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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–2019) · E14000781

Leeds West

Every general election in Leeds West since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Rachel Reeves, Labour, majority 10,564.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Rachel Reeves Elected sitting MPLabour22,18655.1%
Mark DormerConservative11,62228.9%
Phillip MarsBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,6856.7%
Dan WalkerLiberal Democrats1,7874.4%
Victoria SmithGreen1,2743.2%
Ian CowlingThe Yorkshire Party6501.6%
Daniel WhetstoneSocial Democratic Party460.1%
Mike DaviesAlliance for Green Socialism310.08%
Valid votes40,281
Majority10,56426.2%

Lab hold Turnout 59.5% of 67,727 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Labour, 1918: 29.5%Labour, 1922: 48.3%Labour, 1923: 40.7%Labour, 1924: 42.5%Labour, 1929: 47.2%Labour, 1931: 36.8%Labour, 1935: 45.7%Labour, 1945: 59.0%Labour, 1950: 51.6%Labour, 1951: 54.1%Labour, 1955: 52.8%Labour, 1959: 54.9%Labour, 1964: 50.5%Labour, 1966: 56.3%Labour, 1970: 51.8%Labour, February 1974: 42.1%Labour, October 1974: 49.6%Labour, 1979: 49.4%Labour, 1983: 34.0%Labour, 1987: 43.2%Labour, 1992: 55.1%Labour, 1997: 66.7%Labour, 2001: 62.1%Labour, 2005: 55.5%Labour, 2010: 42.3%Labour, 2015: 48.0%Labour, 2017: 64.0%Labour, 2019: 55.1%Conservative, 1923: 33.6%Conservative, 1924: 42.5%Conservative, 1929: 33.0%Conservative, 1931: 63.3%Conservative, 1935: 54.3%Conservative, 1945: 27.7%Conservative, 1950: 40.7%Conservative, 1951: 45.9%Conservative, 1955: 39.3%Conservative, 1959: 45.1%Conservative, 1964: 34.5%Conservative, 1966: 32.0%Conservative, 1970: 35.4%Conservative, February 1974: 24.4%Conservative, October 1974: 19.0%Conservative, 1979: 27.0%Conservative, 1983: 26.9%Conservative, 1987: 23.2%Conservative, 1992: 26.2%Conservative, 1997: 17.5%Conservative, 2001: 15.6%Conservative, 2005: 14.3%Conservative, 2010: 19.7%Conservative, 2015: 20.1%Conservative, 2017: 26.2%Conservative, 2019: 28.9%Liberal, 1922: 51.8%Liberal, 1923: 25.7%Liberal, 1924: 15.0%Liberal, 1929: 19.8%Liberal, 1945: 13.3%Liberal, 1950: 7.8%Liberal, 1955: 7.9%Liberal, 1964: 14.9%Liberal, 1966: 11.7%Liberal, 1970: 12.8%Liberal, February 1974: 33.5%Liberal, October 1974: 31.4%Liberal, 1979: 22.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 38.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 33.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 61.9%Others, 1979: 1.1%Others, 1983: 0.7%Others, 1992: 9.8%Others, 1997: 6.8%Others, 2001: 11.8%Others, 2005: 12.8%
Vote share in Leeds West at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance Co Lib Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Leeds West (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

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
2019Lab Rachel ReevesCon10,56426.259.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Rachel ReevesCon15,96537.862.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Rachel ReevesCon10,72727.959.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Rachel ReevesLD7,01618.157.5%Lab hold
2005LabLD12,81038.053.3%
2001LabCon14,93546.550.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,77149.262.7%
1992LabCon13,82829.071.1%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance4,6929.673.3%Lab gain from Alliance
1983AllianceLab2,0484.468.2%
1979LabCon9,66422.473.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabLib7,60718.369.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib3,9858.677.0%
1970LabCon6,86916.565.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,50824.372.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon7,27116.074.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon4,5939.778.3%Lab hold
1955LabCon6,26413.577.4%
1951LabCon3,4008.285.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,51510.986.4%
1945LabCon14,13631.475.2%
1935ConLab3,2348.570.5%Con hold
1931ConLab10,34726.576.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon5,63614.279.4%Lab hold
1924LabCon30.077.5%Lab hold
1923LabCon2,0027.171.6%Lab gain from Lib
1922LibLab9043.567.6%Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab6,62232.452.7%

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 last won Leeds West?

Rachel Reeves (Labour) won Leeds West at the 2019 general election with a majority of 10,564.

Which parties have won Leeds West?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 23, Conservative 2, SDP–Liberal Alliance 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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