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Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.

Preferred Name:
DEWSBURY
Unit Type:
Constituency
Status:
Parliamentary Borough Constituency (1868 - 1948)
Borough Constituency (1948 - 1982)
County Constituency (after 1983)
Date created:
1868
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
12750020
Authorities:
Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DEWSBURY Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING DEWSBURY Alternate English     Boundary Commission for England, First Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 1954)

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1868   Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dewsbury PBCon/CCon/BCon through time | Census tables with data for the Constituency, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12750020

Date accessed: 29th March 2024