Batley and Spen (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Batley and Spen Borough constituency |
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| Batley and Spen shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Mike Wood |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | West Yorkshire |
| EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Batley and Spen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency covers the town of Batley (mostly Labour-voting) and the surrounding Spen valley area (more Conservative-inclined).Unusually,the seat has swung more in Labour's favour since 1997.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1997: Elizabeth Peacock, Conservative
- 1997 – present: Mike Wood, Labour
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[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Batley and Spen | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike Wood | 17,974 | 45.8 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Light | 12,186 | 31.1 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Bentley | 5,731 | 14.6 | +4.3 | |
| British National | Colin Auty | 2,668 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Clive Lord | 649 | 1.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 5,788 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 39,208 | 62.3 | +1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Batley and Spen | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mike Wood | 19,224 | 49.9 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Peacock | 14,160 | 36.7 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Pinnock | 3,989 | 10.3 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Clive Lord | 595 | 1.5 | +0.7 | |
| UK Independence | Allen Burton | 574 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,064 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 38,542 | 60.5 | −12.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
