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List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

The English ceremonial county of West Yorkshire is divided into 24 parliamentary constituencies: 13 borough constituencies and 11 county constituencies, two of which are partly in North Yorkshire.

Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  †Conservative   ¥Green   ‡Labour   ¤Reform UK

Name[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Bradford East BC 75,167 6,189 Imran Hussain‡ Talat Sajawal
(Independent)
 
Bradford South BC 70,999 4,362 Judith Cummins‡ Ian Eglin¤
 
Bradford West BC 77,897 707 Naz Shah‡ Muhammed Islam
(Independent)
 
Calder Valley CC 77,364 8,991 Josh Fenton-Glynn‡ Vanessa Lee†
 
Colne Valley CC 72,638 4,963 Paul Davies‡ Jason McCartney†
 
Dewsbury and Batley CC 71,685 6,934 Iqbal Mohamed
(Independent) 		Heather Iqbal‡
 
Halifax BC 77,516 6,269 Kate Dearden‡ Hazel Sharp†
 
Huddersfield BC 77,795 4,533   Harpreet Uppal‡   Andrew Cooper¥
 
Keighley and Ilkley CC 74,130 1,625 Robbie Moore† John Grogan‡
 
Leeds Central and Headingley BC 70,554 8,422 Alex Sobel‡   Chris Foren¥
 
Leeds East CC 76,207 11,265 Richard Burgon‡ David Dresser¤
 
Leeds North East BC 71,994 16,083 Fabian Hamilton‡ Chris Whiteside†
 
Leeds North West CC 71,592 11,896 Katie White‡   Thomas Averre†
 
Leeds South BC 71,994 11,279 Hilary Benn‡   Ed Carlisle¥
 
Leeds South West and Morley BC 71,854 8,423   Mark Sewards‡ Andrea Jenkyns†
 
Leeds West and Pudsey BC 70,069 12,392   Rachel Reeves‡ Lee Farmer†
 
Normanton and Hemsworth CC 75,645 6,662 Jon Trickett‡ Callum Bushrod¤
 
Ossett and Denby Dale CC 72,312 4,542 Jade Botterill‡ Mark Eastwood†
 
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley CC 74,618 6,630 Yvette Cooper‡ John Thomas¤
 
Selby CC[nb 3] 78,043 10,195   Keir Mather‡   Charles Richardson†
 
Shipley CC 74,130 8,603   Anna Dixon‡   Philip Davies†
 
Spen Valley BC 72,642 6,188   Kim Leadbeater‡ Sarah Wood¤
 
Wakefield and Rothwell BC 75,067 9,346   Simon Lightwood‡ David Dews¤
 
Wetherby and Easingwold CC[nb 3] 74,314 4,846   Alec Shelbrooke†   Ben Pickles‡
 

Boundary changes

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2024

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Name (2010-2024) Boundaries 2010-2024 Name (2024-present) Boundaries 2024-present
  1. Batley and Spen BC
  2. Bradford East BC
  3. Bradford South BC
  4. Bradford West BC
  5. Calder Valley CC
  6. Colne Valley CC
  7. Dewsbury CC
  8. Elmet and Rothwell CC
  9. Halifax BC
  10. Hemsworth CC
  11. Huddersfield BC
  12. Keighley CC
  13. Leeds Central BC
  14. Leeds East BC
  15. Leeds North East BC
  16. Leeds North West BC
  17. Leeds West BC
  18. Morley and Outwood BC
  19. Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC
  20. Pudsey BC
  21. Shipley CC
  22. Wakefield CC
 
Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire (2010-2024)
  1. Bradford North BC
  2. Bradford South BC
  3. Bradford West BC
  4. Calder Valley CC
  5. Colne Valley CC
  6. Dewsbury and Batley CC
  7. Halifax BC
  8. Huddersfield BC
  9. Keighley and Ilkley CC
  10. Leeds Central and Headingley CC
  11. Leeds East BC
  12. Leeds North East BC
  13. Leeds North West BC
  14. Leeds South BC
  15. Leeds South West and Morley CC
  16. Leeds West and Pudsey BC
  17. Normanton and Hemsworth CC
  18. Ossett and Denby Dale BC
  19. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley CC
  20. Selby BC
  21. Shipley CC
  22. Spen Valley BC
  23. Wakefield and Rothwell CC
  24. Wetherby and Easingwold BC
 
Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire (2024-present)

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine West Yorkshire with North Yorkshire as a sub-region of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, resulting in the creation of two new cross-county boundary constituencies: Selby which comprises the majority of North Yorkshire district of Selby and includes the City of Leeds ward of Kippax and Methley; and a new constituency named Wetherby and Easingwold which includes the City of Leeds wards of Harewood and Wetherby.

