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UK Parliament - Morley & Outwood
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| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 0000 - 07:00pm |
| Polls Open | May 07, 2015 - 01:00am |
| Polls Close | May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm |
| Term Start | May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm |
| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia April 25, 2017 08:55pm |
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| Description | BBC Constituency Profile:
This seat is made up of the town of Morley and a number of former pit villages either side of the border between Leeds and Wakefield.
While traditional industries, such as textiles in Morley and mining in Outwood, have all but vanished, the constituency has been buoyed by a diversified economy and its position at the crossroads of the M1 and M62. Now a hub for new housing development, residents are more likely to be homeowners than elsewhere in England and Wales.
The seat was created in 2010, based on the old Morley and Rothwell seat, and shadow chancellor Ed Balls` abolished Normanton seat. Though expected to be a safe Labour seat an energetic campaign saw a well above average swing for the Conservatives in 2010. Labour won with 37.6% of votes, with the Conservatives getting 35.3% and the Lib Dems 16.8%. |
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Party | Labour |
Won | 05/06/2010 |
| Name | Ed Balls |
Votes | 18,365 (36.11%) |
| Term | 05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 |
Margin | 1,101 (+2.16%) |
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