Leeds West and Pudsey

Leeds West and Pudsey
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlementsLeeds (part), Farsley, Pudsey
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRachel Reeves (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

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.

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

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Rachel Reeves Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Leeds West and Pudsey[9][10]
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 %
Labour23,22048.4
Conservative20,25742.2
Liberal Democrats1,7473.6
Brexit Party1,3302.8
Others7271.6
Green6871.4
Turnout 47,968 68.3
Electorate 70,270

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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

References

  1. ↑ "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 2023-07-18.
  2. ↑ westleedslife (2023-06-28). "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes – here's what it means for people living in Leeds West and Pudsey". West Leeds Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Leeds economy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Financial centres outside London". Cisi.org. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Leeds West and Pudsey". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details – Leeds West and Pudsey". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ↑ "New Seat Details - Leeds West and Pudsey". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Leeds West and Pudsey Result". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Leeds West and Pudsey results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "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.

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