Dewsbury and Batley 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 in the 2024 general election.[2] The constituency is located in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.[3]
| Dewsbury and Batley | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Iqbal Mohamed (Independent) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Boundaries
The constituency 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% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 71,685 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
External links
- Dewsbury and Batley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK