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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wakefield and Rothwell

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 Eric 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	+1.7
	Yorkshire	Brent Hawksley	606	1.5	+1.0
	SDP	Nicholas Sanders	185	0.5	+0.5
Majority			9,346	23.0
Turnout			40,656	54.2	− 12.2
Registered electors			75,067
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire