Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Elmet and Rothwell
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire.
Outline map
Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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
Overlaps
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]

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
2010 Alec Shelbrooke Conservative
2015 Alec Shelbrooke Conservative

Elections

For results before 2010, see Elmet and Morley and Rothwell

Elections in the 2010s

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See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Elmet and Rothwell
General Election 2015: Elmet and Rothwell[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

General Election 2010: Elmet and Rothwell[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. ↑ 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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  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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