List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

The English ceremonial county of West Yorkshire is divided into 22 parliamentary constituencies: 12 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies.

2017 constituencies

  †Conservative   ‡Labour   ¤Liberal Democrat

(part) signifies that only part of a ward is located in the constituency.

Name[nb 1]	Electorate[1]	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Electoral wards[2][3]	Map
Batley and Spen CC	80,161	8,961		Tracy Brabin ‡		Ann Myatt†
Bradford East BC	70,389	20,540		Imran Hussain‡		Mark Trafford†
Bradford South BC	67,752	6,700		Judith Cummins‡		Tanya Graham†
Bradford West BC	67,568	21,902		Naz Shah‡		George Grant†
Calder Valley CC	79,045	609		Craig Whittaker†		Joshua Fenton-Glynn‡
Colne Valley CC	84,387	978		Thelma Walker‡		Jason McCartney†
Dewsbury CC	81,343	3,321		Paula Sherriff‡		Beth Prescott†
Elmet and Rothwell CC	80,291	9,805		Alec Shelbrooke†		David Nagle‡
Halifax BC	71,224	5,376		Holly Lynch‡		Chris Pearson†
Hemsworth CC	71,870	10,174		Jon Trickett‡		Mike Jordan†
Huddersfield BC	67,037	12,005		Barry Sheerman‡		Scott Bentley†
Keighley CC	71,429	249		John Grogan‡		Kris Hopkins†
Leeds Central BC	89,537	23,698		Hilary Benn‡		Gareth Davies†
Leeds East BC	65,950	12,752		Richard Burgon‡		Matthew Robinson†
Leeds North East BC	70,112	16,991		Fabian Hamilton‡		Ryan Stephenson†
Leeds North West BC	68,152	4,224		Alex Sobel‡		Greg Mulholland¤
Leeds West BC	67,955	15,965		Rachel Reeves‡		Zoe Metcalfe†
Morley and Outwood CC	76,495	2,104		Andrea Jenkyns†		Neil Dawson‡
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC	81,641	14,499		Yvette Cooper‡		Andrew Lee†
Pudsey BC	72,622	331		Stuart Andrew†		Ian McCargo‡
Shipley CC	73,133	4,681		Philip Davies†		Steve Clapcote‡
Wakefield CC	70,340	2,176		Mary Creagh‡		Antony Calvert†

Results

1997	2001	2005
2010	2015	2017

Changes proposed in 2016

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposed in 2016 the Boundary Commission for England proposed the following constituencies covering the area across West Yorkshire.^[4]

1997-2010 constituencies

1. Batley and Spen BC
2. Bradford North BC
3. Bradford South BC
4. Bradford West BC
5. Calder Valley CC
6. Colne Valley CC
7. Dewsbury CC
8. Elmet CC
9. Halifax BC
10. Hemsworth CC
11. Huddersfield BC
12. Keighley CC
13. Leeds Central BC
14. Leeds East BC
15. Leeds North East BC
16. Leeds North West BC
17. Leeds West BC
18. Morley and Rothwell BC
19. Normanton CC
20. Pontefract and Castleford CC
21. Pudsey BC
22. Shipley CC
23. Wakefield CC

Historical representation by party

Data given is for the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1983.

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

Notes

References

External links

• Boundary Commission for England: West Yorkshire Boroughs