▁Ro yd s ▁Hall ▁School , ▁and ▁H . ▁H . ▁As qu ith . ▁Wilson ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁a ▁statue ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁Hud ders field ▁constitu ency ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁Labour ▁MP ▁Barry ▁She erman ▁since ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁safe ▁seat ▁for ▁Labour . ▁ ▁Kirk le es ▁Council ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Green ▁Party ▁coun c ill or , ▁Nicholas ▁Har vey ▁who ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁protest ing ▁against ▁the ▁intended ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁S ett le ▁and ▁Carl is le ▁Railway ▁line . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁substantial ▁Labour , ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁UK IP ▁pres ences . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Hud ders field ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁municipal ▁bor ough ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁West ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁compr ised ▁the ▁par ishes ▁of ▁Al mond bury , ▁Dal ton , ▁Hud ders field , ▁Lind ley - c um - Qu arm by ▁and ▁Lock wood . ▁When ▁the ▁West ▁R iding ▁County ▁Council ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Hud ders field ▁became ▁a ▁county ▁bor ough , ▁ex empt ▁from ▁county ▁council ▁control . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Corporation ▁bought ▁the ▁R ams den ▁Est ate ▁from ▁the ▁R ams den ▁family , ▁that ▁had ▁owned