As a consequence, the following changes were also made: Elmet and Rothwell was abolished; Wakefield was reconfigured to include the towns of Rothwell and Outwood and is renamed Wakefield and Rothwell; Morley and Outwood became Leeds South West and Morley; a new constituency named Ossett and Denby Dale was created; and the town of Normanton is transferred from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford to Hemsworth, resulting in the two new constituencies of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and Normanton and Hemsworth.

Elsewhere, Batley and Spen, and Dewsbury were realigned to form Dewsbury and Batley, and Spen Valley, and Leeds West and Pudsey were abolished, with parts of each forming Leeds West and Pudsey. Leeds Central effectively became Leeds South and a new constituency named Leeds Central and Headingley was created. Although its boundaries were unchanged, it is proposed that Keighley was renamed Keighley and Ilkley.[1][2][3][4]

The following constituencies resulted from the boundary review:

Covering electoral wards within Bradford

Covering electoral wards within Calderdale

Covering electoral wards within Kirklees

Covering electoral wards within Leeds

Covering electoral wards within Wakefield

2010

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Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in West Yorkshire from 23 to 22, leading to significant changes in the Cities of Leeds and Wakefield, with the abolition of Elmet, Morley and Rothwell, Normanton, and Pontefract and Castleford and the creation of Elmet and Rothwell, Morley and Outwood, and Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. Bradford North was renamed Bradford East.

Name (1997-2010) Boundaries 1997-2010 Name (2010-2024) Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Batley and Spen BC
  2. Bradford North BC
  3. Bradford South BC
  4. Bradford West BC
  5. Calder Valley CC
  6. Colne Valley CC
  7. Dewsbury CC
  8. Elmet CC
  9. Halifax BC
  10. Hemsworth CC
  11. Huddersfield BC
  12. Keighley CC
  13. Leeds Central BC
  14. Leeds East BC
  15. Leeds North East BC
  16. Leeds North West BC
  17. Leeds West BC
  18. Morley and Rothwell BC
  19. Normanton CC
  20. Pontefract and Castleford CC
  21. Pudsey BC
  22. Shipley CC
  23. Wakefield CC
 
Former parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
  1. Batley and Spen BC
  2. Bradford East BC
  3. Bradford South BC
  4. Bradford West BC
  5. Calder Valley CC
  6. Colne Valley CC
  7. Dewsbury CC
  8. Elmet and Rothwell CC
  9. Halifax BC
  10. Hemsworth CC
  11. Huddersfield BC
  12. Keighley CC
  13. Leeds Central BC
  14. Leeds East BC
  15. Leeds North East BC
  16. Leeds North West BC
  17. Leeds West BC
  18. Morley and Outwood BC
  19. Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC
  20. Pudsey BC
  21. Shipley CC
  22. Wakefield CC
 
Current parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[5]

2019

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising West Yorkshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Labour 497,235 46.0%  7.3% 13  4
Conservative 429,429 39.7%  1.9% 9  4
Liberal Democrats 66,310 6.1%  2.1% 0 0
Brexit 45,667 4.2% new 0 0
Greens 21,562 2.0%  1.0% 0 0
Others 20,909 2.0%  1.9% 0 0
Total 1,081,112 100.0 22

Percentage votes

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative 37.3 37.9 38.2 28.8 30.1 27.8 32.9 32.7 37.8 39.7
Labour 35.7 41.0 45.5 54.0 51.6 45.9 37.4 42.2 53.3 46.0
Liberal Democrat1 26.0 20.8 15.0 12.9 13.9 18.6 20.7 6.4 4.0 6.1
Green Party - * * * * * 1.0 3.6 1.0 2.0
UKIP - - - * * * 1.3 13.6 1.8 *
Brexit Party - - - - - - - - - 4.2
Other 0.9 0.4 1.3 4.2 4.4 7.7 6.6 1.6 2.1 1.9

