Dewsbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°41′28″N 1°40′19″W / 53.691°N 1.672°W / 53.691; -1.672
| Dewsbury | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire for the 2010 general election. |
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Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 79,634 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Dewsbury and Mirfield |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1868 (1868) |
| Member of Parliament | Simon Reevell (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Dewsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has normally elected Labour MPs since the 1940s, although it has usually been a marginal seat and was gained by the Conservatives at the 2010 election.
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