Ossett and Denby Dale
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is currently represented by Jade Botterill of the Labour Party.
Major settlementsOssett, Denby Dale, Sandal Magna, Horbury, Skelmanthorpe
Created2024
| 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 | |
Boundaries
The constituency is 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 (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 (abolished and largely replaced by Normanton and Hemsworth)
In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
- Denby Dale, Kirkburton and surrounding rural villages from Dewsbury (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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jade Botterill | 17,232 | 39.3 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Eastwood | 12,690 | 28.9 | −25.0 | |
| Reform | 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 | ||