Morley and Outwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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Morley and Outwood
County constituency

Morley and Outwood shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: for 2009 or 2010 general election
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Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Morley and Outwood will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

This is the successor seat to Morley and Rothwell. The Rothwell element is now in a newly formed constituency of Elmet and Rothwell, and the village of Middleton is being transferred into Leeds Central.

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[edit] Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England have created this new cross-border constituency as a consequence of the county losing one parliamentary seat following population decline.

It will be made up of three Leeds City Council wards:

and two Wakefield City Council wards:

[edit] Election results

Morley and Outwood will be fought for the first time at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ed Balls
UK Independence David Daniel

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour
Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], UKPollingReport