Wakefield and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[2] It is currently represented by Simon Lightwood of the Labour Party, who served as MP for Wakefield a 2022 by-election until 2024.

Wakefield and Rothwell
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Wakefield and Rothwell in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	West Yorkshire
Major settlements	Wakefield and Rothwell
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Simon Lightwood (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Wakefield Morley and Outwood (part) Elmet and Rothwell (part)

Boundaries

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

• The City of Leeds ward of Rothwell.
• The City of Wakefield wards of: Stanley and Outwood East; Wakefield East; Wakefield North; Wakefield West; Wrenthorpe and Outwood West.^[3]

It comprises the following areas:^[4]

• The urban areas of the City of Wakefield, representing just under half the electorate of the abolished constituency of Wakefield - the remainder was incorporated into the new constituency of Ossett and Denby Dale
• The communities of Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe, previously part of Morley and Outwood (renamed Leeds South West and Morley)
• The town of Rothwell, transferred from Elmet and Rothwell, which was abolished.

Members of Parliament

Wakefield prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Simon Lightwood	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wakefield and Rothwell^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Simon Lightwood	17,773	43.7	+4.2
	Reform UK	David Dews	8,427	20.7	+17.5
	Conservative	Arnold Craven	7,322	18.0	−26.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Golton	3,249	8.0	−2.9
	Green	Ash Routh	2,389	5.9	+4.9
	Workers Party	Keith Mason	705	1.7	N/A
	Yorkshire	Brent Hawksley	606	1.5	+1.0
	SDP	Nicholas Sanders	185	0.5	N/A
Majority			9,346	23.0	N/A
Turnout			40,656	54.2	−12.2
Registered electors			75,067
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	−6.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	22,022	44.9
	Labour	19,396	39.5
	Liberal Democrats	5,361	10.9
	Brexit Party	1,586	3.2
	Green	490	1.0
	Others	238	0.5
Turnout		49,093	66.4
Electorate		73,968

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire