Dewsbury and Batley (UK Parliament constituency)

Dewsbury and Batley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentIqbal Mohamed (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created from

Dewsbury and Batley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, represented since 2024 by Iqbal Mohamed, an Independent.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was 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

General election 2024: Dewsbury and Batley[6] [7]
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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Batley and Spen MP ignores safe seat advice as constituency is split". BBC News. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ Marlow, Abigail (10 November 2022). "Kim Leadbeater slams new Kirklees boundaries that will split up Batley". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Dewsbury and Batley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Dewsbury and Batley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Election results for Dewsbury and Batley". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "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.

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