Dewsbury and Batley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dewsbury and Batley is represented in the House of Commons by Iqbal Mohamed (Independent). Iqbal Mohamed took the seat as an independent in July 2024 with 15,641 votes (41.1%), ahead of Heather Iqbal (Labour) on 8,707. 38,070 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,685, 53.1% of those registered. The majority was 6,934.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Dewsbury and Batley apart: the 17th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (45.8%), and the 23rd highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (32.0%).
11,101 children in Dewsbury and Batley were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 45.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 43.7% in 2021/22 to 44.4% in 2024/25.
Residents of Dewsbury and Batley earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,458 for workplace jobs and £32,326 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £30,339. The residents' figure ranks 27th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 63.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.6 points. 32.0% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £182,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £115,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £185,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 67th lowest of 575 constituencies. 799 sales were registered in the period, against 1,051 in the year to March 2025.
Dewsbury and Batley counted 37,698 households on Census day 2021; 16.2% of adults were retired and 20.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Workplaces in Dewsbury and Batley accounted for 39,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,840 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 106,850; the estimate for 2014 was 101,085. There were more children under 16 (24,221) than residents aged 65 and over (14,339).
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,610 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.8%. A year earlier the count was 4,465.
MP
Iqbal Mohamed, Independent
- MP for Dewsbury and Batley since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Iqbal Mohamed on this site
In Parliament
What Iqbal Mohamed said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 8 September 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 451 spoken contributions by Iqbal Mohamed since 4 July 2024.
I completely agree that the resources for law enforcement and tackling crime should be equally distributed across our nation; no constituency should be faced with a shortfall compared with others.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for securing this debate.
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The Bill will monitor what services are available and where there are deficiencies.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I am a democrat, and I respect the will of the people. But to be blunt, Brexit has been the biggest fraud in the history of Britain. Ten years ago, the British people were sold a fantasy.
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I join the House in welcoming the statement and thank the Government for the steps they are taking to keep our children safe.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Mohamed | Independent | 15,641 | 41.1% | |
| Heather Iqbal | Labour | 8,707 | 22.9% | −36.2 |
| Johnathan Thackray | Reform UK | 6,152 | 16.2% | +12.8 |
| Lalit Suryawanshi | Conservative | 4,182 | 11.0% | −17.7 |
| Simon Cope | Green Party | 2,048 | 5.4% | +4.3 |
| John Rossington | Liberal Democrat | 1,340 | 3.5% | +1.0 |
Result summary as published: Ind gain from Lab. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Independent 41.1% | Labour 22.9% | 6,934 | 53.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 59.1% | Conservative 28.7% | 14,009 | 65.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Dewsbury and Batley lies within Kirklees.
- Kirklees E08000034
Who has power over Dewsbury and Batley
Every body that makes decisions for Dewsbury and Batley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Dewsbury and Batley this page: Iqbal Mohamed (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Dewsbury and Batley?
Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Dewsbury and Batley?
The House of Commons Library records 15,641 votes for Iqbal Mohamed of Independent and a majority of 6,934; 53.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Dewsbury and Batley?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,610, 6.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Dewsbury and Batley?
£182,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Dewsbury and Batley?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £32,326 (April 2025).
How many children in Dewsbury and Batley live in low income families?
11,101 children under 16, 45.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Dewsbury and Batley?
106,850 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.