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 | |
 Boundary of Elmet in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
 Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Garforth, Wetherby |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Elmet and Rothwell |
| Created from | Barkston 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- ↑ "'Elmet', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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