Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leeds North West
Borough constituency

Leeds North West shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1950
MP: Greg Mulholland
Party: Liberal Democrat
Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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The constituency covers the north western part of the metropolitan borough of Leeds, stretching from Yeadon in the north west and Otley in the north east to Headingley in the south.

After the proposed boundary changes it will be made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

The constituency was created in 1950, as Leeds North-West; the name was changed by dropping the hyphen in 1955. Before the 1950 general election, Leeds was represented by the constituencies of: Leeds Central, Leeds North, Leeds South, Leeds West, (all created 1885); Leeds North-East and Leeds South-East (both created 1918). There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey and Otley (created 1918 replacing Pudsey). The only changes after the 1950 election were the introduction of Leeds North West and the creation of Pudsey, replacing Pudsey and Otley.

The constituency was held for the Conservatives by Donald Kaberry from its creation in 1950 until his retirement in 1983, and then by Keith Hampson (1983–1987). It was taken for Labour in the 1987 General Election by Harold Best, who was re-elected in the 2001 General Election. Best retired at the 2005 General Election, when the seat was contested for Labour by Judith Blake, but was taken for the Liberal Democrats by Greg Mulholland.

This constituency has one of the biggest student populations in the country; over a quarter of the electorate.

Election Member Party
1950 Sir Donald Kaberry Conservative
1983 Keith Hampson Conservative
1997 Harold Best Labour
2005 Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat

General Election 2005: Leeds North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Greg Mulholland 16,612 37.2 +10.3
Labour Judith Blake 14,735 33.0 −8.9
Conservative George Lee 11,510 25.7 −3.9
Green Martin Hemingway 1,128 2.5 N/A
English Democrats Adrian Knowles 545 1.2 N/A
Alliance for Green Socialism Jeannie Sutton 181 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,877 4.2
Turnout 44,711 62.4 +4.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing 9.6


General Election 2001: Leeds North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Best 17,794 41.9 +2.0
Conservative Adam Pritchard 12,558 29.6 −2.5
Liberal Democrat David Hall-Matthews 11,431 26.9 +3.3
UK Independence Simon Jones 668 1.6 N/A
Majority 5,236 12.3
Turnout 42,451 58.2 −11.5
Labour hold Swing

General Election 1997[1]: Leeds North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Best 19,694 39.9
Conservative Keith Hampson 12,558 29.6
Liberal Democrat Barbara Pearce 11,689 23.7
Referendum Party Sean Emmett 1,325 2.7
Socialist Labour Roger Lamb 335 0.7
ProLife Alliance Sean Emmett 251 0.5
Ronnie the rhino Daniel Duffy 232 0.5
Majority 3,844 10.3
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.8


General Election 1992[2]: Leeds North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Hampson 21,750 43.0
Liberal Democrat Barbara Pearce 14,079 27.8
Labour Sue Egan 13,782 27.3
Green David Webb 519 1.0
Liberal Noel Nowosielski 427 0.9
Majority 7,671 15.17
Turnout 72.84
Conservative hold Swing

  1. ^ BBC 1997 elections results. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  2. ^ Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources, University of Keele. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.


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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Keighley • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative Beverley and Holderness • East Yorkshire • Haltemprice and Howden • Richmond (Yorks) • Ryedale • Scarborough and Whitby • Shipley • Skipton and Ripon • Vale of York
Liberal Democrat Harrogate and Knaresborough • Leeds North West • Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)


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