Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Last updated July 29, 2024

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.

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 Central and Morley and Outwood.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	18,995	45.9
	Conservative	William Hyde	13,141	31.8
	SDP	Peter Burley	9,216	22.3
Majority			5,854	14.1
Turnout			41,352	67.9
	Labour win (new seat)

General election 1987: Morley and Leeds South^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Merlyn Rees	21,551	49.5	+3.6
	Conservative	Tessa Holdroyd	14,840	34.2	+2.4
	SDP	Edward Dawson	7,099	16.3	−6.0
Majority			6,711	15.3	+1.2
Turnout			43,490	71.6	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Morley and Leeds South^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gunnell	23,896	52.2	+2.7
	Conservative	George Booth	16,524	36.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Walmsley	5,062	11.1	−5.2
	Natural Law	Robert Thurston	327	0.7	New
Majority			7,372	16.1	+0.8
Turnout			45,809	72.5	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Notes and references

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