Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leeds North West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Leeds North West in West Yorkshire
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Location of West Yorkshire within England
County West Yorkshire
(West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974)
Electorate 67,741 (December 2019) [1]
Major settlements Yeadon, Otley and Headingley
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Alex Sobel (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created from Leeds Central and Leeds North

Leeds North West is a constituency [n 1] in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Alex Sobel, of Labour Co-op. [n 2]

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Boundaries

Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Far Headingley, Hyde Park, and Kirkstall.

1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Far Headingley, Hyde Park, Kirkstall, and Meanwood. [2]

1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Far Headingley, Hyde Park, Kirkstall, Meanwood, and Moortown.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Cookridge, Headingley, Kirkstall, Moortown, and Weetwood.

1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Cookridge, Headingley, Otley and Wharfedale, and Weetwood.

2010–present: The City of Leeds wards of Adel and Wharfedale, Headingley, Otley and Yeadon, and Weetwood.

The constituency covers the north western part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It stretches from Yeadon in the north west and Otley in the north east to Headingley in the south in terms of major settlements.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Major changes, with Headingley and Weetwood in the south of the constituency (about 50% of the electorate) to be included in the newly formed constituency of Leeds Central and Headingley . To compensate, Guisley, Rawdon and Horsforth will be transferred from Pudsey (to be reconfigured and renamed Leeds West and Pudsey).

History

The constituency was created in 1950, as Leeds North-West; the name was changed by dropping the hyphen in 1955. Before the 1950 general election, Leeds was represented by the constituencies of: Leeds Central, Leeds North, Leeds South, Leeds West, (all created 1885); Leeds North-East and Leeds South-East (both created 1918). There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey and Otley (created 1918 replacing Pudsey). Leeds North West was created before the 1950 election, and at the same time the Pudsey and Otley constituency was abolished, re-creating the Pudsey constituency and moving Otley into the Ripon constituency. The Leeds North West boundary was revised prior to the 1983 general election, bringing in Otley and the nearby villages of Bramhope, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington from the abolition of the Ripon constituency.

The constituency was held for the Conservative Party by Donald Kaberry from its creation in 1950 until his retirement in 1983, and then by Keith Hampson (1983–1997), who had previously been MP for Ripon. It was taken for Labour in the 1997 general election by Harold Best, who was re-elected in the 2001 general election. Best retired at the 2005 general election. The seat was contested for Labour by Judith Blake (at that time Deputy Leader of the Labour Group on Leeds City Council, and later also Labour's candidate in the 2010 general election), but it was taken for the Liberal Democrats by Greg Mulholland. Mulholland was re-elected in 2010 and 2015. Alex Sobel regained the seat for Labour in the 2017 general election, [4] and was re-elected in 2019. [5]

Constituency profile

This constituency has one of the biggest student populations in the country at over a quarter of the electorate; [6] it comprises outer Leeds suburbs that are professional, middle-to-high income and residential. [7]

It was within the Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament constituency, which from 2019 to 2020 when the UK left the EU was represented by three Brexit Party, one Labour, one Liberal Democrat and one Green Party MEPs.

Members of Parliament

Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2017 Official portrait of Alex Sobel MP crop 3.jpg
Alex Sobel, Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2017
ElectionMember [8] Party
1950 Sir Donald Kaberry Conservative
1983 Keith Hampson Conservative
1997 Harold Best Labour
2005 Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat
2017 Alex Sobel Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Kathy Bushell [9]
Liberal Democrats Ryk Downes [10]
Conservative Andrew Huggins [11]
Reform UK Michael Lowry [12]
Labour Katie White [13]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Leeds North West [14] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel 23,971 48.6 +4.5
Conservative Stewart Harper13,22226.8+7.1
Liberal Democrats Kamran Hussain9,39719.1-15.9
Green Martin Hemingway1,3892.8+1.5
Brexit Party Graeme Webber1,3042.7New
Majority10,74921.8+12.7
Turnout 49,28373.0+5.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 2017: Leeds North West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel 20,416 44.1 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Greg Mulholland 16,19235.0-1.8
Conservative Alan Lamb9,09719.7+1.1
Green Martin Hemingway5821.3-5.7
Majority4,2249.1N/A
Turnout 46,28767.9-2.1
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.9
General election 2015: Leeds North West [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Mulholland 15,948 36.8 -10.7
Labour Co-op Alex Sobel 13,04130.1+9.1
Conservative Alex Story 8,08318.6-8.0
Green Tim Goodall3,0427.0+5.8
UKIP Julian Metcalfe2,9976.9+5.5
Yorkshire First Bob Buxton1430.3New
Alliance for Green SocialismMike Davies790.2-0.1
Above and Beyond Mark Flanagan240.1New
Majority2,9076.7-14.2
Turnout 43,35770.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -9.9
General election 2010: Leeds North West [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Mulholland 20,653 47.5 +10.6
Conservative Julia Mulligan 11,55026.6-0.3
Labour Judith Blake 9,13221.0-10.9
BNP Geoffrey Bulmer7661.8New
UKIP Mark Thackray6001.4New
Green Martin Hemingway5081.2-1.5
English Democrat Alan Procter1530.4-1.0
Alliance for Green SocialismTrevor Bavage1210.3-0.2
Majority9,10320.9
Turnout 43,48466.5+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 2000s

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Leeds North West is shown here after the 2005 general election as the only Liberal Democrat constituency in West Yorkshire
General election 2005: Leeds North West [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Mulholland 16,612 37.2 +10.3
Labour Judith Blake 14,73533.0−8.9
Conservative George Lee11,51025.7−3.9
Green Martin Hemingway1,1282.5New
English Democrat Adrian Knowles5451.2New
Alliance for Green SocialismJeannie Sutton1810.4New
Majority1,8774.2N/A
Turnout 44,71162.4+4.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +9.6
General election 2001: Leeds North West [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Best 17,794 41.9 +2.0
Conservative Adam Pritchard12,55829.6−2.5
Liberal Democrats David Hall-Matthews11,43126.9+3.2
UKIP Simon Jones6681.6New
Majority5,23612.3+2.1
Turnout 42,45158.2−11.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Leeds North West [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Best 19,694 39.9 +12.6
Conservative Keith Hampson 15,85032.1-10.9
Liberal Democrats Barbara Pearce11,68923.7-4.1
Referendum Sean Emmett1,3252.7New
Socialist Labour Roger Lamb3350.7New
ProLife Alliance Robert Toome2510.5New
Ronnie the Rhino Daniel Duffy2320.5New
Majority3,84410.2N/A
Turnout 46,08469.7-2.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
General election 1992: Leeds North West [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Hampson 21,750 43.0 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Pearce14,07927.8−5.7
Labour Sue Egan13,78227.3+5.6
Green David Webb5191.0−0.3
Liberal Noel Nowosielski4270.8New
Majority7,67115.2+5.1
Turnout 50,55772.5−3.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Leeds North West [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Hampson 22,480 43.5 -3.1
Liberal Barry Peters17,27933.5+4.5
Labour Judith Thomas11,21021.7-0.5
Green A. Stevens6631.3New
Majority5,20110.07-7.5
Turnout 51,63275.7+4.4
Conservative hold Swing -3.8
General election 1983: Leeds North West [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Hampson 22,579 46.6 -0.9
SDP Norman Jones14,04229.0New
Labour John Battle 10,75722.2-12.9
Ecology A. Laurence6731.4-0.3
Ind. Conservative C. Haygreen4370.9New
Majority8,53717.6+5.2
Turnout 48,48871.3-1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 23,83747.48
Labour Peter O'Grady17,62335.10
Liberal Laurence Keates7,89915.73
Ecology K. Rushworth8471.69New
Majority6,21412.38+3.05
Turnout 50,20673.08
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 19,24344.62
Labour I.G.K. Fenwick15,21635.29
Liberal David Rolfe8,66320.09
Majority4,0279.33
Turnout 43,12266.28
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 21,99544.73
Labour I.G.K. Fenwick15,32431.16
Liberal S. Waldenburg11,85324.11
Majority6,67113.57
Turnout 49,17276.22
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 29,22752.13
Labour Kenneth Woolmer 20,79537.09
Liberal J.R.W. Worrall6,04810.79New
Majority8,43215.04
Turnout 56,07069.82
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 30,16855.65
Labour C.J. Morgan24,04444.35
Majority6,12411.30
Turnout 54,21273.07
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 29,85951.97
Labour Dennis Burrill Matthews18,86232.83
Liberal R.H.J. Rhodes8,72815.19New
Majority10,99719.14
Turnout 57,44977.20
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 35,21065.55
Labour Dennis Burrill Matthews18,50834.45
Majority16,70231.10
Turnout 53,71877.58
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 31,92365.80
Labour Dennis Burrill Matthews16,59434.20
Majority15,32931.60
Turnout 48,51775.64
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 25,87362.55
Labour Marian Veitch 15,49037.45
Majority10,38325.10
Turnout 41,36382.42
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Leeds North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Kaberry 24,16157.80
Labour Victor Mishcon 14,56234.84
Liberal Joseph Owen Hogley3,0787.36
Majority9,59922.96
Turnout 41,80185.52
Conservative win (new seat)

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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