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==Seat==
The Parliamentary Borough of Dewsbury formed part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. As well [[County Borough of Dewsbury|Dewsbury]] itself, the constituency contained four other townships, with a total electorate of nearly 12,000 as follows:<ref>{{cite news|title=The Dewsbury Election|newspaper=Dewsbury Chronicle|date=10 November 1888|page=5}}</ref>
*[[Dewsbury]] - 4,840
*[[Batley]] - 4,340
*[[Soothill]] - 989
*[[Mirfield]] - 817
*[[Thornhill, West Yorkshire|Thornhill]] - 791
*'''TOTAL - 11,797'''
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