| Elmet and Rothwell | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:ElmetRothwell2007Constituency.svg) 2010–2024 boundary of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandWestYorkshire.svg) Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 80,957 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Rothwell, Garforth, Wetherby |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
Elmet and Rothwell was a constituency for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament in West Yorkshire.[n 1] In the 2017 general election, Elmet and Rothwell recorded the largest turnout of any seat in West or South Yorkshire, with almost 60,000 electors casting a vote.
There is no town of Elmet: the name refers to an ancient Celtic kingdom in the area. The name is however referenced by local villages Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes-in-Elmet, and also Sherburn in Elmet which is nearby but outside the constituency.
The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election.[2]
- ^ "Elmet & Rothwell Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 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 5 August 2023.
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