Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire.
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Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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County | West Yorkshire |
Electorate | 77,994 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Rothwell, Garforth, Wetherby |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of parliament | Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Elmet, Morley and Rothwell |
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European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Alec Shelbrooke, a Conservative.[n 1]
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History
Following its review of parliamentary boundaries in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England created this constituency for the 2010 election which principally contains the three towns of Garforth, Rothwell and Wetherby.
Constituency profile
Situated to the east of Leeds is the seat of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire. The constituency is named after the town of Rothwell and the ancient British Celtic kingdom of Elmet. The market town of Wetherby and the suburb communities of Garforth, Rothwell and Kippax have largely become commuter towns for Leeds.
This is mostly white, owner-occupier territory, with only one in 10 living in social housing, according to ONS 2011 Census figures for England and Wales. Considering this, below average levels of adults here claim Job Seeker's Allowance, with only 1% of constituents doing so. A quarter of the population works in retail and manufacturing; four in 10 have a professional, managerial or technical job, while one in 20 is an apprentice. 28% of constituents have a university degree or higher.
The area has below average levels of immigration. Only 4% of the constituency were born outside the UK, compared to 13% nationally.[2]
Boundaries
The constituency is made up of five electoral wards of the City of Leeds:
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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2010 | Alec Shelbrooke | Conservative | |
2015 | Alec Shelbrooke | Conservative |
Elections
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- For results before 2010, see Elmet and Morley and Rothwell
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alec Shelbrooke | 27,978 | 48.4 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Veronica King | 19,488 | 33.7 | -0.8 | |
UKIP | Paul Spivey | 6,430 | 11.1 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stewart Golton | 2,640 | 4.6 | -11.8 | |
Green | Dave Brooks | 1,261 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 8,490 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 57,797 | 73.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
This new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alec Shelbrooke | 23,778 | 42.6 | +8.1 | |
Labour | James Lewis | 19,257 | 34.5 | -11.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stewart Golton | 9,109 | 16.3 | -1.0 | |
BNP | Sam Clayton | 1,802 | 3.2 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,593 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Independent | Christopher Nolan | 250 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 4,521 | 8.1 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,789 | 71.8 | +2.0 |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
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- Politics of Leeds
- Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010