Leeds West and Pudsey
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is represented by Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party,[n 2] who also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Keir Starmer from 2024 to 2026. Reeves previously served as MP for Leeds West from 2010 to 2024.
| Leeds West and Pudsey | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Leeds (part), Farsley, Pudsey |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Rachel Reeves (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Constituency profile
Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency in West Yorkshire. It covers the western areas of the city of Leeds, including the town of Pudsey, the districts and villages of Farsley, Bramley and Armley and the outlying village of Calverley. Leeds is one of the United Kingdom's largest cities and grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution as a centre for textile manufacturing, especially wool. Today the city has a diverse economy and is the largest legal and financial centre in England outside of London.[3][4] Like much of the rest of Leeds, the neighbourhoods in this constituency were heavily involved in the wool trade. The constituency has average levels of wealth with deprivation increasing closer to the city centre; Calverley is affluent whilst Armley is highly-deprived.[5] House prices in the constituency are similar to the rest of Yorkshire and lower than the national average.[6]
In general, residents of Leeds West and Pudsey are young and have average levels of education, income and professional employment. White people made up 85% of the population at the 2021 census.[6] At the local city council, most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party councillors, although Pudsey elected Conservatives. An estimated 55% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.[6]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards of the City of Leeds:
Armley, Bramley and Stanningley represented about half of the electorate of the former constituency of Leeds West, and Calverley, Farsley and Pudsey represented about half of the electorate of the former constituency of Pudsey.[8]
Members of Parliament
Leeds West and Pudsey prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachel Reeves | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachel Reeves | 18,976 | 49.3 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Lee Farmer | 6,584 | 17.1 | −25.1 | |
| Reform | Andrea Whitehead | 6,281 | 16.3 | +13.5 | |
| Green | Ann Forsaith | 3,794 | 9.9 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 1,743 | 4.5 | +0.9 | |
| Workers Party | Jamal El Kheir | 633 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Darren Longhorn | 404 | 1.0 | −0.4 | |
| SDP | Sasha Watson | 79 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 12,392 | 32.2 | +26.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,494 | 54.9 | −13.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,069 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 23,220 | 48.4 | |
| Conservative | 20,257 | 42.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,747 | 3.6 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,330 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 727 | 1.6 | |
| Green | 687 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | 47,968 | 68.3 | |
| Electorate | 70,270 | ||
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- 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