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Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 & 2024 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leeds South is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency existed from 1885 to 1983 and was recreated in 2024 following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[2]
Leeds South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Leeds South in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Hilary Benn (Labour) |
Seats | One |
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1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Leeds |
Replaced by | Leeds Central and Morley & Leeds South[1] |
In the 2024 general election, the seat was won by Hilary Benn of the Labour Party, who serves as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the government of Keir Starmer.[3][4] Benn had represented Leeds Central, the main predecessor of Leeds South, since 1999.
Leeds South was the seat of the former Leader of the Labour Party, the late Hugh Gaitskell, and the former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees.