BBC Profile:
Joseph Mallalieu held the seat for Labour in 1945 and then represented Huddersfield East for nearly 30 years after the town was divided between two seats in 1950.

Mr Mallalieu retired in 1979, to be succeeded by Barry Sheerman. The seat was reconstituted as Huddersfield in 1983 and Mr Sheerman gained a majority over the Conservatives of nearly 4,000. In 1997, that lead increased to 15,848.

There was a slight swing to the Conservatives in 2001. But in 2005, it was the Liberal Democrats who assumed second place with a 7.1% swing from Labour. Mr Sheermans majority was 8,351.

New boundary changes mean that wards will no longer be split between constituencies in West Yorkshire. Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead and Newsome wards in their entirety make up this seat. To find out what might have happened had these changes had been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Huddersfield was a highly prosperous town in the heyday of the woollen textile trade. It still retains some industry, such as precision engineering, chemicals and high quality textiles.

The biggest single employer, apart from the local authority and health service, is the town's university.

Galpharm Stadium is home to Huddersfield Town FC and the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team. It was built on the site of ICIs chemical refuse tip and was an early example of public private partnership.

Huddersfield railway station is a grade one listed

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BBC Profile:
Joseph Mallalieu held the seat for Labour in 1945 and then represented Huddersfield East for nearly 30 years after the town was divided between two seats in 1950.

Mr Mallalieu retired in 1979, to be succeeded by Barry Sheerman. The seat was reconstituted as Huddersfield in 1983 and Mr Sheerman gained a majority over the Conservatives of nearly 4,000. In 1997, that lead increased to 15,848.

There was a slight swing to the Conservatives in 2001. But in 2005, it was the Liberal Democrats who assumed second place with a 7.1% swing from Labour. Mr Sheermans majority was 8,351.

New boundary changes mean that wards will no longer be split between constituencies in West Yorkshire. Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead and Newsome wards in their entirety make up this seat. To find out what might have happened had these changes had been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

Huddersfield was a highly prosperous town in the heyday of the woollen textile trade. It still retains some industry, such as precision engineering, chemicals and high quality textiles.

The biggest single employer, apart from the local authority and health service, is the town's university.

Galpharm Stadium is home to Huddersfield Town FC and the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team. It was built on the site of ICIs chemical refuse tip and was an early example of public private partnership.

Huddersfield railway station is a grade one listed building and was described by John Betjeman as 'the most splendid station facade in England'.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 16,402 (46.38%)
LD 8,519 (24.09%)
C 7,447 (21.06%)
Green 1,633 (4.62%)
Others 1,361 (3.85%)

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