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(Redirected from Leeds West and Pudsey) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Leeds West and Pudsey
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Map of constituencyBoundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlementsLeeds (part), Farsley, Pudsey
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRachel Reeves (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Keir Starmer. Reeves previously served as MP for Leeds West from 2010 to 2024.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the City of Leeds:

Armley, Bramley and Stanningley represented about half of the electorate of the former constituency of Leeds West, and Calverley, Farsley and Pudsey represented about half of the electorate of the former constituency of Pudsey.

Members of Parliament

Leeds West and Pudsey prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Rachel Reeves Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leeds West and Pudsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Reeves 18,976 49.3 +0.9
Conservative Lee Farmer 6,584 17.1 −25.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead 6,281 16.3 +13.5
Green Ann Forsaith 3,794 9.9 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker 1,743 4.5 +0.9
Workers Party Jamal El Kheir 633 1.6 N/A
Yorkshire Darren Longhorn 404 1.0 −0.4
SDP Sasha Watson 79 0.2 +0.1
Majority 12,392 32.2 +26.0
Turnout 38,494 54.9 −13.4
Registered electors 70,069
Labour hold Swing +13.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party Vote %
Labour 23,220 48.4
Conservative 20,257 42.2
Liberal Democrats 1,747 3.6
Brexit Party 1,330 2.8
Others 727 1.6
Green 687 1.4
Turnout 47,968 68.3
Electorate 70,270

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years

References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. westleedslife (2023-06-28). "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes – here's what it means for people living in Leeds West and Pudsey". West Leeds Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. "New Seat Details – Leeds West and Pudsey". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. "New Seat Details - Leeds West and Pudsey". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. "Leeds West and Pudsey Result". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. "Leeds West and Pudsey results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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