Leeds Central and Headingley

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Leeds Central and Headingley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Leeds Central and Headingley
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
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Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Alex Sobel (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Leeds Central, Leeds North West, and Leeds West

Leeds Central and Headingley is a constituency [n 1] [n 2] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. [2] The seat is currently represented by Alex Sobel of the Labour Party, who served as MP for Leeds North West from 2017 to 2024.

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Boundaries

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

It comprises the following areas of the City of Leeds: [4]

Members of Parliament

Leeds Central and Leeds North West prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alex Sobel [5] Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024 Official portrait of Alex Sobel MP crop 3.jpg
Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024
General election 2024: Leeds Central and Headingley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel 15,853 50.2 −13.2
Green Chris Foren7,43123.5+20.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley2,6118.3−2.9
Reform Reggie Wray2,3997.6+3.6
Conservative Jenny Jackson2,2377.1−10.8
Workers Party Owais Rajput6912.2N/A
SDP Rob Walker1870.6N/A
TUSC Louie George Fulton1860.6N/A
Majority 8,42226.7−18.8
Turnout 31,59544.8−13.1
Registered electors 70,554
Labour hold Swing −16.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote%
Labour 27,69663.4
Conservative 7,81717.9
Liberal Democrats 4,88411.2
Brexit Party 1,7574.0
Green 1,5083.5
Turnout43,66257.9
Electorate75,396

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 25 July 2023.
  2. ↑ westleedslife (28 June 2023). "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes – here's what it means for people living in Leeds West and Pudsey". West Leeds Dispatch. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details – Leeds Central and Headingley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leeds Central and Headingley – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Leeds Central and Headingley". Leeds City Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 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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