Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 1868 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dewsbury is a constituency[n 1] created in 1868. This seat is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament since 2019 by Mark Eastwood of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
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Dewsbury | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Electorate | 81,912 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton, Denby Dale |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1868 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Eastwood (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Northern West Riding of Yorkshire |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes which will involve the loss of largely rural areas to the south, offset by the addition of the town of Batley. As a consequence, it will be renamed Dewsbury and Batley, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]