| Pudsey and Otley | |
| Type: | County |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Barkston Ash, Otley, Pudsey and Ripon |
| Next: | Pudsey and Ripon |
Pudsey and Otley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Pudsey and Otley in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, partially replacing the previous Pudsey and Otley constituencies. It was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by a new Pudsey constituency while Otley became part of Ripon.
The Municipal Borough of Pudsey, the Urban Districts of Burley-in-Wharfedale, Calverley, Farsley, Horsforth, Ilkley, Otley, and Rawdon, and part of the Rural District of Wharfedale.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Arthur Barrand | Coalition Liberal | ||
| 1922 | Frederick Fawkes | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Francis Watson | Conservative | ||
| 1929 | Granville Gibson | Conservative | ||
| 1945 | Malcolm Stoddart-Scott | Conservative | ||
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |||
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;