Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Hemsworth is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons since 1996 by Jon Trickett of the Labour Party.
| Hemsworth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire for the 2010 general election | |
Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 74,001 (December 2019) |
| Major settlements | South Wakefield, Hemsworth and Featherstone |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Jon Trickett (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Barnsley, Normanton and Osgoldcross |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to moderate boundary changes, losing the Wakefield South ward and gaining Normanton. Accordingly, it will be renamed Normanton and Hemsworth, to be first contested at the next general election.
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