Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Leeds North West
Map1 = LeedsNorthWest
Type = Borough
Map2 = WestYorkshire
Entity = West Yorkshire
County = West Yorkshire
Year = 1950
MP = Greg Mulholland
Party = Liberal Democrat
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds North West is an English 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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the north western part of the metropolitan borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It stretches 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:
* Adel and Wharfedale (includes Bramhope, Cookridge, Holt Park)
* Headingley
* Otley and Yeadon
* Weetwood (includes Far Headingley, Ireland Wood and part of West Park)

History

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 Conservative Party 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 1997 General Election by Harold Best, who was re-elected in the 2001 General Election. Best retired at the 2005 General Election. The seat was contested for Labour by Judith Blake (at that time Deputy Leader of Leeds City Council, and as of 2008 Labour's candidate in the next General Election), but it 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.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin | title=Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [cite web | url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/leedsnorthwest | author=UKPollingReport | title=Election Guide: Leeds North West | accessdate=2008-04-01]

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Blake
votes =
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Greg Mulholland
votes =
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julia Mulligan
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Leeds North WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Greg Mulholland
votes = 16,612
percentage = 37.2
change = +10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Blake
votes = 14,735
percentage = 33.0
change = −8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Lee
votes = 11,510
percentage = 25.7
change = −3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Hemingway
votes = 1,128
percentage = 2.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Adrian Knowles
votes = 545
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Alliance for Green Socialism
candidate = Jeannie Sutton
votes = 181
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,877
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,711
percentage = 62.4
change = +4.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = 9.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Leeds North WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Best
votes = 17,794
percentage = 41.9
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Adam Pritchard
votes = 12,558
percentage = 29.6
change = −2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Hall-Matthews
votes = 11,431
percentage = 26.9
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Simon Jones
votes = 668
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,236
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,451
percentage = 58.2
change = −11.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997cite web
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/live/index.htm
title=BBC 1997 elections results
accessdate=2007-10-11] : Leeds North West

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Best
votes = 19,694
percentage = 39.9
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Hampson
votes = 12,558
percentage = 29.6
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barbara Pearce
votes = 11,689
percentage = 23.7
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Sean Emmett
votes = 1,325
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Lamb
votes = 335
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = ProLife Alliance
candidate = Sean Emmett
votes = 251
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Ronnie The Rhino
candidate = Daniel Duffy
votes = 232
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"

Election box majority
votes = 3,844
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +11.8

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992cite web
url = http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge92/i12.htm
title=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources, University of Keele
accessdate=2007-10-12] : Leeds North West

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Hampson
votes = 21,750
percentage = 43.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barbara Pearce
votes = 14,079
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Egan
votes = 13,782
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Webb
votes = 519
percentage = 1.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Noel Nowosielski
votes = 427
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,671
percentage = 15.17
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.84
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire