Electoral Registers: 'A' place names

Below is an alphabetical list of 'A' place names. The dates given in the second column show which Division a place was part of at different times.

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Key: * = where the West Riding Division registers were compiled in addition to the North and South Divisions registers (this was during the period 1862-1865). In these instances a place should appear in both the West Riding series and either the North or the South Division registers.

Place	Dates	Division	Polling District/Notes
Abbeyfield	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, ward of Firth Park. 1966 ward of Burngreave
	1971-1973	Sheffield Park	-
Abbey Lane	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, ward of Beauchief. See also Dalewood
	1971-1973	Sheffield Heeley	-
Abbey Park	1980-1985	Halifax	Illingworth, see also Illingworth
Aberford	1840-1863	West Riding	Aberford
	1864-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1868	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Aberford
	1886-1983	Barkston Ash	Aberford
	1984-1985	Elmet	-
Acaster Malbis	1920-1974	Barkston Ash	-
Acaster Selby	1920-1974	Barkston Ash	-
Ackroydon	1965-1985	Halifax	ward of St John's 1979
Ackton	1840-1865	West Riding	Pontefract
	1862-1868	South	Pontefract *
	1869	South	Wakefield
	1870-1885	South	Normanton
	1886-1949	Normanton	Ackton & Snydale
Ackworth	1840-1865	West Riding	Pontefract
	1862-1868	South	Pontefract *
	1869	East	Pontefract
	1870-1885	East	Ackworth
	1886-1915	Osgoldcross	-
	1918-2003	Hemsworth	-
	2002-to date	Wakefield	Hemsworth Constituency
Acomb	1918-1949	Barkston Ash	Acomb, 1937 ward of York
Acres Hill	1967-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, ward of Manor. See also Owlergreave
	1971-1973	Sheffield Park	-
Addingham	1840-1865	West Riding	Skipton
	1862-1869	North	Skipton *
	1870-1885	North	Addingham
	1886-1982	Skipton	-
	1983-1985	Keighley	-
Addle-cum-Eccup	1840-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1868	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Headingley-cum-Burley
	1886-1915	Barkston Ash	Addle-cum-Eccup
	1918-1948	Pudsey & Otley	1938 Far Headingley ward and North ward
Adlingfleet	1840-1855	West Riding	Snaith
	1856-1865	West Riding	Goole
	1862-1868	South	Goole *
	1869	East	Goole
	1870-1885	East	Whitgift
	1886-1915	Osgoldcross	Fockerby
	1918-1948	Pontefract	-
	1949-1983	Goole	-
Adwick-le-Street	1840-1865	West Riding	Doncaster
	1862-1885	South	Doncaster *
	1886-1948	Doncaster	Bentley-with-Arksey
	1949-1974	Don Valley	-
Adwick-upon-Dearne	1840-1855	West Riding	Doncaster
	1856-1865	West Riding	Wath-upon-Dearne
	1862-1885	South	Wath-upon-Dearne *
	1886-1915	Doncaster	Bolton-upon-Dearne
	1920-1974	Don Valley	-
Adwick Road	1946-1948	Don Valley	Mexborough
	1949-1974	Dearne Valley	-
Agbrigg	1965-to date	Wakefield	from 2002 Wakefield Constituency
Ainley Top	1980-1983	Sowerby	Greetland & Stainland. See also Elland
	1984-1985	Calder Valley	-
Aireborough	pre 1920	-	see Pudsey Division
	1937-1948	Pudsey & Otley	part only
	1937-1948	Shipley	part only, 1945 Guiseley ward
	1965-1985	Pudsey	1984-1985 part only
	1984-1985	Leeds NW	part only
Airedale	1929-1948	Pontefract	Ferry Fryston, 1938 Castleford ward
	1965-1970	Pontefract	-
	1971-2003	Pont & Cas	-
	2002-to date	Wakefield	Pontefract Constituency
Airmyn (Armine)	1840-1855	West Riding	Snaith
	1856-1865	West Riding	Goole
	1862-1868	South	Goole *
	1869-1885	East	Goole
	1886-1915	Osgoldcross	-
	1918-1948	Pontefract	-
	1949-1974	Goole	-
Airton	1840-1865	West Riding	Settle
	1862-1869	North	Settle *
	1870-1873	North	Long Preston
	1874-1885	North	Kirby in Malhamdale
	1886-1974	Skipton	-
Aismunderby-with-Bondgate	1840-1865	West Riding	Ripon
	1862-1868	North	Ripon *
	1869-1885	East	Ripon
	1886-1894	Ripon	-
Aldborough	1840-1863	West Riding	Knaresborough
	1864-1865	West Riding	Boroughbridge
	1862	North	Knaresborough *
	1863-1868	North	Boroughbridge *
	1869-1885	East	Boroughbridge
	1886-1948	Ripon	Boroughbridge
	1949-1974	Harrogate	-
Aldfield	1840-1865	West Riding	Ripon
	1862-1868	North	Ripon *
	1869-1873	East	Ripon
	1874-1885	East	Sawley
	1886-1974	Ripon	-
Aldwarke	1964-1973	Rotherham	-
Alexandra	1965-1966	Sheffield	Book 1, Heeley
	1967-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, 1966 Park ward
	1971-1973	Sheffield Park	-
Allerton	1840-1865	West Riding	Bradford
	1862-1869	North	Bradford *
	1870-1885	North	Allerton
	1886-1915	Shipley	Bradford
	1965-1970	Bradford	-
	1971-1979	Bradford West	Bradford, for 1980 see Heaton
Allerton (NE)	1965-1968	Leeds	for 1969 see Chapel Allerton (NE) , Scott Hall (NE), and Talbot (NE)
Allerton Bywater	1840-1863	West Riding	Pontefract
	1864-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1868	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Castleford
	1886-1915	Osgoldcross	-
	1918-1983	Barkston Ash	1939 Garforth ward
	1984-1985	Elmet	-
Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton	1840-1865	West Riding	Knaresborough
	1862-1868	North	Knaresborough *
	1869	East	Knaresborough
	1870-1885	East	Kirk Hammerton
	1886-1948	Ripon	post 1920 see also Hopperton
	1949-1974	Harrogate	-
All Hallowgate	1927-1948	Ripon	Ripon
All Saints (Dewsbury)	1965-1985	Dewsbury	Dewsbury
All Saints (Sheffield)	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, Burngreave
	1971-1973	Sheffield Park	-
Alma Road	1965-1973	Rotherham	-
Almondbury	1840-1865	West Riding	Huddersfield
	1862-1885	South	Huddersfield *
	1886-1915	Colne Valley	Huddersfield
	1965-1968	Huddersfield	-
	1969-1982	Huddersfield E	-
	1983-1985	Huddersfield	-
Altofts	1840-1865	West Riding	Wakefield
	1862-1869	South	Wakefield *
	1870-1885	South	Normanton
	1886-2003	Normanton	Altofts
	2002-to date	Wakefield	see Normanton Constituency (part) and Pontefract Constituency (part)
Alverthorpe	1965-to date	Wakefield	1970 West Alverthorpe ward. From 2002 see Normanton Constituency
Alverthorpe West	2002-to date	Wakefield	Wakefield Constituency
Alverthorpe with Thornes	1840-1865	West Riding	Wakefield
	1862-1885	South	Wakefield *
	1886-1915	Normanton	Alverthorpe, for 1886 see also Wakefield ward
Alwoodley	1840-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1868	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Harewood
	1886-1915	Barkston Ash	-
	1918-1948	Pudsey & Otley	see also Wike
	1949-1983	Barkston Ash	-
Amberley	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, Attercliffe
	1971-1973	Sheffield Heeley	-
Ambler Thorn	1920-1948	Elland	1937 ward of Queensbury & Shelf
Angram	1920-1949	Barkston Ash	-
Anston North and South	1840-1865	West Riding	Sheffield
	1862-1869	South	Sheffield *
	1870-1885	South	Anston North and South
	1886-1915	Doncaster	-
	1918-1974	Rother Valley	-
Appleton Roebuck	1920-1974	Barkston Ash	-
Appletreewick	1840-1855	West Riding	Skipton
	1856-1865	West Riding	Grassington
	1862-1870	North	Grassington *
	1871-1885	North	Appletreewick
	1886-1974	Skipton	-
Arbourthorne North	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, Park
	1971-1973	Sheffield Park	-
Ardsley	1840-1865	West Riding	Barnsley
	1862-1885	South	Barnsley *
	1886-1915	Barnsley	-
	1938-1948	Wentworth	part only