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 10 14 14 23 23 21 13 14 17 13 20
Conservative 11 9 9 0 0 1 7 7 5 9 1
Liberal Democrat1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
Independents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

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1885-1910 - West Riding of Yorkshire

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1918-1945

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1950-1979

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1983-2024 - West Yorkshire

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2024-present - West Yorkshire including two cross-county constituencies partly in North Yorkshire

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Historical representation by party

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Data given is for the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1983. A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

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Areas currently in North Yorkshire

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  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 05 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910
Barkston Ash Gunter Andrews Lane-Fox
Ripon Harker Wharton Lynch Wood
Skipton M. Wilson Morrison Roundell Morrison Thomson Clough

Areas currently in West Yorkshire

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  Conservative   Independent Labour   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 86 1886 88 1892 92 93 93 95 1895 96 97 99 1900 02 04 05 1906 06 07 08 09 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 11 15 16 17 18
Bradford Central Forster Shaw-Lefevre Wanklyn Robertson Hill
Bradford East Holden Reed Caine Reed Greville Priestley
Bradford West Illingworth Flower Jowett
Colne Valley Beaumont → Kitson Grayson Leach Mallalieu
Dewsbury Simon Oldroyd Runciman
Elland Wayman Trevelyan
Halifax Stansfeld Arnold Crossley Parker
T. Shaw W. Shaw Billson Whitley
Huddersfield Leatham Summers Crosland Woodhouse Sherwell
Keighley Holden Brigg Buckmaster Smith Somervell
Leeds Central Balfour Armitage
Leeds East Dawson Gane Leuty Cautley O'Grady
Leeds North Jackson R. Barran
Leeds South Playfair Walton Middlebrook
Leeds West Gladstone Harvey
Morley Gaskell Hutton France
Normanton Pickard Parrott Hall →
Osgoldcross Ramsden → Austin → Compton-Rickett
Otley Fairbairn J. Barran Wyvill Duncan
Pontefract Winn Reckitt Nussey Booth
Pudsey Priestley Whiteley Oddy Ogden
Shipley Craven Byles Flannery Illingworth Partington
Sowerby Crossley Mellor Higham
Spen Valley Woodhead Whittaker
Wakefield Green Charlesworth W. Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Brotherton Marshall

Areas currently in South Yorkshire

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 88 89 1892 94 1895 97 99 1900 02 1906 08 09 Jan 1910 10 Dec 1910 12 14 15 16 17
Barnsley Kenny Compton Walton
Doncaster Shirley H. Wentworth-FitzWilliam Fleming Fison C. Nicholson
Hallamshire Mappin Wadsworth → →
Holmfirth H. Wilson Arnold
Rotherham Dyke Acland Holland Pease Richardson
Sheffield Attercliffe Coleridge Langley Pointer Anderson
Sheffield Brightside Mundella Maddison Hope Walters
Sheffield Central Vincent Hope
Sheffield Ecclesall Ashmead-Bartlett Roberts
Sheffield Hallam Stuart-Wortley Fisher

1918 to 1950

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  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Coalition National Democratic & Labour   Common Wealth   Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   Speaker

