Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established electoral area in West Yorkshire, England, represented in the UK House of Commons by a single Member of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
boundaryType borough constituency
country United Kingdom
county West Yorkshire
created 1918
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting system
electorateSize approximately 70,000–80,000 voters (varies by election)
elects one Member of Parliament
hasByElections Wakefield by-election, 2022
hasElectionResult 1950 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1951 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1955 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1959 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1964 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1966 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1970 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1974 United Kingdom general elections in Wakefield
1979 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1983 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1987 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1992 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
1997 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2001 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2005 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2010 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2015 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2017 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
2019 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
hasElections UK general elections
knownFor long-established parliamentary representation
locatedIn England
West Yorkshire
majorSettlement Wakefield
MPAsOf2024 Simon Lightwood
numberOfMPs 1
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf UK parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
predecessor Wakefield (UK Borough constituency)
previouslyRepresentedBy Imran Ahmad Khan
previousMPParty Conservative Party (UK)
previousType county constituency
reclassifiedAsBoroughConstituency 1950
region Yorkshire and the Humber
representedBy Simon Lightwood
representedByParty Labour Party (UK)
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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Wakefield hasParliamentaryConstituency Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) predecessor Wakefield (UK Borough constituency)
linked to: Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
subject linked to: Hemsworth