Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.
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Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 66,681 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Barry Sheerman (Labour Co-op) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
| 1832–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by |
Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
| Created from | Yorkshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Huddersfield 
i/ˈhʌdərzˌfiːld/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Barry Sheerman of the Labour Co-operative Party (which denotes he 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).
1983-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Birkby, Dalton, Deighton, Newsome, and Paddock.
2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead, and Newsome.
Apart from four years tenure as MP by Geoffrey Dickens for Huddersfield West (1979-1983), the area (including its divided halves for the 33 years to 1983) has returned a Labour Party MP since 1945.
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