Morley and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Morley and Rothwell
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Morley and Rothwell in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election
Location of West Yorkshire within England
County	West Yorkshire
Major settlements	Morley, Rothwell, Middleton
1997–2010
Seats	One
Created from	Morley and Leeds South
Replaced by	Elmet and Rothwell, Morley and Outwood, Leeds Central

Morley and Rothwell was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

This constituency was created in 1997 and abolished in 2010. It was held for the entire period of its existence by the Labour Party.

Boundaries

The City of Leeds wards of Middleton, Morley North, Morley South, and Rothwell.

The constituency covered the West Yorkshire towns of Morley and Rothwell, the villages that surround the towns, and the old pit village of Middleton.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a number of modified constituencies as a consequence of a falling population.

A new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell was created to move Rothwell from this seat. The successor seat to Morley and Rothwell is Morley and Outwood, which attached wards from Wakefield to the Morley area. Middleton was transferred to the Leeds Central seat.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1997	John Gunnell	Labour
2001	Colin Challen	Labour
2010	Constituency abolished: see Morley and Outwood, Elmet and Rothwell and Leeds Central

Elections

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1997: Morley and Rothwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Gunnell	26,836	58.5
	Conservative	Alan Barraclough	12,086	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mitchell Galdas	5,087	11.1
	Referendum	David Mitchell-Innes	1,359	3.0
	BNP	Roger Wood	381	0.8
	ProLife Alliance	Pat Sammon	148	0.3
Majority			14,750	32.2
Turnout			45,897	67.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Morley and Rothwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Challen	21,919	57.0	−1.5
	Conservative	David Schofield	9,829	25.6	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Golton	5,446	14.2	+3.1
	UKIP	John Bardsley	1,248	3.2	New
Majority			12,090	31.4	−0.8
Turnout			38,442	53.5	−13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2005: Morley and Rothwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Challen	20,570	48.4	−8.6
	Conservative	Nick Vineall	8,227	19.4	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Golton	6,819	16.0	+1.8
	Independent	Robert Finnigan	4,608	10.8	New
	BNP	Chris Beverley	2,271	5.3	New
Majority			12,343	29.0	−2.4
Turnout			42,495	58.8	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes and references

"Parliament.uk - Morley and Rothwell constituency overview". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
"Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Cm 7032" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
"Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
"Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
"Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

Morley and Rothwell UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK

v t e Leeds constituencies
Current	Leeds Central and Headingley Leeds East Leeds North East Leeds North West Leeds South Leeds West and Pudsey Leeds South West and Morley Wetherby and Easingwold
Historic	Leeds (1832–1885) Pudsey (1885-2024) Leeds Central (1885-1955, and 1983-2024) Leeds North (1885–1955) Leeds South (1885–1983) Leeds West (1885–2024) Pudsey and Otley (1918–1950) Batley and Morley (1918–1983) Leeds South East (1918–1983) Morley and Leeds South (1983–1997) Elmet (1983–2010) Morley and Rothwell (1997–2010) Elmet and Rothwell (2010-2024) Morley and Outwood (2010-2024)

Leeds constituencies

Current

Historic

Leeds (1832–1885)
Pudsey (1885-2024)
Leeds Central (1885-1955, and 1983-2024)
Leeds North (1885–1955)
Leeds South (1885–1983)
Leeds West (1885–2024)
Pudsey and Otley (1918–1950)
Batley and Morley (1918–1983)
Leeds South East (1918–1983)
Morley and Leeds South (1983–1997)
Elmet (1983–2010)
Morley and Rothwell (1997–2010)
Elmet and Rothwell (2010-2024)
Morley and Outwood (2010-2024)

v t e Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (54)
Labour (41)	Barnsley North Barnsley South Bradford South Bradford West Calder Valley Colne Valley Doncaster Central Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Doncaster North Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Halifax Huddersfield Kingston upon Hull East Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Leeds Central and Headingley Leeds North East Leeds North West Leeds South Leeds South West and Morley Leeds West and Pudsey Normanton and Hemsworth Ossett and Denby Dale Penistone and Stocksbridge Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Rother Valley Rotherham Scarborough and Whitby Scunthorpe Selby Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield South East Shipley Spen Valley Wakefield and Rothwell York Central York Outer
Conservative (9)	Beverley and Holderness Bridlington and The Wolds Brigg and Immingham Goole and Pocklington Keighley and Ilkley Richmond and Northallerton Skipton and Ripon Thirsk and Malton Wetherby and Easingwold
Independent (3)	Bradford East Dewsbury and Batley Leeds East
Liberal Democrats (1)	Harrogate and Knaresborough

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