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Elmet & Rothwell General Election 2019 result

Alec Shelbrook has been re-elected as the MP for Elmet and Rothwell.

Voters in areas such as Rothwell, Woodlesford, Garforth, Scarcroft, Boston Spa and Wetherby have decided to back the Tory for a third consecutive term.

He claimed a comfortable victory on Friday morning, taking 33,726 votes - almost twice as many as runner up David Nagle (Labour).

You can follow live coverage of the 2019 General Election in our dedicated blog and see the results for Elmet & Rothwell below:

Follow live coverage of the General Election count from Leeds via our dedicated live blog

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