Ossett and Denby Dale (UK Parliament constituency)

Ossett and Denby Dale
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Ossett and Denby Dale in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	West Yorkshire
Major settlements	Ossett, Denby Dale, Sandal Magna, Horbury, Skelmanthorpe
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Jade Botterill (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Wakefield Dewsbury (part) Hemsworth (minor part)

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

Boundaries

The constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Kirklees wards of: Denby Dale; Kirkburton (polling districts KB01, KB02, KB03A, KB03B, KB05, KB06, KB08 and KB09).
• The City of Wakefield wards of: Horbury and South Ossett; Ossett; Wakefield Rural; Wakefield South.[3]

It covers the following areas:[4]

In the City of Wakefield:

• Ossett, Horbury and rural areas to the south (Wakefield Rural ward) from Wakefield (to be abolished with remaining parts included in Wakefield and Rothwell)
• Sandal Magna and adjacent suburban areas to the south east of the city (Wakefield South ward) from Hemsworth (to be abolished and largely replaced by Normanton and Hemsworth)

In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

• Denby Dale, Kirkburton and surrounding rural villages from Dewsbury (to be abolished and largely replaced by Dewsbury and Batley)

Members of Parliament

Wakefield and Dewsbury prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Jade Botterill	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ossett and Denby Dale [5] [6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jade Botterill	17,232	39.3	+8.1
	Conservative	Mark Eastwood	12,690	28.9	−25.0
	Reform UK	Sandra Senior	9,224	21.0	+15.9
	Green	Neil Doig	2,132	4.9	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Wilkinson	1,785	4.1	−0.8
	Yorkshire	David John Rowntree Herdson	810	1.8	−0.3
Majority			4,542	10.4	N/A
Turnout			43,873	60.7	−7.2
Registered electors			72,312
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+16.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	26,177	53.9
	Labour	15,150	31.2
	Brexit Party	2,484	5.1
	Liberal Democrats	2,400	4.9
	Others	1,795	3.7
	Green	602	1.2
Turnout		48,608	67.9
Electorate		71,595

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

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 2023-07-25.
2. "Boundary Changes". Mark Eastwood. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. "New Seat Details - Ossett and Denby Dale". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
5. "Ossett and Denby Dale results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. "Constituency results Ossett and Denby Dale". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. "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

• Ossett and Denby Dale UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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