Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire for the 2010 general election.
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Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 79,634 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Dewsbury and Mirfield |
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| Created | 1868 |
| Member of parliament | Paula Sherriff (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°41′28″N 1°40′19″W / 53.691°N 1.672°W
Dewsbury is a constituency created in 1868 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Paula Sherriff of the Labour Party.
Dewsbury's seat dates back to 1868 and the electorate has usually given the winning MP marginal majorities which means it is a marginal seat. Labour MPs served the seat from 1935 until 1983 and again from 1987. In 2010 it was gained by Simon Reevell, a Conservative and in 2015 it was gained by Paula Sherriff, a Labour Party candidate.
One of the five other parties' candidates standing in 2015 kept their deposit, by winning more than 5% of the vote in 2015, UKIP's Thackray, who emulated the national swing of +9.5% by an entry candidature, polling 12.4% of the vote.
Turnout since 1918 has ranged between 87.9% of the vote in 1950, to 58.8% in 2001.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Dewsbury.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Dewsbury, the Municipal Borough of Ossett, and the Urban Districts of Heckmondwike and Mirfield.
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