This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Dewsbury and Batley for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Apr 2026
A marginal seat — won by just 1,561 votes (2.8%) in 2019.
A low-profile figure in the current parliamentary session, Mark Eastwood returns no voting record, no speech data, and no significant news coverage in the available dataset. This may reflect the timing of data collection relative to parliamentary recesses or a constituency-focused approach that keeps him away from Westminster debates, but on the metrics available he registers no recent parliamentary activity.
Prior to this data gap, Eastwood represented Dewsbury -- a marginal seat he gained for the Conservatives in 2019, unseating Labour in a constituency that had returned Labour MPs for decades -- and served through the turbulent final years of the Conservative government. Without current voting or speech data, it is not possible to characterise his party loyalty, policy focus, or engagement rate against Commons averages.
Con regained this seat from Lab — last held it in 2010.
Former Member of Parliament
Mark Eastwood
Conservative and Unionist PartyMark Eastwood is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Dewsbury, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
A marginal seat — won by just 1,561 votes (2.8%) in 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 26,179 | 46.4% | |
Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Lab | 24,618 | 43.7% |
| LD | 2,406 | 4.3% | |
| Ind | 1,874 | 3.3% | |
| Green | 1,060 | 1.9% | |
| Ind | 252 | 0.5% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2015 GE | Lab | 28,814 | 51.0% |
| Con | 25,493 | 45.1% | |
| LD | 1,214 | 2.1% | |
| Green | 1,024 | 1.8% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GE | Lab | 22,406 | 41.8% |
Won 2010 GE | Con | 20,955 | 39.1% |
| Ind | 6,649 | 12.4% | |
| LD | 1,924 | 3.6% | |
| Green | 1,366 | 2.5% | |
| Ind | 236 | 0.4% | |
| Ind | 94 | 0.2% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 18,898 | 35.0% | |
| Lab | 17,372 | 32.2% | |
| LD | 9,150 | 16.9% | |
| Ind | 3,813 | 7.1% | |
| Ind | 3,265 | 6.0% | |
| Green | 849 | 1.6% | |
| Ind | 661 | 1.2% |
Timeline
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