Electoral Registers: 'G' place names
Below is an alphabetical list of 'G' 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galphay - Azerley | 1950-1974 | Ripon | - |
| Garforth | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Aberford |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Leeds | |
| 1862-1868 | North | Leeds * | |
| 1869 | East | Leeds | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Garforth | |
| 1886-1983 | Barkston Ash | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | - | |
| Gargrave | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Skipton |
| 1862-1869 | North | Skipton * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Gargrave | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Garsdale | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Dent |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Sedbergh | |
| 1862-1873 | North | Sedbergh * | |
| 1874-1885 | North | Garsdale | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Gate (Hamlet) | 1874-1885 | South | Bradfield. See also Fairest. |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | Oughtibridge | |
| Gateforth | 1840-1847 | West Riding | Snaith |
| 1848-1865 | West Riding | Selby | |
| 1862-1868 | South | Selby * | |
| 1869-1873 | East | Selby | |
| 1874-1885 | East | Haddlesey Chapel | |
| 1886-1974 | Barkston Ash | - | |
| Gawber | 1965-1973 | Barnsley | - |
| Gawthorpe | pre 1965 | - | see Ossett |
| 1965-1983 | Dewsbury | Ossett | |
| 1984-2003 | Normanton | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Normanton Constituency, Gawthorpe and Paleside ward | |
| Giggleswick | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Settle |
| 1862-1885 | North | Settle * | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Gildersome | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Birstall |
| 1862-1868 | North | Birstall * | |
| 1869 | East | Birstall | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Drighlington | |
| 1886-1915 | Pudsey | Gildersome | |
| 1918-1948 | Spen Valley | 1937 ward of Morley | |
| 1965-1983 | Batley & Morley | 1965-1972 ward of Birstall, 1973 ward of Morley | |
| 1984-1985 | Morley & Leeds South | - | |
| Gildingwells | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Rotherham |
| 1862-1869 | South | Rotherham * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Anston North & South | |
| 1886-1915 | Doncaster | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Rother Valley | - | |
| Gipton (NE) | 1969 | Leeds | Book 1 |
| 1970 | Leeds NE | part only, see also Roundhay (NE) | |
| 1970-1979 | Leeds East | for 1980 see Burmantofts, Harehills and Seacroft | |
| Gisburn | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Gisburn |
| 1862-1885 | North | Gisburn * | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Gisburn Forest | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Gisburn |
| 1862-1875 | North | Gisburn * | |
| 1874-1885 | North | Bolton-by-Bowland | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Givendale | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1862-1868 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Ripon | |
| 1886-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Glasshoughton | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Pontefract |
| 1862-1868 | South | Pontefract * | |
| 1869 | East | Pontefract | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Castleford | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | 1938 ward of Castleford | |
| 1939-1949 | Normanton | part only | |
| 1965-1970 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1971-2003 | Pont & Cas | - | |
| 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency | |
| Glasshouses - Bishopside (High & Low) | 1920-1974 | Ripon | - |
| Gleadless | 1920-1949 | Rother Valley | Handsworth |
| 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 1 | |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, 1967 ward of Intake. See also Hurlfield 1968. | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Heeley | - | |
| Gleadless ward | 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, for 1966 see Norton and Woodseats |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Heeley | - | |
| Glusburn | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Skipton |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Kildwick | |
| 1862-1869 | North | Kildwick * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Glusburn | |
| 1886-1915 | Keighley | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Golcar | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Huddersfield |
| 1862-1869 | South | Huddersfield * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Golcar | |
| 1886-1985 | Colne Valley | 1938 NE ward of Colne Valley. Huddersfield-Milnsbridge ward to 1948. | |
| Golcar East | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | Milnsbridge |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield W | - | |
| Golcar ward | 1982-1983 | Huddersfield W | - |
| Goldsborough | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1862-1868 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Knaresborough | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Goldthorpe (Bolton on Dearne) | 1920-1948 | Wentworth | - |
| 1949-1974 | Hemsworth | - | |
| Gomersal | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Birstall |
| 1862-1868 | North | Birstall * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Birstall | |
| 1886-1948 | Spen Valley | Spenborough | |
| 1965-1983 | Brig & Spen | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Batley & Spen | - | |
| Goole | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Snaith |
| 1856-1867 | West Riding | Goole | |
| 1862-1868 | South | Goole * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Goole | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1949-1983 | Goole | - | |
| Goole Fields | 1920-1948 | Pontefract | - |
| 1949-1983 | Goole | - | |
| Gowdall | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Snaith |
| 1862-1868 | South | Snaith * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Snaith & Cowick | |
| 1886-1915 | Osgoldcross | - | |
