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.
Leeds South West and Morley | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Electorate | 71,376 [1] |
Major settlements | Leeds (part), Morley, Tingley |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Sewards (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
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Boundaries
editThe constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Leeds wards of: Ardsley and Robin Hood; Farnley and Wortley; Morley North; Morley South.[3]
It comprises the following areas of the City of Leeds:[4]
Areas | Leeds City Council Wards | Former Constituency |
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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
editMorley & Outwood prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Mark Sewards | Labour |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Sewards | 17,681 | 44.0 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Andrea Jenkyns | 9,258 | 23.0 | −30.1 | |
Reform UK | James Kendall | 8,187 | 20.4 | +18.6 | |
Green | Chris Bell | 2,522 | 6.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Fox | 1,798 | 4.5 | +1.7 | |
Yorkshire | Howard Graham Dews | 664 | 1.7 | −0.5 | |
SDP | Nigel Perry | 99 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,423 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,209 | 56.0 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 71,854 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.7 |
Elections in the 2010s
edit2019 notional result[7] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 23,166 | 53.1 | |
Labour | 16,052 | 36.8 | |
Green | 1,440 | 3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,207 | 2.8 | |
Others | 957 | 2.2 | |
Brexit Party | 780 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 43,602 | 61.1 | |
Electorate | 71,376 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes". www.westleedsdispatch.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Leeds South West and Morley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Leeds South West and Morley results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Leeds South West and Morley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK