Batley and Spen | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Population | 107,899 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 80,110 (December 2019)[2] |
Major settlements | Batley, Cleckheaton, Birstall, Birkenshaw |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | |
Replaced by |
Batley and Spen was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The most recent MP was Kim Leadbeater, a Labour politician, who was elected in a 2021 by-election by a 323-vote margin. The seat had returned Labour MPs since the 1997 general election.
In the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the town of Batley was moved to the new constituency of Dewsbury and Batley, and the remainder of the constituency was renamed Spen Valley. The new constituencies were first contested in the 2024 general election.[3]