Ossett and Denby Dale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ossett and Denby Dale
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Ossett and Denby Dale (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
Yorkshire and the Humber - Ossett and Denby Dale constituency.svg
Boundary of Ossett and Denby Dale in Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire
Major settlements Ossett, Denby Dale, Sandal Magna
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Jade Botterill
(Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It covers the following areas: [4]

In the City of Wakefield:

In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

Members of Parliament

Wakefield and Dewsbury prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Jade Botterill Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ossett and Denby Dale [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jade Botterill 17,232 39.3 +8.1
Conservative Mark Eastwood 12,69028.9−25.0
Reform UK Sandra Senior9,22421.0+15.9
Green Neil Doig2,1324.9+3.7
Liberal Democrats James Wilkinson1,7854.1−0.8
Yorkshire David John Rowntree Herdson8101.8−0.3
Majority4,54210.4N/A
Turnout 43,87360.7−7.2
Registered electors 72,312
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Conservative 26,17753.9
Labour 15,15031.2
Brexit Party 2,4845.1
Liberal Democrats 2,4004.9
Others1,7953.7
Green 6021.2
Turnout48,60867.9
Electorate71,595

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "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 2023-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Boundary Changes". Mark Eastwood. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details - Ossett and Denby Dale". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Ossett and Denby Dale results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Constituency results Ossett and Denby Dale". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "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.

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