# Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)

Batley and Morley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Batley and Morley in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then replaced by the seats of Batley and Spen & Morley and Leeds South.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Batley, Morley, and Ossett.
1950–1983: The Boroughs of Batley and Morley.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Gerald France | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 | Ben Turner | Labour |
| | 1924 | Walter Forrest | Liberal |
| | 1929 | Sir Ben Turner | Labour |
| | 1931 | Wilfrid Wills | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Willie Brooke | Labour |
| | 1939 by-election | Hubert Beaumont | Labour |
| | 1949 by-election | Sir Alfred Broughton | Labour |
| | 1979 | Ken Woolmer | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Gerald France | 13,519 | 52.9 | |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 12,051 | 47.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,468 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,570 | 66.9 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 15,005 | 46.1 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | John Albert Compston | 9,443 | 29.1 | −23.8 |
| | Unionist | John Potter | 8,054 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,562 | 17.0 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,002 | 85.2 | +18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 14,964 | 52.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Walter Forrest | 13,480 | 47.4 | +18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,484 | 5.2 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,444 | 73.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.9 | |
General election 1924: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter Forrest | 16,369 | 50.6 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 15,966 | 49.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,335 | 83.3 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 24,621 | 58.3 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal | Walter Forrest | 17,641 | 41.7 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,980 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,262 | 84.1 | +0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 26,378 | 61.2 | New |
| | Labour | Ben Turner | 16,700 | 38.8 | −19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,678 | 22.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,078 | 85.9 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Willie Brooke | 21,182 | 53.6 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 18,354 | 46.4 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,828 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,536 | 79.3 | −6.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1939 Batley and Morley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 20,020 | 55.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 16,124 | 44.6 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,896 | 10.8 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,144 | 72.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
* Liberal Party candidate Ernest Dalton withdrew

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 22,682 | 58.1 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | G W Hirst | 11,090 | 28.4 | −18.0 |
| | Liberal | Ashley Mitchell | 5,256 | 13.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,592 | 29.7 | +22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,028 | 80.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1949 Batley and Morley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 24,514 | 59.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Maxwell Ramsden | 16,828 | 40.7 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,686 | 18.6 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,342 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 29,776 | 59.95 | +1.83 |
| | Conservative | Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner | 19,891 | 40.05 | +11.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,885 | 19.90 | −9.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,667 | 87.03 | +6.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,066 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.90 | |
General election 1951: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 29,326 | 59.68 | −0.27 |
| | Conservative | Reginald Northam | 19,811 | 40.32 | +0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,515 | 19.36 | −0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,137 | 85.53 | −1.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,453 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.27 | |
General election 1955: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 27,178 | 60.20 | +0.52 |
| | Conservative | Harry Watson | 17,970 | 39.80 | −0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,208 | 20.40 | +1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,148 | 79.89 | −5.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,513 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.52 | |
General election 1959: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 26,781 | 58.35 | −1.85 |
| | Conservative | Barbara M Garden | 19,115 | 41.65 | +1.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,666 | 16.70 | −3.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,896 | 81.91 | +2.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,031 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.85 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 23,362 | 52.61 | −5.74 |
| | Conservative | Peter JD Marshall | 13,477 | 30.35 | −11.30 |
| | Liberal | Ivan Harvey Lester | 7,564 | 17.03 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,885 | 22.26 | +5.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,403 | 78.68 | −3.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,436 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.78 | |
General election 1966: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 24,086 | 56.16 | +3.55 |
| | Conservative | Peter JD Marshall | 12,435 | 28.99 | −1.36 |
| | Liberal | EA Berry | 6,366 | 14.84 | −2.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,651 | 27.17 | +4.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,887 | 78.68 | −3.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,936 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.46 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 23,024 | 50.4 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Donald Thompson | 15,753 | 34.53 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Wrigley | 6,893 | 15.09 | +0.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,271 | 15.92 | −11.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,670 | 72.39 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 21,495 | 44.60 | −5.81 |
| | Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 14,404 | 29.89 | −4.60 |
| | Liberal | Peter Wrigley | 11,470 | 23.80 | +8.71 |
| | Independent Democratic Alliance | Gerald Jarratt | 828 | 1.72 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,091 | 14.71 | −1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,197 | 78.34 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Broughton | 21,179 | 49.21 | +4.61 |
| | Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 12,931 | 30.05 | +0.16 |
| | Liberal | Ivan Harvey Lester | 8,928 | 20.74 | −3.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,248 | 19.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,038 | 69.55 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Batley and Morley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Woolmer | 22,984 | 49.04 | −0.17 |
| | Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 17,632 | 37.62 | +7.58 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Julian Cawood | 4,943 | 10.55 | −10.20 |
| | Independent Labour | Douglas Parkin | 848 | 1.81 | New |
| | Ecology | Clive Lord | 460 | 0.98 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,352 | 11.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,867 | 74.54 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |