Electoral Registers: 'W' place names
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Below is an alphabetical list of 'W' place names. The dates given in the second column show which Division a place was part of at different times.
To establish if the WYAS: Wakefield holds records for the place and the years you are researching click on the link highlighted under the Division and this will take you to a list of available registers. You may find it helpful to note the Polling District included in the fourth column as this will be the district a place will be found under in the registers.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Gisburn |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Slaidburn | |
| 1862-1869 | North | Slaidburn * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Waddington | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Wadsley (Hamlet) | 1874-1885 | South | Wadsley Bridge. See also Ecclesfield |
| 1886 | Hallamshire | - | |
| 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Hillsborough | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Wadsley Bridge | 1874-1885 | South | Wadsley Bridge |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Penistone | Hillsborough and Neepsend wards of Sheffield | |
| 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Owlerton. 1968 see also Winn Gardens (below) | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Wadsworth | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Hebden Bridge |
| 1862-1885 | North | Hebden Bridge * | |
| 1886-1983 | Sowerby | - | |
| Wadworth | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Doncaster |
| 1862-1869 | South | Doncaster * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Tickhill | |
| 1886-1915 | Doncaster | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Don Valley | - | |
| Wainstalls | 1862-1885 | North | Warley |
| 1886 | Sowerby | Warley | |
| 1887-1915 | Sowerby | Wainstalls | |
| 1965-1983 | Halifax | Warley, 1980 ward of Luddendenfoot) | |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Wakefield | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield. Note: Wakefield Borough registers are held at Wakefield Local Studies Library. See here for an important note on Wakefield electoral registers |
| 1862-1885 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1886-1915 | Normanton | part only, not including Wakefield Borough | |
| 1936-1948 | Rothwell | part only, not including Wakefield Borough | |
| 1965-to date | Wakefield | From 2002 Wakefield Constituency | |
| Wakefield Road | 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency |
| Wales | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Sheffield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Sheffield * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Anston North & South | |
| 1886-1915 | Doncaster | Wales | |
| 1918-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Walkingham Hill with Ockaney/Occaney | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1862-1868 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1869 | East | Knaresborough | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Bishop Monkton | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Walkley Bank | 1965-1968 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Walkley |
| 1969-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1 | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Walkley ward | 1965-1968 | Sheffield | Book 2 |
| 1969-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1 | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Wallingwells | 1885 | South | Anston North & South |
| 1886-1888 | Rotherham | Aston-cum-Aughton | |
| Walsden | 1920-1983 | Sowerby | Todmorden |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Walton (in Ainsty) | 1920-1983 | Barkston Ash | - |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | - | |
| Walton (Wakefield) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Sandal Magna | |
| 1886-1915 | Normanton | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Rothwell | - | |
| 1965-to date | Wakefield | Including Chevet to 1980. From 2002 Hemsworth Constituency | |
| Warley (& Town) | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Halifax |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Sowerby | |
| 1862 | North | Halifax * | |
| 1863-1869 | North | Sowerby * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Warley | |
| 1886-1915 | Sowerby | - | |
| 1965-1985 | Halifax | - | |
| Warmfield-cum-Heath | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Normanton | |
| 1886-1915 | Normanton | Sharlston | |
| 1918-1948 | Rothwell | - | |
| 1949-2003 | Normanton | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency | |
| Warmsworth | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Doncaster |
| 1862-1885 | South | Doncaster * | |
| 1886-1915 | Doncaster | Balby-with-Hexthorpe | |
| 1918-1974 | Don Valley | - | |
| Warsill | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Pateley Bridge |
| 1862-1868 | North | Pateley Bridge * | |
| 1869 | East | Pateley Bridge | |
| 1870-1873 | East | Ripley | |
| 1874-1885 | East | Sawley | |
| 1886-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Waterloo | 1965-1985 | Pudsey | Greenside |
| Waterloo (Huddersfield) | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | - |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield E | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Huddersfield | - | |
| Wath-upon-Dearne | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Wath-upon-Dearne | |
| 1862-1885 | South | Wath-upon-Dearne * | |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Wentworth | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Dearne Valley | - | |
| Weardley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Leeds |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Harewood | |
| 1886-1948 | Barkston Ash | For 1949 onwards see Harewood | |
| Wedderburn | 1939-1948 | Ripon | Harrogate |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Weeland | 1964-1983 | Goole | Knottingley |
| 1984-2003 | Pont & Cas | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency | |
| Weeton | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Otley |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Bilton-with-Harrogate | |
| 1862-1868 | North | Otley * | |
| 1869 | East | Bilton-with-Harrogate | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Harewood | |
| 1886-1915 | Ripon | Pannal | |
| 1918-1974 | Barkston Ash | - | |
| Weetwood (NW) | 1965-1968 | - | see Far Headingley (NW) |
| 1969 | Leeds | Book 1 | |
| 1970-1985 | Leeds NW | - | |
| Welbeck | 1920-1937 | Normanton | Castleford |
| Wellington (W) | 1965-1968 | Leeds | Book 2, for 1969 onwards see Castleton (W) and Holbeck (W) |
| Wentbridge & Kirk Smeaton | pre 1974 | - | see Kirk Smeaton |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Hemsworth Constituency | |
| Wentworth | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1862-1869 | South | Barnsley * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Hoyland Nether | |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | Wentworth | |
| 1918-1948 | Wentworth | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Wentworth (Sheffield) | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Tinsley |
| 1967 | Sheffield | Attercliffe, for 1968 onwards see Highgate and St Lawrence | |
| West Alverthorpe | 1965-1983 | Wakefield | - |
| 1984-2003 | Normanton | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Wakefield Constituency | |
| West Ardsley | - | - | see Ardsley West |
| Westbar | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Cathedral |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Netherthorpe | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Westborough | 1965-1985 | Dewsbury | - |
| West Bradford | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Gisburn |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Slaidburn | |
| 1862-1869 | North | Slaidburn * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Waddington | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| West Bretton | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1862-1884 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1885 | South | Crigglestone | |
| 1886-1915 | Normanton | Crigglestone | |
| 1918-1948 | Rothwell | Darton | |
| 1965-to date | Wakefield | from 2002 Wakefield Constituency | |
| West Chevin | 1970-1983 | Ripon | Otley |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| West End (Hebden Bridge) | 1963-1983 | Sowerby | Hebden Royd, see also Hebden Bridge |
| West End (near Garforth) | 1920-1983 | Barkston Ash | 1939 ward of Garforth |
| West End (near Stocksbridge) | 1936-1973 | Penistone | Stocksbridge |
| Western | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Crookes |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Netherthorpe | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| West Field | 1939-1948 | Doncaster | Doncaster |
| 1965-1973 | Doncaster | - | |
| West Field (Henshaw) | 1965-1985 | Pudsey | - |
| Westfield (SE) | 1965-1968 | Leeds | Book 2, for 1969 onwards see Burley (SE) and Woodhouse (SE) (below) |
| Westgate (Rotherham) | 1965-1968 | Rotherham | for 1969 onwards see Rother View |
| Westgate (Wakefield) | 1925-1948 | Rothwell | part only, for an important note of Wakefield Borough registers see Wakefield (above) |
| 1965-to date | Wakefield | from 2002 Wakefield Constituency | |
| Westgate Common | 1965-to date | Wakefield | East Alverthorpe. From 2002 Wakefield Constituency |
| West Hardwick | 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 | |
| Westhouse | - | - | See Thorton-in-Lonsdale |
| West Hunslet (S) | 1965-1968 | - | see Beeston (S) and Holbeck (S) |
| 1969 | Leeds | Book 2 | |
| 1970-1983 | Leeds South | 1980 see also City and Holbeck | |
| 1984-1985 | Morley & Leeds South | - | |
| West Hunslet (SE) | 1965-1968 | - | see City (SE) and East Hunslet (SE) |
| 1969 | Leeds | Book 2 | |
| 1970 | Leeds SE | part only | |
| 1970-1983 | Leeds South | 1980 see also City and Holbeck | |
| 1984-1985 | Morley & Leeds South | - | |
| West Melton | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Wath-upon-Dearne | |
| 1862-1885 | South | Wath-upon-Dearne * | |
| 1886-1889 | Hallamshire | Wath-upon-Dearne | |
| 1890-1913 | Hallamshire | Brampton Bierlow | |
| 1914-1915 | Hallamshire | West Melton | |
| 1918-1948 | Wentworth | West Melton and Wath-upon-Dearne wards | |
| 1949-1974 | Dearne Valley | - | |
| Westnall | 1920-1974 | Penistone | Bradfield |
| Weston | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Otley |
| 1862-1868 | North | Otley * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Otley | |
| 1886-1915 | Otley | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pudsey & Otley | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Weston (Sheffield) | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Cathedral |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Netherthorpe | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| West Town | 1965-1985 | Dewsbury | - |
| West Vale | 1920-1948 | Elland | Greetland, 1937 ward of Elland |
| 1949-1983 | Sowerby | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Westwick | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Boroughbridge | |
| 1862 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1863-1868 | North | Boroughbridge * | |
| 1869 | East | Boroughbridge | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Bishop Monkton | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Westwood | 1928-1974 | Penistone | Tankersley |
| Wetherby | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Wetherby | |
| 1862-1868 | North | Wetherby * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Wetherby | |
| 1886-1983 | Barkston Ash | 1936 see also Micklethwaite | |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | - | |
| Wharncliffe | 1923-1948 | Wentworth | Wath upon Dearne, see also West Melton (above) |
| Wheathouse Road | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | Birkby |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield W | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Huddersfield | - | |
| Wheatley (cum-Sandall) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Doncaster |
| 1862-1885 | South | Doncaster * | |
| 1886-1948 | Doncaster | 1936-1948 part only | |
| 1936-1948 | Don Valley | part only | |
| 1965-1973 | Doncaster | - | |
| Wheldale | 1920-1937 | Normanton | Castleford, from 1938 Wheldale Lock Lane |
| Wheldale Lock Lane | 1938-1948 | Normanton | Castleford |
| 1965-2003 | Pont & Cas | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency | |
| Whinmoor (E) | 1965-1968 | - | see Crossgates (E) |
| 1969 | Leeds | Book 1 | |
| 1970-1983 | Leeds East | 1980 see also Gipton | |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | part only | |
| Whirlow | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Ecclesall |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hallam | - | |
| Whiston | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Rotherham |
| 1862-1869 | South | Rotherham * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Wickersley | |
| 1886-1915 | Rotherham | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Whitcliffe-with-Thorpe | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1862-1868 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1869 | East | Ripon | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Bishop Monkton | |
| 1886-1894 | Ripon | Bishop Monkton | |
| White Cross | 1965-1985 | Pudsey | Hawksworth |
| Whitehall Rise | 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency |
| White Lee | 1963-1983 | Sowerby | Hebden Royd |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | see also Mytholmroyd | |
| Whitgift | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Snaith |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Goole | |
| 1862-1868 | South | Goole * | |
| 1869 | East | Goole | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Whitgift | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Goole | - | |
| Whitkirk | pre 1938 | - | see Austhorpe, Barwick-in-Elmet, Seacroft, Temple Newsam and Thorpe Stapleton |
| 1938-1948 | Rothwell | Whitkirk & Halton ward of Leeds, see also Temple Newsam | |
| Whitley (Ecclesfield) | 1874-1885 | South | Ecclesfield |
| 1886 | Hallamshire | - | |
| Whitley (Eggborough) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Snaith |
| 1862-1868 | South | Snaith * | |
| 1869-1873 | East | Snaith & Cowick | |
| 1874-1884 | East | Haddlesey Chapel | |
| 1885 | East | Hensall | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | Hensall | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Goole | - | |
| Whitley Lower (near Thornhill) | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Dewsbury | |
| 1862-1869 | South | Dewsbury * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Mirfield | |
| 1886-1915 | Morley | Thornhill | |
| Whitley Upper (near Thurlstone) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Huddersfield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Huddersfield * | |
| 1870-1884 | South | Kirkburton | |
| 1885 | South | Shitlington | |
| 1886-1915 | Holmfirth | Lepton | |
| 1918-1948 | Spen Valley | Whitley Upper, 1938 ward of Kirkburton | |
| 1949-1953 | Colne Valley | - | |
| 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | - | |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield E | - | |
| Whitwood | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Pontefract |
| 1862-1868 | South | Pontefract * | |
| 1869 | South | Wakefield | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Normanton | |
| 1886-1948 | Normanton | Whitwood, 1938 ward of Castleford. 1938-1948 part only | |
| 1938-1948 | Pontefract | part only | |
| 1965-2003 | Pont & Cas | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency | |
| Whitwood Mere | 1920-1948 | Normanton | 1938 ward of Castleford |
| 1965-2003 | Pont & Cas | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency | |
| Whixley | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Boroughbridge | |
| 1862 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1863-1868 | North | Boroughbridge * | |
| 1869 | East | Boroughbridge | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Kirk Hammerton | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Wibsey | 1968-1970 | Bradford | - |
| 1971-1985 | Bradford South | - | |
| Wicker | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Burngreave. For 1968 onwards see Lopham |
| Wickersley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Rotherham |
| 1862-1869 | South | Rotherham * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Wickersley | |
| 1886-1915 | Rotherham | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Widdington | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1862-1868 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1869 | East | Knaresborough | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Kirk Hammerton | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Wigglesworth | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Settle |
| 1862-1869 | North | Settle * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Long Preston | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Wighill | 1920-1974 | Barkston Ash | - |
| Wigton | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Leeds |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Harewood | |
| 1886-1974 | Barkston Ash | 1937-1948 ward of Harewood, 1975 ward of Wike | |
| Wigtwizzle | 1874-1885 | South | Bradfield. See also Bradfield |
| 1886 | Hallamshire | - | |
| Wike (Bradford) | - | - | see Wyke [below] |
| Wike (Leeds) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Leeds |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Harewood | |
| 1886-1983 | Barkston Ash | 1937-1974 ward of Harewood | |
| Willowfield | 1965-1985 | Halifax | Calder, 1980 ward of Sowerby Bridge |
| Wilsden | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Bradford |
| 1862-1869 | North | Bradford * | |
| 1870-1884 | North | Allerton | |
| 1885 | North | Wilsden | |
| 1886-1915 | Keighley | Wilsden | |
| 1918-1985 | Shipley | 1938 ward of Bingley | |
| Wilsill | 1949-1974 | Ripon | Bishopside High & Low |
| Wilstrop | 1920-1974 | Barkston Ash | - |
| Winconbank | 1874-1885 | South | Wadsley Bridge |
| 1886 | Hallamshire | Ecclesfield | |
| 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Brightside | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Bright | - | |
| Windhill | 1875-1885 | North | Windhill. See also Idle |
| 1886-1915 | Shipley | - | |
| Windhill (Wakefield) | 1967-to date | Wakefield | Eastmoor, see also Eastmoor. From 2002 Wakefield Constituency |
| Windhill (near Woolley) | 1965-1972 | Wakefield | Darton, for 1973 onwards see Woolley Windhill (below) |
| Windmill | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Brightside |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Bright | - | |
| Wingfield | 1967-1973 | Rotherham | Greasborough, see also Rockingham and Greasborough |
| Winksley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1862-1868 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1869 | East | Ripon | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Kirby Malzeard | |
| 1886-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Winn Gardens | 1968-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Owlerton |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | Wadsley Bridge | |
| Wintersett | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1870-1884 | South | Brierley | |
| 1885 | South | Hemsworth | |
| 1886-1915 | Barnsley | South Hiendley | |
| 1918-1948 | Hemsworth | - | |
| 1965-1983 | Wakefield | Crofton | |
| 1984-2003 | Hemsworth | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Hemsworth Constituency | |
| Winterwell | 1937-1948 | Wentworth | Wath upon Dearne |
| Wisewood | 1924-1948 | Penistone | see also Southey |
| 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Hillsborough | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Wistow | 1840-1847 | West Riding | Aberford |
| 1848-1865 | West Riding | Selby | |
| 1862-1868 | South | Selby * | |
| 1869 | East | Selby | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Cawood | |
| 1886-1974 | Barkston Ash | - | |
| Wombwell | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Wath-upon-Dearne | |
| 1862-1884 | South | Wath-upon-Dearne * | |
| 1885 | South | Darfield | |
| 1886-1915 | Barnsley | Wombwell | |
| 1918-1948 | Wentworth | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Dearne Valley | - | |
| Womersley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Pontefract |
| 1862-1868 | South | Pontefract * | |
| 1869 | East | Pontefract | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Askern | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Goole | - | |
| Woodbourn | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Attercliffe |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Atter | - | |
| Wood End | 1920-1983 | Sowerby | Hebden Bridge and to 1948 Wadsworth wards |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Woodfield | 1938-1948 | Doncaster | Doncaster, part only |
| 1938-1948 | Don Valley | part only | |
| 1965-1973 | Doncaster | - | |
| Woodhall | 1965-1985 | Pudsey | Farsley & Greenside wards |
| Woodhouse (NE) | 1965-1969 | Leeds | Book 2, see also City (NE) and Scott Hall (NE) |
| 1970 | Leeds NE | part only | |
| 1970-1983 | Leeds SE | 1970 part only, 1980 see also Chapel Allerton, City & Holbeck and Richmond Hill | |
| Woodhouse (SE) | 1965-1968 | - | see Blenheim (SE), City (SE) and Westfield (SE) (above) |
| 1969 | Leeds | - | |
| 1970-1983 | Leeds SE | 1980 see also Chapel Allerton, City & Holbeck and Richmond Hill | |
| Woodhouse (near Brighouse) | 1965-1983 | Brig & Spen | - |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Woodhouse (near Fartown) | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | Fartown |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield E | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Huddersfield | - | |
| Woodhouse (near Normanton) | 1920-1974 | Normanton | Normanton |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency | |
| Woodhouse (Sheffield) | 1920-1948 | Rother Valley | East and west wards of Handsworth, 1933 ward of Sheffield |
| 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Handsworth | |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Attercliffe | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Atter | 1971 ward of Handsworth | |
| Woodhouse Mill | 1967-1970 | Rother Valley | Swallownest ward of Aston-cum-Aughton |
| 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Handsworth | |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Attercliffe | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Atter | 1971 ward of Handsworth | |
| Woodlands | 1920-1948 | Doncaster | Adwick-le-Street |
| 1949-1974 | Don Valley | - | |
| Woodlands East | 1945-1948 | Doncaster | Adwick-le-Street |
| 1949-1974 | Don Valley | - | |
| Woodland View | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Hillsborough |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Woodlesford | pre 1920 | - | see Oulton-with-Woodlesford |
| 1920-1948 | Rothwell | 1937 ward of Rothwell | |
| 1949-2003 | Normanton | - | |
| Woodseats ward | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 2, for 1967 onwards see Beauchief, Gleadless and Heeley |
| Woodsetts | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Rotherham |
| 1862-1869 | South | Rotherham * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Anston North & South | |
| 1886-1915 | Doncaster | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Woodside | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Cathedral |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Owlerton | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Woodthorpe (Sheffield) | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Darnall |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Intake | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Heeley | - | |
| Woodthorpe (Wakefield) | - | - | see Sandal |
| Wooldale | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Holmfirth |
| 1862-1885 | South | Holmfirth * | |
| 1886-1915 | Holmfirth | - | |
| 1918-1985 | Colne Valley | Holmfirth | |
| Woolley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Wakefield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Wakefield * | |
| 1870-1884 | South | Sandal Magna | |
| 1885 | South | Crigglestone | |
| 1886-1915 | Barnsley | Royston | |
| 1918-1948 | Hemsworth | Darton | |
| 1965-to date | Wakefield | from 2002 Wakefield Constituency | |
| Woolley Colliery | 1965-1972 | Wakefield | Darton, for 1973 onwards see Woolley West (below) |
| Woolley East | pre 1972 | - | see East Woolley |
| 1973-to date | Wakefield | Darton, from 2002 Wakefield Constituency. | |
| Woolley Haigh Hill | 1973-to date | Wakefield | Darton, from 2002 Wakefield Constituency. See also Haigh Hill |
| Woolley West | 1973-to date | Wakefield | Darton, pre 1973 see Woolley Colliery (above) |
| Woolley Windhill | 1973-to date | Wakefield | Darton, pre 1973 see Windhill (near Woolley) (above) |
| Worksop Road | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Attercliffe. For 1967 onwards see Kirkbridge |
| Worrall | 1874-1885 | South | Bradfield |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | Oughtibridge | |
| 1918-1974 | Penistone | Bradfield, Southey and Westnall wards | |
| Worsbrough | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1862-1885 | South | Barnsley * | |
| 1886-1915 | Holmfirth | Worsbrough | |
| 1918-1948 | Wentworth | - | |
| 1965-1973 | Barnsley | - | |
| Worsbrough Bridge | 1920-1927 | Wentworth | for 1928 onwards see Worsbrough (above) |
| Worsbrough Common | 1920-1948 | Wentworth | - |
| Worsbrough Dale | 1920-1927 | Wentworth | for 1928 onwards see Worsbrough (above) |
| Worth Valley ward | 1980-1985 | Keighley | - |
| Wortley (near Barnsley) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1862-1869 | South | Barnsley * | |
| 1870-1884 | South | Penistone | |
| 1885 | South | Wortley | |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Penistone | - | |
| Wortley (Leeds) | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Leeds. See also Armley and Bramley |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Wortley | |
| 1886-1915 | Pudsey | - | |
| Wortley (W) | 1965-1968 | Leeds | Book 1 |
| 1969 | Leeds | Book 2, for 1968 see also Castleton (W) | |
| 1970 | Leeds South | part only | |
| 1970-1985 | Leeds West | 1970 part only, 1980 see also Pudsey | |
| Wostenholme | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Sharrow. 1967 ward of Nether Edge |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hallam | - | |
| Wothersome | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Aberford |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Leeds | |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Bramham-cum-Oglethorpe | |
| 1886-1983 | Barkston Ash | 1975 ward of Bramham | |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | - | |
| Wrenthorpe | pre 1920 | - | see Stanley-cum-Wrenthorpe |
| 1920-1948 | Rothwell | Outwood, 1937 ward of Stanley | |
| 1949-2003 | Normanton | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency | |
| Wybourn | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Manor |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, 1967 ward of Castle | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Park | - | |
| Wycliffe | 1965-1968 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Walkley |
| 1969-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1 | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Wyke | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Birstall |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Brighouse | |
| 1862-1868 | North | Brighouse * | |
| 1869 | East | Birstall | |
| 1870-1884 | East | Cleckheaton | |
| 1885 | East | Wike | |
| 1886-1915 | Spen Valley | Wike | |
| 1968-1970 | Bradford | - | |
| 1971-1985 | Bradford South | - |
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