# Dewsbury and Batley

West Yorkshire and The Humber. About 106,871 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 54 square kilometres.

Iqbal Mohamed has been the Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley since July 2024. They won by 6,934 votes on a 53.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001196. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Iqbal Mohamed has been the Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley since July 2024.
They won by 6,934 votes on a 53.1% turnout.

MP: [Iqbal Mohamed](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5268) (Independent).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Dewsbury and Batley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iqbal Mohamed (elected) | Independent | 15,641 | 41.1% |
| Heather Iqbal | Labour | 8,707 | 22.9% |
| Johnathan Thackray | Reform UK | 6,152 | 16.2% |
| Lalit Suryawanshi | Conservative | 4,182 | 11.0% |
| Simon Cope | Green Party | 2,048 | 5.4% |
| John Rossington | Liberal Democrat | 1,340 | 3.5% |

Electorate 71,685. Turnout 53.1%. Majority 6,934 (18.2%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3419

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 18.2%** (July 2024). The winner in Dewsbury and Batley had a majority of 18.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 242nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Dewsbury and Batley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 117th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 103,783** (2021). Dewsbury and Batley had 103,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 260th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in Dewsbury and Batley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001196) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in Dewsbury and Batley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001196) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Dewsbury and Batley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001196) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Kirklees, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Dewsbury and Batley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001196) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dewsbury and Batley had 103,783 usual residents at the census.

## How Dewsbury and Batley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Dewsbury and Batley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 18.2% | joint 242nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.1% | joint 117th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 103,783 | 260th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | joint 53rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

- **Average house price: £208,427** (August 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## 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.
About 98% of people in Dewsbury and Batley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001196
- Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 54.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 106,871*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 14
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 294

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Dewsbury and Batley

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001196

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