Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Leeds West" redirects here. For the school, see Leeds West Academy.
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.
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Leeds West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 |
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The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election.[2]