Batley and Spen | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Batley and Spen in West Yorkshire.
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Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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County | West Yorkshire |
Population | 107,899 (2011 census) |
Electorate | 77,472 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Batley, Cleckheaton, Birstall, Birkenshaw |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Tracy Brabin (Labour Co-operative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Batley and Morley, Brighouse and Spenborough and Dewsbury |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 1°38′06″W / 53.717°N 1.635°W
Batley and Spen /bætli ənd spɛn/ normally: /bæʔli ənd spɛn/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2016 by Tracy Brabin, a member of the Labour Co-operative Party (which denotes she is a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, one of 27 current Labour MPs, and requires members to contribute practically to a cooperative business).