| Elmet | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:ElmetConstituency.svg) Boundary of Elmet in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:EnglandWestYorkshire.svg) Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Garforth, Wetherby |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Barkston Ash, Leeds East and Normanton[1] |
| Replaced by | Elmet and Rothwell |
Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
From 1997 the MP was Colin Burgon of Labour, who did not stand in the 2010 general election.[2]
- ^ "'Elmet', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Marsh, David (24 April 2009). "Leeds MP Burgon is quitting - with blast at leaders". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 25 April 2009.