Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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Location of West Yorkshire within England.
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 71,531 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1997 |
| Member of parliament | Mary Creagh (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
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| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Yorkshire |
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| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Coordinates: 53°40′59″N 1°29′56″W / 53.683°N 1.499°W
Wakefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Mary Creagh, a member of the Labour Party.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Wakefield.
1950–1983: The County Borough of Wakefield, the Urban District of Horbury, and part of the Rural District of Wakefield.
1983–1997: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury, Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield South.
1997–2010: The City of Wakefield wards of Wakefield Central, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, and Wakefield Rural, and the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees wards of Denby Dale and Kirkburton.
2010–present: The City of Wakefield wards of Horbury and South Ossett, Ossett, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, and Wakefield West.
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which altered this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing all three wards from Kirklees that reached far to the south-west and instead adding wards from the abolished Normanton constituency to the immediate west, since which time the seat has comprised three-quarters of the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield along with Ossett, Horbury and small outlying settlements.
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