Hemsworth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°36′50″N 1°21′14″W / 53.614°N 1.354°W / 53.614; -1.354
| Hemsworth | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hemsworth 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 | 73,487 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | South Wakefield, Hemsworth and Featherstone |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | Jon Trickett (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Barnsley and Osgoldcross |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Hemsworth is a parliamentary constituency in West Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency comprises former coal mining towns and villages and has consistently elected Labour MPs with large majorities for generations.
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