Members of Parliament
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | Sir Francis Crossley | Liberal | Lord Frederick Cavendish | Liberal | ||
| 1872 | Francis Sharp Powell | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Sir Mathew Wilson, Bt | Liberal | ||||
| 1882 | Isaac Holden | Liberal | ||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished: see Elland, Keighley, Shipley, Skipton and Sowerby | |||||
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