Wakefield and Rothwell
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is currently represented by Simon Lightwood of the Labour Party, who served as MP for Wakefield from a 2022 by-election until 2024.
Created2024
| Wakefield and Rothwell | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Wakefield and Rothwell in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Simon Lightwood (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Leeds ward of Rothwell.
- The City of Wakefield wards of: Stanley and Outwood East; Wakefield East; Wakefield North; Wakefield West; Wrenthorpe and Outwood West.[3]
It comprises the following areas:[4]
- The urban areas of the City of Wakefield, representing just under half the electorate of the abolished constituency of Wakefield - the remainder was incorporated into the new constituency of Ossett and Denby Dale
- The communities of Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe, previously part of Morley and Outwood (renamed Leeds South West and Morley)
- The town of Rothwell, transferred from Elmet and Rothwell, which was abolished.
Members of Parliament
Wakefield prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Simon Lightwood | Labour Co-op | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Simon Lightwood | 17,773 | 43.7 | +4.2 | |
| Reform | David Dews | 8,427 | 20.7 | +17.5 | |
| Conservative | Arnold Craven | 7,322 | 18.0 | −26.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton | 3,249 | 8.0 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Ash Routh | 2,389 | 5.9 | +4.9 | |
| Workers Party | Keith Mason | 705 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Brent Hawksley | 606 | 1.5 | +1.0 | |
| SDP | Nicholas Sanders | 185 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,346 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,656 | 54.2 | −12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,067 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | −6.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,022 | 44.9 | |
| Labour | 19,396 | 39.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,361 | 10.9 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,586 | 3.2 | |
| Green | 490 | 1.0 | |
| Others | 238 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | 49,093 | 66.4 | |
| Electorate | 73,968 | ||