| Leeds West | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:LeedsWest2007Constituency.svg) 2010–2024 boundary of Leeds West in West Yorkshire | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:EnglandWestYorkshire.svg) Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire (West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974) |
| Electorate | 67,727 (December 2019)[1] |
| 1885–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Leeds |
| Replaced by | Leeds South West and Morley, & Leeds West and Pudsey |
Leeds West was a borough constituency covering the western part of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. With the exception of the Parliament of 1983–87, the seat was held by Labour since 1945.
The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election and replaced primarily by Leeds West and Pudsey.[2]
- ^ "Leeds West Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "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 22 July 2023.