Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983-2010

Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire. This is seat in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by a simple majority of votes.

Elmet
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Elmet in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election
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Location of West Yorkshire within England
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlementsGarforth, Wetherby
19832010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byElmet and Rothwell
Created fromBarkston Ash, Leeds East and Normanton[1]

From 1997 the MP (member of Parliament) was Colin Burgon of Labour. Burgon did not stand in the 2010 general election.[2] The constituency was created in 1983 to cover the far eastern wards of Leeds and neighbouring areas.

References change

  1. "'Elmet', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. Marsh, David (24 April 2009). "Leeds MP Burgon is quitting - with blast at leaders". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-25.