| Dewsbury | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Dewsbury2007Constituency.svg) 2010–2024 boundary of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandWestYorkshire.svg) Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 81,912 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton, Denby Dale |
| 1868–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Northern West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Replaced by |
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Dewsbury was a constituency[n 1] created in 1868 and abolished in 2024.[n 2]
After 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced by the newly created Dewsbury and Batley constituency (with major boundary changes).[2]
- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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