Constituency profile
The Dewsbury and Batley constituency is located in West Yorkshire within the borough of Kirklees. It covers the connected towns of Dewsbury and Batley as well as a rural area to the south, including the villages of Thornhill and Flockton. The area forms part of the Heavy Woollen District, a region of West Yorkshire that was traditionally reliant on the textile trade. The constituency has high levels of deprivation, with parts of both towns falling within the 10% most-deprived areas in England. [4]
House prices in the constituency are amongst the lowest in the country, [5] and residents have low levels of income, education and professional employment compared to nationwide averages. [6] The constituency has a significant Muslim community of predominantly Indian and Pakistani origin who made up 44% of the population at the 2021 census. [7] The Muslim population is concentrated in the neighbourhoods of Savile Town (where they made up 90% of residents) and Batley Carr. [8] Most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party and independent councillors at the local council, with some Conservative representation in the rural south. An estimated 55% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum compared to 52% nationwide. [6]
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