Dewsbury and Batley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, represented since 2024 by Iqbal Mohamed, an Independent.[1] It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and first contested in the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency is located in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.[3]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Kirklees wards of Batley East; Batley West; Dewsbury East; Dewsbury South; Dewsbury West; Kirkburton (polling districts KB04, KB07A, KB07B and KB10).[4]
It comprises the following areas of Kirklees:[5]
| Areas | Kirklees Wards | Former Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Batley | Batley East, and Batley West | Batley and Spen |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury East, Dewsbury South, and Dewsbury West | Dewsbury |
| Flockton / Grange Moor | Kirkburton (minority) | Dewsbury (plus 30 voters from Huddersfield) |
Members of Parliament
Dewsbury and Batley & Spen prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iqbal Mohamed | Independent | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iqbal Mohamed | 15,641 | 41.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Heather Iqbal | 8,707 | 22.9 | –36.2 | |
| Reform UK | Jonathan Thackray | 6,152 | 16.2 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Lalit Suryawanshi | 4,182 | 11.0 | –17.7 | |
| Green | Simon Cope | 2,048 | 5.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Edward Rossington | 1,340 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 6,934 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,070 | 53.1 | –12.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,685 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,241 | 59.1 | |
| Conservative | 13,232 | 28.7 | |
| Others | 2.395 | 5.1 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,565 | 3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,156 | 2.5 | |
| Green | 512 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 46,101 | 65.6 | |
| Electorate | 70,226 | ||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Batley and Spen MP ignores safe seat advice as constituency is split". BBC News. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Marlow, Abigail (10 November 2022). "Kim Leadbeater slams new Kirklees boundaries that will split up Batley". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Dewsbury and Batley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Dewsbury and Batley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Dewsbury and Batley". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Dewsbury and Batley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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