Dewsbury And Batley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dewsbury and Batley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, represented since 2024 by Iqbal Mohamed, an Independent. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. The constituency is located in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.
Boundaries
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).
It comprises the following areas of Kirklees:
| Areas | Kirklees Wards | 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 from Huddersfield) |
Members of Parliament
Dewsbury and Batley & Spen prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iqbal Mohamed | Independent | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
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 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Batley and Spen MP ignores safe seat advice as constituency is split". BBC News. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Marlow, Abigail (10 November 2022). "Kim Leadbeater slams new Kirklees boundaries that will split up Batley". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Dewsbury and Batley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Dewsbury and Batley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Dewsbury and Batley". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 5 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
- Dewsbury and Batley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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