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.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, Holbeck, and New Wortley, and part of Bramley ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, and Bramley, and part of New Wortley ward. 1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Bramley, Farnley and Wortley, and Upper Armley. 1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, and Wortley. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, Wellington, and Wortley. 1974–1983: The County Borough wards of Armley and Castleton, Bramley, Stanningley, and Wortley. 1980–1983: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, and Wortley. 1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Kirkstall, and Wortley. 2010–2024: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Farnley and Wortley, and Kirkstall. Unusually for a Parliamentary seat, the boundaries did not correspond exactly to the wards' boundaries. The seat included small areas of the wards for Calverley and Farsley, and Morley North, but also excluded a very small area of Farnley and Wortley, which fell under Leeds Central.

History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.

Abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed to three new constituencies:

Members of Parliament

Leeds prior to 1885

Election results 1885–2024

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

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Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 2010s