Wakefield Constituency (BCon/PBCon/CCon)

Created: 1832   Abolished: 03 Jul 2024

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Political Life

Political Life

Election results, plus information on turn-out.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WAKEFIELD Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING WAKEFIELD Alternate English     Boundary Commission for England, First Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 1954)
E14001009 Code: Office for National Statistics English   03 Jul 2024 House of Commons Library, Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Borough Constituency BCon 1948 1996 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
Parliamentary Borough Constituency PBCon 1832 1948 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
County Constituency CCon 1995   Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by WAKEFIELD AND ROTHWELL BCon Constituency Great Britain Historical GIS Project

This unit was part of the following units:

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

Boundary Map of Wakefield Constituency (BCon/PBCon/CCon)

If the boundaries of the Constituency changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wakefield Constituency (BCon/PBCon/CCon) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12735601

Date accessed: 08th April 2026