| Wakefield and Rothwell | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Wakefield and Rothwell in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Simon Lightwood (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
The nascent constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Leeds ward of Rothwell.
- The City of Wakefield wards of: Stanley and Outwood East; Wakefield East; Wakefield North; Wakefield West; Wrenthorpe and Outwood West.
It comprises the following areas:
- The urban areas of the City of Wakefield, representing just under half the electorate of the current constituency of Wakefield - the remainder will be incorporated into the new constituency of Ossett and Denby Dale
- The communities of Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe, currently part of Morley and Outwood (to be renamed Leeds South West and Morley)
- The town of Rothwell, transferred from Elmet and Rothwell, which was abolished.
Members of Parliament
Wakefield prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Simon Lightwood | Labour Co-op | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Simon Lightwood | 17,773 | 43.7 | +4.2 | |
| Reform UK | David Dews | 8,427 | 20.7 | +17.5 | |
| Conservative | Arnold Craven | 7,322 | 18.0 | −26.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton | 3,249 | 8.0 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Ash Routh | 2,389 | 5.9 | +4.9 | |
| Workers Party | Keith Mason | 705 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | 606 | 1.5 | +1.0 | |
| SDP | Nicholas Sanders | 185 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,346 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,656 | 54.2 | −12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,067 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | −6.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,022 | 44.9 | |
| Labour | 19,396 | 39.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,361 | 10.9 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,586 | 3.2 | |
| Green | 490 | 1.0 | |
| Others | 238 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | 49,093 | 66.4 | |
| Electorate | 73,968 | ||
See also
References
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- "Rothwell-to-become-part-of-wakefield-constituency-in-boundary-changes".
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- "New Seat Details - Wakefield and Rothwell". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- "Constituency results-Wakefield and Rothwell". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- "Wakefield and Rothwell results". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "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. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Wakefield and Rothwell UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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