Ossett and Denby Dale

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Jade Botterill of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Kirklees wards of: Denby Dale; Kirkburton (polling districts KB01, KB02, KB03A, KB03B, KB05, KB06, KB08 and KB09).
• The City of Wakefield wards of: Horbury and South Ossett; Ossett; Wakefield Rural; Wakefield South.

It covers the following areas:

In the City of Wakefield:

• Ossett, Horbury and rural areas to the south (Wakefield Rural ward) from Wakefield (abolished with remaining parts included in Wakefield and Rothwell)
• Sandal Magna and adjacent suburban areas to the south east of the city (Wakefield South ward) from Hemsworth (abolished and largely replaced by Normanton and Hemsworth)

In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

• Denby Dale, Kirkburton and surrounding rural villages from Dewsbury (abolished and largely replaced by Dewsbury and Batley)

Members of Parliament

Wakefield and Dewsbury prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

References

External links

• Ossett and Denby Dale UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK