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Elmet and
Rothwell ranks 206th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 248th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size. It is the safest seat for the Conservative Party in West Yorkshire.
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kingdom in the area. The name is however referenced by local villages
Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes-in-Elmet, and also Sherburn in Elmet which is nearby but outside the constituency.
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Situated to the east of Leeds is the seat of Elmet and
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created this constituency for the 2010 election, which principally contains the three towns of
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Opinion polling in United
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This new constituency of Elmet and
Rothwell was fought for the first time at the
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and the ancient
British Celtic kingdom of Elmet. The constituency includes rural
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This is mostly white, owner-occupier territory, with only one in 10 living in
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Constituencies of the
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Academic analysis suggests that roughly 56% of electors in the constituency
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Alec Shelbrooke, MP for Elmet and Rothwell in 2010s and 2020s
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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010–2024
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2010–2024 boundary of Elmet and Rothwell in West Yorkshire
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