Elmet and Rothwell
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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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) |
| Major settlements | Rothwell, Garforth, Wetherby |
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| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Elmet, Morley and Rothwell |
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| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°49′05″N 1°24′14″W / 53.818°N 1.404°W
Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Alec Shelbrooke, a Conservative. In the 2015 General Election, Elmet & Rothwell recorded the largest turnout of any seat in West or South Yorkshire, with nearly 58,000 electors casting a vote.
The constituency includes rural hinterland to the east of Leeds, including the historical market town of Wetherby and former coal mining towns and villages like Garforth and Kippax. The area is undergoing a transition from old mining communities to more affluent commuter and dormitory towns for the Leeds conurbation to the west. There is no town of Elmet: the name refers to an ancient Celtic kingdom in the area.
Following its review of parliamentary boundaries in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England created this constituency for the 2010 election which principally contains the three towns of Garforth, Rothwell and Wetherby.
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