	1965-1973	Barnsley	Barnsley
Ardsley East	1840-1865	West Riding	Wakefield
	1862-1869	South	Wakefield *
	1870	South	Lofthouse-with-Carlton
	1871-1885	South	Ardsley East
	1886-1915	Morley	-
	1918-1948	Rothwell	1937 Morley ward
	1965-1983	Batley & Morley	registers 1948-1964 are available at Local Studies Library, Leeds
	1984-1985	Morley & Leeds South	-
Ardsley West	1840-1865	West Riding	Wakefield
	1862-1870	South	Wakefield *
	1871-1885	South	Ardsley East
	1886-1915	Morley	Ardsley West
	1918-1948	Rothwell	-
	1965-1983	Batley & Morley	-
	1984-1985	Morley & Leeds South	-
Arkendale	1840-1865	West Riding	Knaresborough
	1862-1868	North	Knaresborough *
	1869-1885	East	Knaresborough
	1886-1948	Ripon	-
	1949-1974	Harrogate	-
Armine	-	-	see Airmyn (above)
Armitage Bridge	1920-1949	Colne Valley	South Crosland, 1939 ward of Newsome
	1965-1968	Huddersfield	-
	1969-1983	Huddersfield W	-
	1984-1985	Huddersfield	-
Armley	1840-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1868	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Armley
	1886-1915	Pudsey	-
	1965-1969	Leeds	see also Bramley
	1970-1985	Leeds West	for 1979 see also City & Holbeck and Wortley
Armthorpe	1840-1865	West Riding	Doncaster
	1862-1885	South	Doncaster *
	1886-1915	Doncaster	Cantley
	1918-1974	Don Valley	-
Arncliffe	1840-1855	West Riding	Skipton
	1856-1865	West Riding	Grassington
	1862-1885	North	Grassington *
	1870-1873	North	Kettlewell-with Starbottom
	1874-1885	North	Arncliffe
	1886-1974	Skipton	-
Arthington	1840-1865	West Riding	Otley
	1862-1868	North	Otley *
	1869	East	Otley
	1870-1885	East	Poole
	1886-1915	Otley	-
	1918-1948	Pudsey & Otley	-
	1949-1983	Ripon	-
	1984-1985	Leeds NW	-
Ashenhurst	1965-1968	Huddersfield	-
	1969-1983	Huddersfield E	Almondbury
	1984-1985	Huddersfield	-
Ashfield	1970-1983	Ripon	Otley
	1984-1985	Leeds NW	-
Askern	1840-1865	West Riding	Doncaster
	1862-1868	South	Doncaster *
	1869	East	Pontefract
	1870-1885	East	Askern
	1886-1915	Osgoldcross	-
	1918-1974	Don Valley	-
Askham Bryan	1920-1974	Barkston Ash	-
Askham Richard	1920-1974	Barkston Ash	-
Askwith	1840-1865	West Riding	Otley
	1862-1868	North	Otley *
	1869-1885	East	Otley
	1886-1915	Otley	-
	1918-1948	Pudsey & Otley	-
	1949-1974	Ripon	-
Aston-cum-Aughton	1840-1865	West Riding	Rotherham
	1862-1869	South	Rotherham *
	1870-1885	South	Handsworth
	1886-1915	Rotherham	Aston-cum-Aughton
	1918-1974	Rother Valley	-
Attercliffe-cum-Darnall	1840-1865	West Riding	Sheffield
	1862-1885	South	Sheffield *
	1886-1915	Hallamshire	-
	1921-1949	Rother Valley	Tinsley, for 1933 see Sheffield ward
	1965-1970	Sheffield	Book 1, 1967-1970 part only
	1971-1973	Sheffield Atter	-
Auckley	1840-1865	West Riding	Doncaster
	1862-1869	South	Doncaster *
	1870-1885	South	Bawtry
	1886-1915	Doncaster	Cantley
	1918-1920	Don Valley	-
Austerfield	1840-1865	West Riding	Doncaster
	1862-1869	South	Doncaster *
	1870-1885	South	Bawtry
	1886-1915	Doncaster	-
	1918-1974	Don Valley	-
Austerlands	1920-1948	Colne Valley	Springhead
Austhorpe	1840-1865	West Riding	Leeds
	1862-1865	North	Leeds *
	1869	East	Leeds
	1870-1885	East	Garforth-Whitkirk
	1886-1983	Barkston Ash	Whitkirk
Austonley	1840-1865	West Riding	Holmfirth
	1862-1885	South	Holmfirth *
	1886-1915	Holmfirth	Hinchliffe Mill
	1918-1974	Colne Valley	Holmfirth
Austwick	1840-1865	West Riding	Settle
	1862-1869	North	Settle *
	1870-1885	North	Clapham-cum-Newby
	1886-1974	Skipton	-
Awkley	1920-1974	Don Valley	-
Azerley	1840-1865	West Riding	Ripon
	1862-1868	North	Ripon *
	1869	East	Ripon
	1870-1885	East	Kirkby Malzeard
	1886-1974	Ripon	-

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