Constituency 1918 19 21 1922 23 1923 1924 25 28 1929 29 30 31 1931 32 33 34 1935 38 39 40 41 42 44 1945 46 47 49
Barkston Ash Lane-Fox Ropner
Barnsley Joseph Walton Potts Soper Potts Collindridge
Batley and Morley France Turner Forrest Turner Wills Brooke Beaumont Broughton
Bradford Central Ratcliffe Leach Gadie Leach Eady Leach Webb
Bradford East Loseby Jowett Fenby Jowett Hepworth McLeavy
Bradford North Boyd-Carpenter Rea E. Ramsden Angell Ramsden Nichol
Bradford South Willey Spencer Hirst Holdsworth → Titterington Craddock
Colne Valley F. Mallalieu Snowden → E. Mallalieu Marklew Hall
Dewsbury Pickering Riley Harvey Riley Rea Riley W. T. Paling
Don Valley James Walton T. Williams
Doncaster R. Nicholson W. Paling Molson Short Morgan Walkden →
Elland G. Ramsden Robinson Kay Robinson Buxton Levy Cobb
Halifax Whitley → Longbottom Gledhill Brook
Hemsworth Guest Price Griffiths Holmes
Huddersfield Sykes Marshall Hudson Mabane J. Mallalieu
Keighley Clough Lees-Smith Pilkington Lees-Smith Harvie-Watt Lees-Smith Bulmer-Thomas →
Leeds Central Armitage Willey Wilson Denman → Porter
Leeds North Farquharson Butler Beckett Peake
Leeds North East Birchall Craik-Henderson Bacon
Leeds South Middlebrook Charleton Whiteside Charleton Gaitskell
Leeds South East O'Grady Slesser Milner
Leeds West Harvey → Stamford Adams Stamford Pannell
Normanton Hall T. Smith Sylvester
Penistone Arnold Gillis Pringle R. Smith Glossop McGhee
Pontefract Compton-Rickett Forrest T. Smith Brooke T. Smith Sotheron-Estcourt A. Hills Barstow
Pudsey and Otley Barrand Fawkes Watson Gibson Stoddart-Scott
Ripon Wood J. Hills York
Rother Valley Grundy Dunn Griffiths
Rotherham Kelley Lindley Herbert Dobbie
Rothwell Lunn Brooks
Spen Valley Whittaker Myers Simon → Woolley Sharp
Sheffield Attercliffe Casey Wilson Pike Wilson Hynd
Sheffield, Brightside Walters Ponsonby Marshall Russell Marshall
Sheffield, Central Hope Hoffman Boulton Morris
Sheffield, Ecclesall S. Roberts Harland S. Roberts jnr Ellis P. Roberts
Sheffield, Hallam Vickers Sykes L. Smith Jennings
Sheffield, Hillsborough Neal Alexander Braithwaite Alexander
Sheffield, Park Stephenson → Deans Lathan Benn Lathan Burden
Shipley Rae Mackinder Lockwood Creech Jones
Skipton Roundell Bird Rickards Lawson Drayson
Sowerby Barker Simpson-Hinchliffe A. Williams Shaw Tout McCorquodale Belcher Houghton
Wakefield Brotherton Ellis Sherwood Ellis Sherwood Hillman Greenwood
Wentworth Hirst W. Paling
Constituency 1918 19 21 1922 23 1923 1924 25 28 1929 29 30 31 1931 32 33 34 1935 38 39 40 41 42 44 1945 46 47 49

1950 to 1983

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931-68)   Social Democratic

Constituency 1950 50 1951 52 53 54 1955 56 59 1959 60 62 63 1964 1966 68 1970 73 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 76 78 1979 81
Leeds Central Porter
Leeds North Peake
Sheffield Neepsend Morris Soskice
Bradford East McLeavy Lyons
Barkston Ash Ropner Alison
Barnsley Collindridge Schofield Mason
Batley and Morley Broughton Woolmer
Bradford Central / Brad W (1955) Webb Tiley Haseldine Wilkinson Lyons →
Bradford North Taylor Ford
Bradford South Craddock Torney
Brighouse and Spenborough Cobb Edwards Shaw Jackson Proudfoot Jackson Waller
Colne Valley Hall Duffy R. Wainwright Clark R. Wainwright
Dearne Valley W. Paling E. Wainwright
Dewsbury W. T. Paling Ginsburg →
Don Valley Williams Kelley Welsh
Doncaster Gunter Barber Walker
Halifax Brook Macmillan Summerskill
Harrogate York Ramsden Banks
Hemsworth Holmes Beaney Woodall
Huddersfield East J. Mallalieu Sheerman
Huddersfield West Wade Lomas Dickens
Keighley Hobson Worsley Binns Hall Cryer
Leeds North East Bacon Peake Joseph
Leeds North West Kaberry
Leeds South Gaitskell Rees
Leeds South East Milner Healey Bacon Cohen
Leeds West Pannell Dean
Normanton Brooks Roberts
Penistone McGhee Mendelson McKay
Pontefract / & Castleford (1974) Sylvester Harper Lofthouse
Pudsey Banks Hiley Shaw
Ripon Stoddart-Scott Austick Hampson
Rother Valley Griffiths Hardy
Rotherham Jones O'Malley Crowther
Sheffield Attercliffe Hynd Duffy
Sheffield Brightside Winterbottom Griffiths Maynard
Sheffield Hallam Jennings Osborn
Sheffield Heeley Roberts Hooley Spence Hooley
Sheffield Hillsborough Darling Flannery
Sheffield Park Mulley
Shipley Hirst Fox
Skipton Drayson Watson
Sowerby Houghton Madden Thompson
Wakefield Greenwood Creech Jones Harrison
Leeds East Healey
Constituency 1950 50 1951 52 53 54 1955 56 59 1959 60 62 63 1964 1966 68 1970 73 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 76 78 1979 81

