Leeds Central and Headingley (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds Central and Headingley is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]

Leeds Central and Headingley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Yorkshire
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromLeeds Central, Leeds North West & Leeds West

Boundaries edit

 
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Leeds wards of: Headingley & Hyde Park; Kirkstall; Little London & Woodhouse; Weetwood.[3]

It will comprise the following areas of the City of Leeds:[4]

Elections edit

Elections in the 2020s edit

Next general election: Leeds Central and Headingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Howley[5]
Labour Alex Sobel[6]
SDP Rob Walker[7]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "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 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ westleedslife (2023-06-28). "Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes - here's what it means for people living in Leeds West and Pudsey". West Leeds Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Leeds Central and Headingley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Otley set for new MP as boundary shake-up splits constituency". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 29 March 2024.