Ossett and Denby Dale

Ossett and Denby Dale
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Ossett and Denby Dale in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlementsOssett, Denby Dale, Sandal Magna, Horbury, Skelmanthorpe
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentJade Botterill
(Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is currently represented by Jade Botterill of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile

Ossett town centre

Ossett and Denby Dale is a constituency in West Yorkshire in England, covering parts of the City of Wakefield and Kirklees metropolitan boroughs. It is named after its largest town, Ossett, which has a population of around 22,000,[3] and the rural civil parish of Denby Dale. Other settlements include the town of Horbury, the villages of Crigglestone, Clayton West, Skelmanthorpe and Kirkburton, and the Wakefield suburbs of Sandal Magna and Agbrigg.

This constituency covers towns and villages on the outskirts of Wakefield and the rural area to its south-west. It has an industrial heritage; Ossett and Horbury form part of the Heavy Woollen District, a region that was known for its textile production, especially recycled wool. The rural villages have a history of coal mining and the National Coal Mining Museum is located in the village of Overton. The constituency has overall above-average levels of wealth; Ossett, Horbury and Crigglestone have average rates of deprivation whilst the rural areas are mostly affluent.[4] House prices are generally higher than the rest of Yorkshire but lower than the UK average.[5]

Ossett and Denby Dale has a high proportion of older adults and retirees and a below-average proportion of young adults.[6] Residents have above-average levels of income and homeownership and the child poverty rate is low.[5][7] They have average levels of education and a high proportion work in the manufacturing and construction sectors.[5][8] The percentage claiming unemployment benefits is low.[7] White people made up 94% of the population at the 2021 census.[9]

Most of the constituency is represented by Reform UK at the local council level with some Conservatives elected in the rural Denby Dale area. An estimated 59% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the UK-wide rate of 52%.[5]

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.[10]

It covers the following areas:[11]

In the City of Wakefield:

In the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees

Members of Parliament

Wakefield and Dewsbury prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Jade Botterill Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ossett and Denby Dale[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jade Botterill 17,232 39.3 +8.1
Conservative Mark Eastwood 12,690 28.9 −25.0
Reform Sandra Senior 9,224 21.0 +15.9
Green Neil Doig 2,132 4.9 +3.7
Liberal Democrats James Wilkinson 1,785 4.1 −0.8
Yorkshire David John Rowntree Herdson 810 1.8 −0.3
Majority 4,542 10.4 N/A
Turnout 43,873 60.7 −7.2
Registered electors 72,312
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[14]
Party Vote %
Conservative26,17753.9
Labour15,15031.2
Brexit Party2,4845.1
Liberal Democrats2,4004.9
Others1,7953.7
Green6021.2
Turnout 48,608 67.9
Electorate 71,595

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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 2023-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Boundary Changes". Mark Eastwood. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Ossett Built-up Area Subdivision". citypopulation.de.
  4. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Ossett and Denby Dale". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  11. ↑ "New Seat Details - Ossett and Denby Dale". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  12. ↑ "Ossett and Denby Dale results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Constituency results Ossett and Denby Dale". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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