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Leeds South

Every general election in Leeds South since 1918. Latest: Hilary Benn, Labour, majority 11,279.

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Member of Parliament

Hilary Benn

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,279

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Hilary Benn Elected sitting MPLabour17,11754.0%
Ed CarlisleGreen5,83818.4%
Karen CooksleyConservative4,17213.2%
Daniel WhetstoneSocial Democratic Party1,8745.9%
George SykesLiberal Democrats1,3404.2%
Muhammad AzeemWorkers Party of Britain7192.3%
Janet BickerdikeChristian Peoples Alliance3411.1%
Niko OmilanaIndependent2770.9%
Valid votes31,678
Majority11,27935.6%

Lab hold Turnout 41.7% of 75,953 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19742024Labour, 1918: 31.5%Labour, 1922: 53.7%Labour, 1923: 44.2%Labour, 1924: 46.4%Labour, 1929: 52.5%Labour, 1931: 40.1%Labour, 1935: 46.0%Labour, 1945: 61.0%Labour, 1950: 61.1%Labour, 1951: 65.1%Labour, 1955: 65.2%Labour, 1959: 58.6%Labour, 1964: 63.1%Labour, 1966: 68.8%Labour, 1970: 59.8%Labour, February 1974: 55.2%Labour, October 1974: 64.4%Labour, 1979: 65.0%Labour, 2024: 54.0%Conservative, 1923: 29.0%Conservative, 1924: 39.9%Conservative, 1929: 27.5%Conservative, 1931: 42.1%Conservative, 1935: 43.0%Conservative, 1945: 25.6%Conservative, 1950: 29.6%Conservative, 1951: 34.9%Conservative, 1955: 34.9%Conservative, 1959: 31.0%Conservative, 1964: 34.3%Conservative, 1966: 29.1%Conservative, 1970: 28.5%Conservative, February 1974: 20.2%Conservative, October 1974: 19.0%Conservative, 1979: 23.4%Conservative, 2024: 13.2%Liberal, 1922: 46.3%Liberal, 1923: 26.8%Liberal, 1924: 13.8%Liberal, 1929: 20.0%Liberal, 1931: 17.8%Liberal, 1945: 13.4%Liberal, 1950: 9.3%Liberal, 1959: 10.4%Liberal, 1970: 11.7%Liberal, February 1974: 24.6%Liberal, October 1974: 16.6%Liberal, 1979: 10.4%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 60.6%Green, 2024: 18.4%Others, 1935: 11.0%Others, 1964: 2.6%Others, 1966: 2.1%Others, 1979: 1.2%
Vote share in Leeds South at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Grn Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Leeds South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Hilary BennGrn11,27935.641.7%Lab hold
1979LabCon14,33041.668.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon15,26545.463.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib11,86030.773.9%
1970LabCon10,22531.365.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,35839.668.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon10,21628.972.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon11,48627.579.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon12,01630.372.9%
1951LabCon14,21930.182.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon15,35931.584.6%
1945LabCon10,40235.575.3%
1935LabCon1,0163.173.7%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab7252.177.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon8,61025.176.2%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,7916.576.5%Lab hold
1923LabCon4,02615.274.1%Lab hold
1922LabLib1,8307.469.8%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab5,09929.148.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Leeds South?

Hilary Benn (Labour) won Leeds South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,279.

Which parties have won Leeds South?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 17, Conservative 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Leeds South in?

Leeds South is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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