Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Hemsworth
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
2010–2024 boundary of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire
Outline map
Location of West Yorkshire within England
CountyWest Yorkshire
Electorate74,001 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsSouth Wakefield, Hemsworth and Featherstone
19182024
SeatsOne
Created fromBarnsley, Normanton and Osgoldcross
Replaced by

Hemsworth was a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons since 1996 by Jon Trickett of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subjected to moderate boundary changes and reformed as Normanton and Hemsworth, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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 5 August 2023.


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