Morley and Leeds South
UK Parliament constituency (1983–1997)
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Morley and Leeds South (often known as Leeds South and Morley) was a borough constituency in West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
| Morley and Leeds South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Batley & Morley, Leeds South and Normanton[1] |
| Replaced by | Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central[1] |
History
This was a safe Labour seat during the three parliaments of its existence. The former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees was the MP from 1983 to 1992.
Boundaries
The City of Leeds wards of Hunslet, Middleton, Morley North, and Morley South.
The constituency was located on the southern outskirts of the City of Leeds and included the town of Morley. The area is now more or less covered by Leeds South and Leeds South West and Morley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Merlyn Rees | Labour | |
| 1992 | John Gunnell | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central[1] | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Merlyn Rees | 18,995 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | William Hyde | 13,141 | 31.8 | ||
| SDP | Peter Burley | 9,216 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 5,854 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,352 | 67.9 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Merlyn Rees | 21,551 | 49.5 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Tessa Holdroyd | 14,840 | 34.2 | +2.4 | |
| SDP | Edward Dawson | 7,099 | 16.3 | −6.0 | |
| Majority | 6,711 | 15.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,490 | 71.6 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gunnell | 23,896 | 52.2 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | George Booth | 16,524 | 36.1 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Walmsley | 5,062 | 11.1 | −5.2 | |
| Natural Law | Robert Thurston | 327 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 7,372 | 16.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 45,809 | 72.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||