| 1918-1948 | Pontefract | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Goole | - | |
| Granby | 1939-1948 | Ripon | Harrogate |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Grangemoor | - | - | see Whitley Upper |
| Grantley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1862-1868 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1869-1871 | East | Ripon | |
| 1872-1885 | East | Sawley | |
| 1886-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Granville | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Moor |
| 1967 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Castle. For 1968 see Talbot | |
| Grassington | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Skipton |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Grassington | |
| 1862-1885 | North | Grassington * | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Greasbrough | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Rotherham |
| 1862-1869 | South | Rotherham * | |
| 1870-1885 | South | Rawmarsh | |
| 1886-1915 | Rotherham | Greaseborough | |
| 1965-1973 | Rotherham | - | |
| Greasbrough (ward of Rockfield) | 1973 | Rotherham | - |
| Greasbrough (ward of Wingfield) | 1967-1973 | Rotherham | - |
| Great Horton | 1965-1970 | Bradford | - |
| 1971-1985 | Bradford South | - | |
| Great Houghton | pre 1955 | - | see Houghton Parva |
| 1955-1974 | Hemsworth | - | |
| Great & Little Preston | pre 1974 | - | see Preston Great & Little |
| 1974-1983 | Normanton | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Elmet | - | |
| Great Mitton | pre 1962 | - | see Mitton |
| 1962-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Great North Road (Knottingley) | 2002-to date | Wakefield | Pontefract Constituency |
| Great Ouseburn | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Boroughbridge | |
| 1862 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1863-1869 | North | Boroughbridge * | |
| 1869-1884 | East | Boroughbridge | |
| 1885 | East | Great Ouseburn | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | Great Ouseburn | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Great Ribston with Walshford | - | - | see Ribston Great |
| Greaves | 1965-1968 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Walkley |
| 1969-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1 | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | - | |
| Green (Hamlet) | 1874 | South | Bolsterstone |
| 1875-1885 | South | Stocksbridge | |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | Stocksbridge | |
| Greenfield | 1886-1974 | Colne Valley | Greenfield, later Saddleworth |
| Green Hammerton | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Knaresborough |
| 1862-1868 | North | Knaresborough * | |
| 1869 | East | Knaresborough | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Kirk Hammerton | |
| 1886-1948 | Ripon | - | |
| 1949-1974 | Harrogate | - | |
| Greenhead | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | Marsh |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield W | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Huddersfield | - | |
| Greenhill | 1967-to date | Wakefield | Eastmoor, from 2002 Wakefield Constituency |
| Greenhill (Sheffield) | 1965-1966 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Norton |
| 1967-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, 1967 ward of Gleadless | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Heeley | see also Batemoor, Jordanthorpe and Low Edges | |
| Greenhow Hill (Bewerley) | 1920-1948 | Ripon | - |
| Greenside | 1965-1968 | Huddersfield | Dalton |
| 1969-1983 | Huddersfield E | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Huddersfield | - | |
| Greenside (Pudsey) | 1920-1948 | Pudsey & Otley | Pudsey |
| 1965-1969 | Pudsey | - | |
| Greetland | 1886-1915 | Sowerby | Greetland. See also Elland-cum-Greetland |
| 1918-1948 | Elland | 1937 ward of Elland | |
| 1949-1983 | Sowerby | - | |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Greetland & Stainland ward | 1980-1983 | Sowerby | - |
| 1984-1985 | Calder Valley | - | |
| Gregg House | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 2, ward of Nethershire |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Bright | - | |
| Grenoside | 1874-1885 | South | Wadsley Bridge |
| 1886-1915 | Hallamshire | - | |
| 1918-1970 | Penistone | Ecclesfield. 1967 Owlerton and Southey Green wards of Sheffield | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hillsbro | part only | |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Bright | part only | |
| Grewelthorpe | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Ripon |
| 1862-1868 | North | Ripon * | |
| 1869 | East | Ripon | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Kirby Malzeard | |
| 1886-1974 | Ripon | - | |
| Greystones | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Ecclesall |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Hallam | - | |
| Grimesthorpe | 1965-1970 | Sheffield | Book 1, ward of Brightside |
| 1971-1973 | Sheffield Bright | - | |
| Grimethorpe | 1886-1915 | Barnsley | - |
| 1918-1974 | Hemsworth | 1928 ward of Brierley | |
| Grimston(e) | 1840-1863 | West Riding | Aberford |
| 1864-1865 | West Riding | Tadcaster | |
| 1862-1868 | South | Tadcaster * | |
| 1869-1885 | East | Tadcaster (west) | |
| 1886-1974 | Barkston Ash | - | |
| Grindleton | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Gisburn |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Slaidburn | |
| 1862-1869 | North | Slaidburn * | |
| 1870-1885 | North | Waddington | |
| 1886-1974 | Skipton | - | |
| Guiseley | 1840-1865 | West Riding | Otley |
| 1862-1868 | North | Otley * | |
| 1869 | East | Otley | |
| 1870-1885 | East | Guiseley | |
| 1886-1915 | Otley | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Shipley | 1938 ward of Aireborough. From 1945 some parts in other divisions. | |
| 1945-1948 | Pudsey & Otley | part only | |
| 1965-1985 | Pudsey | part only | |
| Gunthwaite | 1840-1855 | West Riding | Barnsley |
| 1856-1865 | West Riding | Penistone | |
| 1862-1885 | South | Penistone * | |
| 1886-1915 | Holmfirth | - | |
| 1918-1974 | Penistone | - |
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