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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Wakefield and Rothwell | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() 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) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
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The nascent constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It comprises the following areas:[4]
Wakefield prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Simon Lightwood | Labour Co-op |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Simon Lightwood | 17,773 | 43.7 | +4.2 | |
Reform UK | David Dews | 8,427 | 20.7 | +17.5 | |
Conservative | Arnold Eric Craven | 7,322 | 18.0 | −26.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton | 3,249 | 8.0 | −2.9 | |
Green | Ash Routh | 2,389 | 5.9 | +4.9 | |
Workers Party | Keith Mason | 705 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | 606 | 1.5 | +1.0 | |
SDP | Nicholas Sanders | 185 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,346 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,656 | 54.2 | −12.2 | ||
Registered electors | 75,067 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | −6.7 |
2019 notional result[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 22,022 | 44.9 | |
Labour | 19,396 | 39.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,361 | 10.9 | |
Brexit Party | 1,586 | 3.2 | |
Green | 490 | 1.0 | |
Others | 238 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 49,093 | 66.4 | |
Electorate | 73,968 |