Ossett and Denby Dale (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Ossett and Denby Dale
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Elects Howmany:	One
Type:	County
Region:	England
Mp:	Jade Botterill (Labour)

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency 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 (to be 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 (to be abolished and largely replaced by Normanton and Hemsworth)

In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

• Denby Dale, Kirkburton and surrounding rural villages from Dewsbury (to be abolished and largely replaced by Dewsbury and Batley)

Members of Parliament

Wakefield and Dewsbury prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[5]
Party		Vote	%
		26,177	53.9
		15,150	31.2
		2,484	5.1
		2,400	4.9
	Others	1,795	3.7
		602	1.2
Turnout		48,608	67.9
Electorate		71,595

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

External links

• Ossett and Denby Dale UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-25 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
2. Web site: Boundary Changes . 2024-03-06 . Mark Eastwood . en.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details - Ossett and Denby Dale . 2023-07-29 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.