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Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983ā2010 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Elmet | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Elmet in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
![]() Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Major settlements | Garforth, Wetherby |
1983ā2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Barkston Ash, Leeds East and Normanton[1] |
Replaced by | Elmet and Rothwell |
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From 1997 the MP was Colin Burgon of Labour, who did not stand in the 2010 general election.[2]