Morley and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

Morley and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the West Yorkshire towns of Morley and Rothwell, the villages that surround the towns, and the old pit village of Middleton.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England have created a number of modified constituencies as a consequence of a falling population.

A new constituency of Elmet and Rothwell has been created to move Rothwell from this seat. The successor seat to Morley and Rothwell is Morley and Outwood, which attaches wards from Wakefield to the Morley area. Middleton is being transferred to the Leeds Central seat.

Members of Parliament

• 1997 - 2001: John Gunnell, Labour
• 2001 — present: Colin Challen, Labour

Election results

General Election 2005: Morley and Rothwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Challen	20,570	48.4	−8.6
	Conservative	Nick Vineall	8,227	19.4	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Golton	6,819	16.0	+1.8
	Independent	Robert Finnigan	4,608	10.8	N/A
	BNP	Chris Beverley	2,271	5.3	N/A
Majority			12,343	29.0
Turnout			42,495	58.8	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Morley and Rothwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Challen	21,919	57.0	−1.5
	Conservative	David Schofield	9,829	25.6	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Golton	5,446	14.2	+3.1
	UKIP	John Bardsley	1,248	3.2	N/A
Majority			12,090	31.4
Turnout			38,442	53.5	−13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Morley and Rothwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gunnell	26,836	58.5	N/A
	Conservative	Alan Barraclough	12,086	26.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mitchell Galdas	5,087	11.1	N/A
	Referendum	D. Mitchell-Innes	1,359	3.0	N/A
	BNP	R. Wood	381	0.8	N/A
	Prolife Alliance	P. Sammon	148	0.3	N/A
Majority			14,750		N/A
Turnout				67.1	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire