Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Morley and Leeds South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Yorkshire
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Batley & Morley, Leeds South and Normanton [1]
Replaced by Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central [1]

Morley and Leeds South (often known as Leeds South and Morley) was a borough constituency in West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

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History

This was a safe Labour seat during the three parliaments of its existence. The former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees was the MP from 1983 to 1992.

Boundaries

The City of Leeds wards of Hunslet, Middleton, Morley North, and Morley South.

The constituency was located on the southern outskirts of the City of Leeds and included the town of Morley. The area is now more or less covered by Leeds South and Leeds South West and Morley.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1983 Merlyn Rees Labour
1992 John Gunnell Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central [1]

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Morley and Leeds South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Merlyn Rees 18,995 45.9
Conservative William Hyde13,14131.8
SDP Peter Burley9,21622.3
Majority5,85414.1
Turnout 41,35267.9
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Morley and Leeds South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Merlyn Rees 21,551 49.5 +3.6
Conservative Tessa Holdroyd14,84034.2+2.4
SDP Edward Dawson7,09916.3−6.0
Majority6,71115.3+1.2
Turnout 43,49071.6+3.7
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Morley and Leeds South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gunnell 23,896 52.2 +2.7
Conservative George Booth16,52436.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Walmsley 5,06211.1−5.2
Natural Law Robert Thurston3270.7New
Majority7,37216.1+0.8
Turnout 45,80972.5+0.9
Labour hold Swing +0.4

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "'Leeds South and Morley', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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