Dewsbury and Batley (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dewsbury and Batley | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Iqbal Mohamed(Independent) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Dewsbury and Batleyis aconstituencyof theHouse of Commonsin theUK Parliament,represented since2024byIqbal Mohamed,anIndependent.[1]Further to the completion of the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,it was first contested in the2024 general election.[2]The constituency is located in the borough ofKirkleesinWest Yorkshire.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Kirklees wards of Batley East; Batley West; Dewsbury East; Dewsbury South; Dewsbury West; Kirkburton (polling districts KB04, KB07A, KB07B and KB10).[4]
It comprises the following areas ofKirklees:[5]
| Areas | KirkleesWards | Former Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Batley | Batley East, and Batley West | Batley and Spen |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury East, Dewsbury South, and Dewsbury West | Dewsbury |
| Flockton/Grange Moor | Kirkburton (minority) | Dewsbury (plus 30 voters fromHuddersfield) |
Members of Parliament
[edit]DewsburyandBatley & Spenprior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iqbal Mohamed | Independent | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iqbal Mohamed | 15,641 | 41.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Heather Iqbal | 8,707 | 22.9 | –36.2 | |
| Reform UK | Jonathan Thackray | 6,152 | 16.2 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Lalit Suryawanshi | 4,182 | 11.0 | –17.7 | |
| Green | Simon Cope | 2,048 | 5.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Edward Rossington | 1,340 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 6,934 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,070 | 53.1 | –12.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,685 | ||||
| IndependentgainfromLabour | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,241 | 59.1 | |
| Conservative | 13,232 | 28.7 | |
| Others | 2.395 | 5.1 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,565 | 3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,156 | 2.5 | |
| Green | 512 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 46,101 | 65.6 | |
| Electorate | 70,226 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
[edit]- ^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England".boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.Retrieved25 July2023.
- ^"Batley and Spen MP ignores safe seat advice as constituency is split".BBC News.18 May 2023.Retrieved2 December2023.
- ^Marlow, Abigail (10 November 2022)."Kim Leadbeater slams new Kirklees boundaries that will split up Batley".Yorkshire Live.Retrieved2 December2023.
- ^"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^"New Seat Details - Dewsbury and Batley".electoralcalculus.co.uk.Retrieved2 December2023.
- ^"Dewsbury and Batley - General election results 2024".BBC News.Retrieved5 July2024.
- ^"Election results for Dewsbury and Batley".Kirklees Council.Retrieved5 July2024.
- ^"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019".Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News.UK Parliament.Retrieved11 July2024.
External links
[edit]- Dewsbury and Batley UK Parliament constituency(boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK
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