Situated just south of Leeds, Morley and Outwood is a constituency that has attracted plenty of media attention ahead of this week's general election.
A newly formed seat, it is made up of the market town of Morley and a number of former pit villages either side of the border between the Leeds and Wakefield council areas.
Contested by none other than Children's Secretary Ed Balls, it is the focus of a concerted bid by the Tories to oust him despite what appears to be a healthy estimated majority of 8,669.
But Balls appears comfortable and confident as he arrives at a school in the village of Tingley to meet and greet teachers and chat to children.
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