Wakefield and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wakefield and Rothwell
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Wakefield and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Wakefield and Rothwell in Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire
Major settlements Wakefield and Rothwell
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Simon Lightwood (Labour)
SeatsOne
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Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

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

It comprises the following areas: [4]

Members of Parliament

Wakefield prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Simon Lightwood Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wakefield and Rothwell [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Simon Lightwood 17,773 43.7 +4.2
Reform UK David Dews8,42720.7+17.5
Conservative Arnold Craven7,32218.0−26.9
Liberal Democrats Stewart Golton3,2498.0−2.9
Green Ash Routh2,3895.9+4.9
Workers Party Keith Mason 7051.7N/A
Yorkshire Brent Hawksley6061.5+1.0
SDP Nicholas Sanders1850.5N/A
Majority9,34623.0N/A
Turnout 40,65654.2−12.2
Registered electors 75,067
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing −6.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Conservative 22,02244.9
Labour 19,39639.5
Liberal Democrats 5,36110.9
Brexit Party 1,5863.2
Green 4901.0
Others2380.5
Turnout49,09366.4
Electorate73,968

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References

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  2. "Rothwell-to-become-part-of-wakefield-constituency-in-boundary-changes".
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Wakefield and Rothwell". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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