| Elmet and Rothwell | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire. |
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Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 77,994 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Rothwell, Garforth, Wetherby |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Elmet, Morley and Rothwell |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Elmet and Rothwell 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. Following its review of parliamentary boundaries in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England created this new constituency, which is made up of the three towns of Garforth, Rothwell and Wetherby.
Contents |
The electoral wards which make up this seat are entirely within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough:
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alec Shelbrooke | Conservative | |
This new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
| General Election 2010: Elmet and Rothwell[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alec Shelbrooke | 23,778 | 42.6 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | James Lewis | 19,257 | 34.5 | -11.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Stewart Golton | 9,109 | 16.3 | -1.0 | |
| BNP | Sam Clayton | 1,802 | 3.2 | +0.9 | |
| UKIP | Darren Oddy | 1,593 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Independent | Christopher Nolan | 250 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 4,521 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,789 | 71.8 | +2.0 | ||