Batley and Spen (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Batley and Spen is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The current MP is Kim Leadbeater, a Labour politician, elected in a 2021 by-election by a 323-vote margin. The seat has returned Labour MPs since the 1997 general election.
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Batley and Spen | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Population | 107,899 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 80,110 (December 2019)[2] |
Major settlements | Batley, Cleckheaton, Birstall, Birkenshaw |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Kim Leadbeater (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Batley and Morley, Brighouse and Spenborough and Dewsbury |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will entail the loss of the town of Batley to the new constituency of Dewsbury and Batley. As a consequence, it will be renamed Spen Valley, to be first contested in the 2024 general election.[3]