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Dewsbury and Batley

Constituency

West Yorkshire and The Humber. About 106,871 people in 54 square kilometres.

MP for Dewsbury and Batley

Iqbal MohamedIndependentMP since

They won by 6,934 votes on a 53.1% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

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The winner in Dewsbury and Batley had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
18.2%
Joint 242nd largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
53.1%
Joint 117th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
103,783
260th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
65.0%
Joint 181st highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Dewsbury and Batley at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Iqbal MohamedElectedIndependent15,64141.1%
Heather IqbalLabour8,70722.9%
Johnathan ThackrayReform UK6,15216.2%
Lalit SuryawanshiConservative4,18211.0%
Simon CopeGreen Party2,0485.4%
John RossingtonLiberal Democrat1,3403.5%
Electorate
71,685
Turnout
53.1%
Majority
6,934 (18.2%)
Valid votes
38,070
Rejected ballots
131

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Dewsbury and Batley compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Dewsbury and BatleyMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Dewsbury and Batley is 18.2%.
18.2%joint 242nd largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Dewsbury and Batley is 53.1%.
53.1%joint 117th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Dewsbury and Batley is 103,783.
103,783260th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Dewsbury and Batley is 65.0%.
65.0%joint 181st highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Dewsbury and Batley?

Dewsbury and Batley had 103,783 usual residents at the census.

Dewsbury and Batley is the 260th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Kirklees

Most of Dewsbury and Batley lies in Kirklees. These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Dewsbury and Batley itself. See Kirklees

Average house price
£208,987
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,867
90th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dewsbury and Batley in brief

The winner in Dewsbury and Batley had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Dewsbury and Batley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.1%.

Dewsbury and Batley had 103,783 usual residents at the census.

65.0% of residents in Dewsbury and Batley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.