1983 to 2010

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 1987 90 91 1992 94 96 1997 99 2001 2005
Batley and Spen Peacock Wood
Bradford North Lawler Wall Rooney
Bradford South Torney Cryer Sutcliffe
Bradford West Madden Singh
Calder Valley Thompson McCafferty
Colne Valley Wainwright Riddick Mountford
Dewsbury Whitfield Taylor Malik
Elmet Batiste Burgon
Keighley Waller Cryer
Leeds Central Fatchett Benn
Leeds East Healey Mudie
Leeds North East Joseph Kirkhope Hamilton
Leeds North West Hampson Best Mulholland
Leeds West Meadowcroft Battle
Halifax Galley Mahon Riordan
Hemsworth Woodall Buckley Enright Trickett
Huddersfield Sheerman
Morley & Leeds S / Morley & Rothwell ('97) Rees Gunnell Challen
Normanton O'Brien Balls
Pontefract and Castleford Lofthouse Cooper
Pudsey Shaw Truswell
Shipley Fox Leslie Davies
Wakefield Harrison Hinchliffe Creagh

2010 to present

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  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Respect

Constituency 2010 12 2015 16 2017 2019 21 22 2024
Batley and Spen / Spen Valley (2024) Wood Cox Brabin Leadbeater
Bradford East Ward Hussain
Bradford South Sutcliffe Cummins
Bradford West Singh Galloway Shah
Calder Valley Whittaker Fenton-Glynn
Colne Valley McCartney Walker McCartney Davies
Dewsbury / Dewsbury & Batley (2024) Reevell Sherriff Eastwood Mohamed
Elmet and Rothwell1 Shelbrooke N/A
Halifax Riordan Lynch Dearden
Hemsworth / Normanton & Hemsworth (2024) Trickett
Huddersfield Sheerman Uppal
Keighley / Keighley & Ilkley (2024) Hopkins Grogan Moore
Leeds Central / Leeds South (2024) Benn
Leeds East Mudie Burgon
Leeds North East Hamilton
Leeds North West Mulholland Sobel White
Leeds West / Leeds Central & Headingley (2024) Reeves Sobel
Morley & Outwood / Leeds SW & Morley (2024) Balls Jenkyns Sewards
Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford / P., C. & Knottingley ('24) Cooper
Pudsey / Leeds West & Pudsey (2024) Andrew Reeves
Shipley Davies Dixon
Wakefield / Wakefield & Rothwell (2024) Creagh Ahmad Khan → Lightwood
Ossett & Denby Dale Botterill

1parts transferred in 2024 to the new constituency of Wetherby & Easingwold which is mostly in North Yorkshire

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  3. ^ a b Cross-county constituency with North Yorkshire

References

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  1. ^ Hyde, Nathan (8 November 2022). "Boundary changes divide opinion as some Yorkshire MPs object". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ "MPs' constituencies in Yorkshire will see their boundaries changed under new proposed map". Yorkshire Post. 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "The new Yorkshire borders that could create 18 new constituencies by next General Election". YorkshireLive. 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 1451-1518. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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