Rothwell was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rothwell area of West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries The Urban Districts of Ardsley East and West, Emley, Flockton, Horbury, Rothwell, and Stanley; and the Rural Districts of Hunslet, and Wakefield.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1918 William Lunn Labour Died May 1942 1942 by-election Thomas Brooks Labour1950 constituency abolished
Election results Election in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Labour: William Lunn Conservative: H.J. WhiteYorkshire Evening Post 1 Aug 1939
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