Leeds Constituencies - Morley & Outwood
The constituency was established in 2010.
It comprises the ancient town of Morley from the Leeds Metropolitan Borough and the area around Outwood in the City of Wakefield district. In the nineteenth century Morley specialised in the manufacture of shoddy and mining. It was granted a Parliamentary seat in 1885 but the seat was merged with Batley in 1918. Batley & Morley constituency was abolished in 1983. The town had a population of 44,440 in the 2011 census. Outwood, originally a pit village, has seen a considerable amount of housing developments which have transformed the locality. It is situated within the rhubarb triangle. Wrenthorpe and Outwood West are affluent areas. Outwood had a population of 7,623 in the 2001 census.
Morley & Outwood in 2015
BOUNDARIES
2010– : From Leeds Metropolitan Borough: Ardsley and Robin Hood Ward; Morley North Ward; Morley South Ward. From the City of Wakefield: Stanley and Outwood East Ward; Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Ward
TURNOUT
For elections after 1929 when universal suffrage had been granted
| Electorate | Turnout | Turnout | |
| 2010 | 74,891 | 48,856 | 65.24% |
| 2015 | 75,820 | 48,250 | 63.64% |
| 2017 | 76,495 | 52,357 | 68.44% |
| 2019 | 78,803 | 51,930 | 65.90% |
HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2019 A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 29,424
LOWEST NUMBER OF VOTES RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2010 E. Balls (Labour & Co-op) 18,365
HIGHEST MAJORITY RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2019 A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 11,267
LOWEST MAJORITY RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2015 A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 422
RESULTS
Boundary Commission 2010
2010 - 6th May
Morley & Outwood
E. Balls (Labour & Co-op) 18,365
A. J. Calvert (Conservative) 17,264
J. Monaghan (Liberal Democrat) 8,186
C. Beverley (British National) 3,535
D. Daniel (United Kingdom Independence) 1,506
2015 - 7th May
Morley & Outwood
A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 18,776
E. Balls (Labour & Co-op) 18,354
D. Dews (United Kingdom Independence) 7,951
R. Taylor (Liberal Democrat) 1,426
M. Hemingway (Green) 1,264
2017 - 8th June
Morley & Outwood
A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 26,550
N. Dawson (Labour & Co-op) 24,446
C. Dobson (Liberal Democrat) 1,361
2019 - 12th December
Morley & Outwood
A. Jenkyns (Conservative) 29,424
D. Ferguson (Labour) 18,157
C. Dobson (Liberal Democrat) 2,285
C. Bell (Green) 1,107
D. Woodlock (Yorkshire) 957