Leeds South West and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leeds South West and Morley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Leeds South West and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
Yorkshire and the Humber - Leeds South West and Morley constituency.svg
Boundary of Leeds South West and Morley in Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire
Electorate 71,376 [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Mark Sewards (Labour)
SeatsOne
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Leeds South West and Morley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.

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Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

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

Areas Leeds City Council WardsFormer Constituency
Morley Morley North & Morley South Morley and Outwood
Robin Hood, Tingley, East Ardsley, & West Ardsley Ardsley and Robin Hood Morley and Outwood
Farnley & Wortley Farnley and Wortley Leeds West

Members of Parliament

Morley & Outwood prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Mark Sewards Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leeds South West and Morley [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Sewards 17,681 44.0 +7.2
Conservative Andrea Jenkyns 9,25823.0−30.1
Reform UK James Kendall8,18720.4+18.6
Green Chris Bell2,5226.3+3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Fox1,7984.5+1.7
Yorkshire Howard Graham Dews6641.7−0.5
SDP Nigel Perry990.2N/A
Majority8,42321.0N/A
Turnout 40,20956.0−5.1
Registered electors 71,854
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg18.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Conservative 23,16653.1
Labour 16,05236.8
Green 1,4403.3
Liberal Democrats 1,2072.8
Others9572.2
Brexit Party 7801.8
Turnout43,60261.1
Electorate71,376

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References

  1. "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes". www.westleedsdispatch.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. "New Seat Details – Leeds South West and Morley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. "Statement of persons nominated". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. "Leeds South West and Morley results". BBC News. 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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