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	\| Name = Hemsworth		\| Name = Hemsworth
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	'''Hemsworth''' is a ] represented in the ] of the ]. It elects one ] (MP) by the ] system of election. The ~~seat~~ has consistently elected ] MPs with large majorities~~, and in the ] was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK~~.		'''Hemsworth''' is a ] represented in the ] of the ]. It elects one ] (MP) by the ] system of election.

			The constituency has consistently elected ] MPs with large majorities.

			== History ==
			At the ], Hemsworth was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK: the Labour vote peaked in ] at 85.39%<ref name="Kimber1966">] until the ] contested the seat in ], for he first time since ].

	== Boundaries ==		== Boundaries ==
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	== Election results ==		== Election results ==
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	===2000s===
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			=== Elections in the 1910s ===
			=== Elections in the 1920s ===
			=== Elections in the 1930s ===
			=== Elections in the 1940s ===
			=== Elections in the 1950s ===
			=== Elections in the 1960s ===
			=== Elections in the 1970s ===
			=== Elections in the 1980s ===
			=== Elections in the 1990s ===
	{{Election box begin \|		{{Election box begin \|
	\|title=]~~: Hemsworth~~		\|title=]
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Labour Party (UK)		\|party = Labour Party (UK)
	\|candidate = ~~Jon~~ ~~Trickett~~		\|candidate = ]
	\|votes = 21,~~630~~		\|votes = 15,895
	\|percentage = 58.8		\|percentage = 66.3
	\|change = ~~−6.6~~		\|change =
	}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
	\|candidate = Jonathan Mortimer
	\|votes = 8,149
	\|percentage = 22.1
	\|change = +1.1
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)		\|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
	\|candidate = ~~David~~ ~~Hall-Matthews~~		\|candidate = V. Megson
	\|votes = 5,~~766~~		\|votes = 4,808
	\|percentage = 15.7		\|percentage = 20.1
	\|change = +4.4
	}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Veritas (political party)
	\|candidate = John Burdon
	\|votes = 1,247
	\|percentage = 3.4
	\|change = ''N/A''
	}}
	{{Election box majority\|
	\|votes = 13,481
	\|percentage = 36.6
	\|change =		\|change =
	}}
	{{Election box turnout\|
	\|votes = 36,792
	\|percentage = 54.6
	\|change = +2.8
	}}
	{{Election box hold with party link\|
	\|winner = Labour Party (UK)
	\|swing =
	}}
	{{Election box end}}

	{{Election box begin \|
	\|title=]: Hemsworth
	}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Labour Party (UK)
	\|candidate = Jon Trickett
	\|votes = 23,036
	\|percentage = 65.4
	\|change = −5.2
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Conservative Party (UK)		\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
	\|candidate = ~~Elizabeth~~ ~~Truss~~		\|candidate = G. Harrison
	\|votes = 7,~~400~~		\|votes = 2,512
	\|percentage = 21.0		\|percentage = 10.5
	\|change = ~~+3.2~~		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate ~~with party link~~\|		{{Election box candidate\|
	\|party = ~~Liberal~~ ~~Democrats (UK)~~		\|party = Independent Labour
	\|candidate = Ed ~~Waller~~		\|candidate = P. Ablett
	\|votes = ~~3,990~~		\|votes = 648
	\|percentage = 11.3		\|percentage = 2.7
	\|change = ~~+2.5~~		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate ~~with party link~~\|		{{Election box candidate\|
	\|party = ~~Socialist Labour~~ Party ~~(UK)~~		\|party = Corrective Party
	\|candidate = ~~Paul~~ ~~Turek~~		\|candidate = T. Smith
	\|votes = ~~801~~		\|votes = 108
	\|percentage = 2.3		\|percentage = 0.45
	\|change = ~~''N/A''~~		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box majority\|		{{Election box majority\|
	\|votes = 15,~~636~~		\|votes = 11,097
	\|percentage = 44.4		\|percentage = 46.3
	\|change =		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box turnout\|		{{Election box turnout\|
	\|votes = 35,~~227~~		\|votes = 23,971
	\|percentage = ~~51.8~~		\|percentage =
	\|change = ~~−16.1~~		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box hold with party link\|		{{Election box hold with party link\|
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	{{Election box end}}		{{Election box end}}

	===1990s===
	{{Election box begin \|		{{Election box begin \|
	\|title=]		\|title=]
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	{{Election box end}}		{{Election box end}}
			===Elections in the 2000s===

	{{Election box begin \|		{{Election box begin \|
	\|title=]		\|title=]: Hemsworth
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Labour Party (UK)		\|party = Labour Party (UK)
	\|candidate = ]		\|candidate = ]
	\|votes = 15,~~895~~		\|votes = 23,036
	\|percentage = 66.3		\|percentage = 65.4
	\|change =		\|change = −5.2
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link\|
			\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
			\|candidate = Elizabeth Truss
			\|votes = 7,400
			\|percentage = 21.0
			\|change = +3.2
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)		\|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
	\|candidate = V. ~~Megson~~		\|candidate = Ed Waller
	\|votes = 4,~~808~~		\|votes = 3,990
	\|percentage = 20.1		\|percentage = 11.3
			\|change = +2.5
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link\|
			\|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate = Paul Turek
			\|votes = 801
			\|percentage = 2.3
			\|change = ''N/A''
			}}
			{{Election box majority\|
			\|votes = 15,636
			\|percentage = 44.4
	\|change =		\|change =
			}}
			{{Election box turnout\|
			\|votes = 35,227
			\|percentage = 51.8
			\|change = −16.1
			}}
			{{Election box hold with party link\|
			\|winner = Labour Party (UK)
			\|swing =
			}}
			{{Election box end}}
			{{Election box begin \|
			\|title=]: Hemsworth
			}}
			{{Election box candidate with party link\|
			\|party = Labour Party (UK)
			\|candidate = ]
			\|votes = 21,630
			\|percentage = 58.8
			\|change = −6.6
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate with party link\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = Conservative Party (UK)		\|party = Conservative Party (UK)
	\|candidate = G. ~~Harrison~~		\|candidate = Jonathan Mortimer
	\|votes = 2,~~512~~		\|votes = 8,149
	\|percentage = 10.5		\|percentage = 22.1
	\|change =		\|change = +1.1
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = ~~Independent~~ ~~Labour~~		\|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
	\|candidate = P. ~~Ablett~~		\|candidate = David Hall-Matthews
	\|votes = ~~648~~		\|votes = 5,766
	\|percentage = 2.7		\|percentage = 15.7
	\|change =		\|change = +4.4
	}}		}}
	{{Election box candidate\|		{{Election box candidate with party link\|
	\|party = ~~Corrective~~ ~~Party~~		\|party = Veritas (political party)
	\|candidate = T. ~~Smith~~		\|candidate = John Burdon
	\|votes = ~~108~~		\|votes = 1,247
	\|percentage = 0.45		\|percentage = 3.4
	\|change =		\|change = ''N/A''
	}}		}}
	{{Election box majority\|		{{Election box majority\|
	\|votes = 11,~~097~~		\|votes = 13,481
	\|percentage = 46.3		\|percentage = 36.6
	\|change =		\|change =
	}}		}}
	{{Election box turnout\|		{{Election box turnout\|
	\|votes = 23,~~971~~		\|votes = 36,792
	\|percentage =		\|percentage = 54.6
	\|change =		\|change = +2.8
	}}		}}
	{{Election box hold with party link\|		{{Election box hold with party link\|
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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			== Notes ==
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			== References ==
			* {{cite book \|last=Craig \|first=F. W. S. \|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig \|title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 \|origdate= \|origyear=1969 \|edition= 3rd edition \|year=1983 \|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services \|location=Chichester \|id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X}}
			*{{Rayment}}

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Template:UK constituency infobox Hemsworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency has consistently elected Labour MPs with large majorities.

History

At the February 1974 general election, Hemsworth was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK: the Labour vote peaked in 1966 at 85.39%, and consistently exceeded 80% from 1935 until the Liberal Party contested the seat in October 1974, for he first time since 1923.

Boundaries

This constituency covers the towns of Hemsworth, Featherstone, South Kirkby & Moorthorpe and South Elmsall plus the southern part of Wakefield (Sandal, Agbrigg, Belle Vue) and the villages of Ackworth, Crofton, Notton and Walton. These settlements are all in the City of Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1918	John Guest	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1931	Gabriel Price	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1934 by-election	George Griffiths	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1946 by-election	Horace Holmes	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1959	Alan Beaney	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	February 1974	Alec Woodall	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1987	George Buckley	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1991 by-election	Derek Enright	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1996 by-election	Jon Trickett	Labour

Election results

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Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Hemsworth by-election, 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derek Enright	15,895	66.3
	Liberal Democrats	V. Megson	4,808	20.1
	Conservative	G. Harrison	2,512	10.5
	Independent Labour	P. Ablett	648	2.7
	Corrective Party	T. Smith	108	0.45
Majority			11,097	46.3
Turnout			23,971
	Labour hold		Swing

Hemsworth by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Trickett	15,817	71.9	+1.1
	Conservative	N. Hazell	1,942	8.8	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ridgeway	1,516	6.9	−3.7
	Socialist Labour	B. Nixon	1,193	5.4
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	652	3.0
	UKIP	P. Davis	455	2.1
	Green	P. Alexander	157	0.7
	Independent	Mark Thomas	122	0.6
	National Democrats	M. Cooper	111	0.5
	Natural Law	D. Leighton	28	0.1
Majority			13,875	63.1
Turnout				39.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.43

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Hemsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Trickett	23,036	65.4	−5.2
	Conservative	Elizabeth Truss	7,400	21.0	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Waller	3,990	11.3	+2.5
	Socialist Labour	Paul Turek	801	2.3	N/A
Majority			15,636	44.4
Turnout			35,227	51.8	−16.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2005: Hemsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Trickett	21,630	58.8	−6.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Mortimer	8,149	22.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Hall-Matthews	5,766	15.7	+4.4
	Veritas	John Burdon	1,247	3.4	N/A
Majority			13,481	36.6
Turnout			36,792	54.6	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm Richard Kimber's Political Scence Resources: UK General Election results March 1966

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) . British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |origdate= (help)
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

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