It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election.
The Urban Districts of Ardsley East and West, Emley, Flockton, Horbury, Rothwell, and Stanley; and the Rural Districts of Hunslet, and Wakefield.
The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
This former constituency in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states article is a stub.