List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

The English ceremonial county of West Yorkshire is divided into 22 parliamentary constituencies: 12 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies.

Constituencies

  †Conservative   ‡Labour

Name[nb 1]	Electorate[1]	Majority[2][nb 2]	Member of Parliament[2]		Nearest opposition[2]		Map
Batley and Spen CC	79,558	323		Kim Leadbeater		Ryan Stephenson
Bradford East BC	73,206	18,144		Imran Hussain‡		Linden Kemkaran†
Bradford South BC	69,046	2,346		Judith Cummins‡		Narinder Sekhon†
Bradford West BC	70,694	27,019		Naz Shah‡		Mohammed Afzal†
Calder Valley CC	79,287	5,774		Craig Whittaker†		Joshua Fenton-Glynn‡
Colne Valley CC	84,174	5,103		Jason McCartney†		Thelma Walker‡
Dewsbury CC	81,253	1,561		Mark Eastwood†		Paula Sherriff‡
Elmet and Rothwell CC	80,957	17,353		Alec Shelbrooke†		David Nagle‡
Halifax BC	71,887	2,569		Holly Lynch‡		Kashif Ali†
Hemsworth CC	73,726	1,180		Jon Trickett‡		Louise Calland†
Huddersfield BC	65,525	4,937		Barry Sheerman‡		Ken Davy†
Keighley CC	72,778	2,218		Robbie Moore†		John Grogan‡
Leeds Central BC	90,971	19,270		Hilary Benn‡		Peter Fortune†
Leeds East BC	67,286	5,531		Richard Burgon‡		Jill Mortimer†
Leeds North East BC	70,580	17,089		Fabian Hamilton‡		Amjad Bashir†
Leeds North West BC	67,741	10,749		Alex Sobel‡		Stewart Harper†
Leeds West BC	67,727	10,564		Rachel Reeves‡		Mark Dormer†
Morley and Outwood CC	78,803	11,267		Andrea Jenkyns†		Deanne Ferguson‡
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC	84,527	1,276		Yvette Cooper‡		Andrew Lee†
Pudsey BC	73,212	3,517		Stuart Andrew†		Jane Aitchison‡
Shipley CC	74,029	6,242		Philip Davies†		Jo Pike‡
Wakefield CC	27,466[3]	4,925[3]		Simon Lightwood‡		Nadeem Ahmed†

2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in West Yorkshire from 23 to 22, leading to significant changes in the Cities of Leeds and Wakefield, with the abolition of Elmet, Morley and Rothwell, Normanton, and Pontefract and Castleford and the creation of Elmet and Rothwell, Morley and Outwood, and Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Bradford North was renamed Bradford East.

Former boundaries

Former name		Boundaries 1997-2010
Batley and Spen BC Bradford North BC Bradford South BC Bradford West BC Calder Valley CC Colne Valley CC Dewsbury CC Elmet CC Halifax BC Hemsworth CC Huddersfield BC Keighley CC	Leeds Central BC Leeds East BC Leeds North East BC Leeds North West BC Leeds West BC Morley and Rothwell BC Normanton CC Pontefract and Castleford CC Pudsey BC Shipley CC Wakefield CC

Current boundaries

Current name		Boundaries 2010–present
Batley and Spen BC Bradford East BC Bradford South BC Bradford West BC Calder Valley CC Colne Valley CC Dewsbury CC Elmet and Rothwell CC Halifax BC Hemsworth CC Huddersfield BC	Keighley CC Leeds Central BC Leeds East BC Leeds North East BC Leeds North West BC Leeds West BC Morley and Outwood BC Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC Pudsey BC Shipley CC Wakefield CC

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.^[4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that West Yorkshire be combined with North Yorkshire as a sub-region of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, resulting in the creation of two new cross-county boundary constituencies: Selby which comprises the majority of North Yorkshire district of Selby and includes the City of Leeds ward of Kippax and Methley; and a new constituency named Wetherby and Easingwold which includes the City of Leeds wards of Harewood and Wetherby. As a consequence, the following changes are proposed: Elmet and Rothwell is abolished; Wakefield is reconfigured to include the towns of Rothwell and Outwood and is renamed Wakefield and Rothwell; Morley and Outwood becomes Leeds South West and Morley; a new constituency named Ossett and Denby Dale is created; and the town of Normanton is transferred from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford to Hemsworth, resulting in the two new constituencies of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and Normanton and Hemsworth. Elsewhere, Batley and Spen, and Dewsbury are realigned to form Dewsbury and Batley, and Spen Valley, and Leeds West and Pudsey are abolished, with parts of each forming Leeds West and Pudsey. Leeds Central effectively becomes Leeds South and a new constituency named Leeds Central and Headingly is created. Although its boundaries are unchanged, it is proposed that Keighley is renamed Keighley and Ilkley.^[5][6][7][8]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Covering electoral wards within Bradford

• Bradford East
• Bradford South
• Bradford West
• Keighley and Ilkley
• Shipley

Covering electoral wards within Calderdale

• Calder Valley
• Halifax

Covering electoral wards within Kirklees

• Colne Valley
• Dewsbury and Batley
• Huddersfield
• Ossett and Denby Dale (part)

Covering electoral wards within Leeds

• Leeds Central and Headingley
• Leeds East
• Leeds North East
• Leeds North West
• Leeds South
• Leeds South West and Morley
• Leeds West and Pudsey
• Selby (also contains part of the North Yorkshire district of Selby)
• Wakefield and Rothwell (part)
• Wetherby and Easingwold (also contains parts of the North Yorkshire borough of Harrogate and districts of Hambleton and Selby)

Covering electoral wards within Wakefield

• Normanton and Hemsworth
• Ossett and Denby Dale (part)
• Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
• Wakefield and Rothwell (part)

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019^[9]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising West Yorkshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Labour	497,235	46.0%	7.3%	13	4
Conservative	429,429	39.7%	1.9%	9	4
Liberal Democrats	66,310	6.1%	2.1%	0	0
Brexit	45,667	4.2%	new	0	0
Greens	21,562	2.0%	1.0%	0	0
Others	20,909	2.0%	1.9%	0	0
Total	1,081,112	100.0		22

Percentage votes

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910 - West Riding of Yorkshire

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  1885
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  1886
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  1892
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  1895
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  1900
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  1906
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  Jan 1910
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1918-1945

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  1918
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  1922
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  1923
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  1924
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  1929
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  1931
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  1935
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  1945

1950-1979

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  1950
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  1951
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  1955
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  1959
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  1964
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  1966
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  1970
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  Feb 1974
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  Oct 1974
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  1979

1983-present - West Yorkshire

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  1983
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  1987
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  1992
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  1997
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  2001
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  2005
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  2010
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  2015
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  2017
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  2019

Historical representation by party

Data given is for the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1983. A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

Areas currently in North Yorkshire

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Areas currently in West Yorkshire

  Conservative   Independent Labour   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Areas currently in South Yorkshire

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Coalition National Democratic & Labour   Common Wealth   Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   Speaker

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Social Democratic

1983 to present

  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Respect

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber

Notes

References

External links

• Boundary Commission for England: West Yorkshire Boroughs

This page was last edited on 7 March 2024, at 21:43