Wakefield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°40′59″N 1°29′56″W / 53.683°N 1.499°W / 53.683; -1.499
| Wakefield | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. |
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Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 71,531 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Mary Creagh (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1832 (1832)–1997 (1997) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Yorkshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Wakefield is a county 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.
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