Leeds West and Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leeds West and Pudsey
Borough constituency
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Leeds West and Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire
Major settlements Leeds (part), Farsley, Pudsey
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Rachel Reeves (Labour)
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Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency [n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] It is currently represented by Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party, [n 2] 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.

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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. [4]

Members of Parliament

Leeds West and Pudsey prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Rachel Reeves Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leeds West and Pudsey [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Reeves 18,976 49.3 +0.9
Conservative Lee Farmer6,58417.1−25.1
Reform UK Andrea Whitehead6,28116.3+13.5
Green Ann Forsaith3,7949.9+8.5
Liberal Democrats Dan Walker1,7434.5+0.9
Workers Party Jamal El Kheir6331.6N/A
Yorkshire Darren Longhorn4041.0−0.4
SDP Sasha Watson790.2+0.1
Majority12,39232.2+26.0
Turnout 38,49454.9−13.4
Registered electors 70,069
Labour hold Swing +13.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Labour 23,22048.4
Conservative 20,25742.2
Liberal Democrats 1,7473.6
Brexit Party 1,3302.8
Others7271.6
Green 6871.4
Turnout47,96868.3
Electorate70,270

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

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References

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