Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rothwell Borough constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1950
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Rothwell was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rothwell area of 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 References

[edit] History

The constituency was by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1918	William Lunn	Labour
	1942 by-election	Thomas Brooks	Labour
1950		constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.