Morley and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
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Morley and Rothwell Borough constituency |
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Morley and Rothwell shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England | |
Created: | 1997 |
MP: | Colin Challen |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | West Yorkshire |
EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Morley and Rothwell is a parliamentary 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the West Yorkshire towns of Morley and Rothwell, the villages that surround the towns, and the old pit village of Middleton.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England have created a number of modified constituencies as a consequence of a falling population.
A new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell has been created to move Rothwell from this seat. The successor seat to Morley and Rothwell is Morley and Outwood, which attaches wards from Wakefield to the Morley area. Middleton is being transferred to the Leeds Central seat.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – 2001: John Gunnell, Labour
- 2001 — present: Colin Challen, Labour
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Morley and Rothwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Colin Challen | 20,570 | 48.4 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Vineall | 8,227 | 19.4 | −6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton | 6,819 | 16.0 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Robert Finnigan | 4,608 | 10.8 | N/A | |
British National | Chris Beverley | 2,271 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,343 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 42,495 | 58.8 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 2001: Morley and Rothwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Colin Challen | 21,919 | 57.0 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | David Schofield | 9,829 | 25.6 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton | 5,446 | 14.2 | +3.1 | |
UK Independence | John Bardsley | 1,248 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,090 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 38,442 | 53.5 | −13.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1997: Morley and Rothwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Gunnell | 26,836 | 58.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alan Barraclough | 12,086 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Galdas | 5,087 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Referendum Party | D. Mitchell-Innes | 1,359 | 3.0 | N/A | |
British National | R. Wood | 381 | 0.8 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | P. Sammon | 148 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,750 | N/A | |||
Turnout | 67.1 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |