Batley And Spen

Batley and Spen normally: is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2016 by Tracy Brabin, a member of the Labour Co-operative Party (which denotes she is a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, one of 27 current Labour MPs, and requires members to contribute practically to a cooperative business). Constituency profileThe area is in the rolling Pennines of West Yorkshire with considerable commerce, industry, retail and occupational trades carried out by most of its residents and a sizeable retired population, compared to city centres. A lower percentage of social housing is present than the regional average, however most of the larger settlements have some social housing. The population in the district is diverse. Cleckheaton and many of the towns in the Spen Valley have few residents from non-white heritage backgrounds, while Batley has a sizeable number of residents with South Asian backgrounds, namely Pakistani (9. 2% ) and Indian (Gujarati) (15. 9% ). Heckmondwike also has a well-established South Asian community with 16. 9% residents having Pakistani heritage.

Batley and Spen normally: is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2016 by Tracy Brabin, a member of the Labour Co-operative Party (which denotes she is a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, one of 27 current Labour MPs, and requires members to contribute practically to a cooperative business). Constituency profileThe area is in the rolling Pennines of West Yorkshire with considerable commerce, industry, retail and occupational trades carried out by most of its residents and a sizeable retired population, compared to city centres. A lower percentage of social housing is present than the regional average, however most of the larger settlements have some social housing. The population in the district is diverse. Cleckheaton and many of the towns in the Spen Valley have few residents from non-white heritage backgrounds, while Batley has a sizeable number of residents with South Asian backgrounds, namely Pakistani (9. 2% ) and Indian (Gujarati) (15. 9% ). Heckmondwike also has a well-established South Asian community with 16. 9% residents having Pakistani heritage.