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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Wakefield and Rothwell

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

9,346latest majority
54.2%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op)

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate75,067
Turnout54.2%
Majority9,346
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Nicholas SandersSocial Democratic Party1850.5%
Brent HawksleyThe Yorkshire Party6061.5%
Keith MasonWorkers Party of Britain7051.7%
Ash RouthGreen Party2,3895.9%
Stewart GoltonLiberal Democrat3,2498.0%
Arnold CravanConservative7,32218.0%
David DewsReform UK8,42720.7%
Simon LightwoodLabour17,77343.7%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 2,626 · 66.4% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population111,069Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1821.6%Share of population
Aged 65+17.4%Share of population
Home owners59.7%Households
Private renters16.4%Households
Social renters23.1%Households
One-person households31.5%Of households
Families with children28.6%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.