Parliament for Leeds North West. He was first elected at the 2005 general election, winning the seat from Labour and was re-elected with an increased majority at the 2010 general election. Before... † |
Julia Mulligan | ||||
Leeds West BC Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
67,629 | 7,016 | Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves Rachel Jane Reeves is a British economist and a Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds West since 2010. She served as Shadow Pensions Minister from October 2010 until October 2011, when she was appointed as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Ed... † |
Ruth Coleman | ||||
Morley and Outwood CC Morley and Outwood (UK Parliament constituency) Morley and Outwood is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
69,583 | 1,101 | Ed Balls Ed Balls Edward Michael Balls, known as Ed Balls, is a British Labour politician, who has been a Member of Parliament since 2005, currently for Morley and Outwood, and is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.... ‡ |
Antony Calvert† | ||||
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency) Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
78,641 | 10,979 | Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 2010, having previously been MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997. She served in the Cabinet between 2008 and 2010. She is the Shadow Home Secretary... |
Nick Pickles | ||||
Pudsey BC Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency) Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
68,150 | 1,659 | Stuart Andrew Stuart Andrew Stuart James Andrew is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Pudsey constituency in West Yorkshire, England. He grew up in the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales, and later attended Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge.... † |
Jamie Hanley Jamie Hanley Jamie Edmund Hanley is an English solicitor and Labour Party politician.-Biography:Hanley went to school in Pudsey, and studied Law at the University of Hull where he graduated in 1995 with LL.B.... |
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Shipley CC Shipley (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1910s:... |
69,427 | 9,944 | Philip Davies Philip Davies Philip Andrew Davies is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Shipley in West Yorkshire.-Early life:... † |
Susan Hinchcliffe | ||||
Wakefield CC Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) Wakefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
71,347 | 1,613 | Mary Creagh Mary Creagh Mary Helen Creagh is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Wakefield since 2005. She was appointed to the shadow cabinet on 7 October 2010.- Background :... † |
Alex Story |
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The Boundary Commission for England
Boundary Commission (United Kingdom)
Boundary Commissions in the UK are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of constituencies for elections to the Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. There are four boundary commissions in the United Kingdom: one...
has provisionally recommended that the county should, in the future, be divided into 22 constituencies. Apart from Calderdale, the proposals and objections were subjected to public inquiry
Public inquiry
A Tribunal of Inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body in Common Law countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland or Canada. Such a public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more...
in April 2005.
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Final proposals were published on 11 January 2006, for implementation at the United Kingdom general election, 2010. The final proposals are as follows:
In the City of Bradford
City of Bradford
The City of Bradford is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden and...
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- Bradford EastBradford East (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford East is the name of a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency originally existed from 1885 to 1974 and was recreated for the 2010 general election, electing one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...
BC - Bradford SouthBradford South (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford South is a borough constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
BC - Bradford WestBradford West (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford West is a borough constituency in England which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
BC - KeighleyKeighley (UK Parliament constituency)Keighley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
BC - ShipleyShipley (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1910s:...
CC
In Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
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- Batley and Spen BC
- Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
CC - DewsburyDewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)Dewsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
CC - HuddersfieldHuddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
BC
In the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
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- Elmet and RothwellElmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
CC - Leeds CentralLeeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
BC - Leeds EastLeeds East (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
BC - Leeds North EastLeeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds North East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
BC - Leeds North WestLeeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds North West is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
BC - Leeds WestLeeds West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
BC - PudseyPudsey (UK Parliament constituency)Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
BC
In the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
and City of Wakefield
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other...
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- Morley and OutwoodMorley and Outwood (UK Parliament constituency)Morley and Outwood is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
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In the City of Wakefield
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other...
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- HemsworthHemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1940s :- Elections in the 1930s :- Elections in the 1920s :...
CC - Normanton, Pontefract and CastlefordNormanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
CC - WakefieldWakefield (UK Parliament constituency)Wakefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
CC
In Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
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- Calder ValleyCalder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Sources:*...
CC - HalifaxHalifax (UK Parliament constituency)Halifax is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
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