Leeds Constituencies - North West
The constituency was established in 1950 as Leeds North-West.
The name of the constituency was changed in 1955 by dropping the hyphen. Developed as a middle-class residential area from the nineteenth century as the more affluent population moved out of the polluted central are of the town, it now caters for many of the professional, middle-to-high income group. Over a quarter of the electorate are students. Some large council estates were established postwar. It contains a twelfth-century church at Adel, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds Beckett University, and Leeds-Bradford Airport.
North West in 2015
BOUNDARIES
1950–1955: Far Headingley Ward, Hyde Park Ward, and Kirkstall Ward.
1955–1974: Far Headingley Ward, Hyde Park Ward, Kirkstall Ward, Meanwood Ward, and Moortown Ward.
1974–1983: Cookridge Ward, Headingley Ward, Kirkstall Ward, Moortown Ward, and Weetwood Ward.
1983–2010: Cookridge Ward, Headingley Ward, Otley and Wharfedale Ward, and Weetwood Ward.
2010 – 2024: Adel and Wharfedale Ward, Headingley Ward, Otley and Yeadon Ward, and Weetwood
2024 - : Leeds Wards: Adel & Wharfedale, Guiseley & Rawdon, Horsforth, Otley & Yeadon
TURNOUT
For elections after 1929 when universal suffrage had been granted
| Electorate | Turnout | Turnout | ||
| 1950 | 48,876 | 41,801 | 85.52% | |
| 1951 | 50,184 | 41,363 | 82.42% | |
| 1955 | 64,142 | 48,517 | 75.64% | |
| 1959 | 69,243 | 53,718 | 77.58% | |
| 1964 | 74,417 | 57,449 | 77.20% | |
| 1966 | 74,191 | 54,212 | 73.07% | |
| 1970 | 80,309 | 56,070 | 69.82% | |
| 1974 | 64,511 | 49,172 | 76.22% | February |
| 1974 | 65,062 | 43,122 | 66.28% | October |
| 1979 | 68,702 | 50,206 | 73.08% | |
| 1983 | 68,004 | 48,488 | 71.30% | |
| 1987 | 68,227 | 51,632 | 75.68% | |
| 1992 | 69,406 | 50,557 | 72.84% | |
| 1997 | 70,833 | 49,376 | 69.71% | |
| 2001 | 72,945 | 42,451 | 58.2% | |
| 2005 | 71,650 | 44,711 | 62.40% | |
| 2010 | 65,399 | 43,483 | 66.49% | |
| 2015 | 61,974 | 43,357 | 69.96% | |
| 2017 | 68,152 | 46,287 | 67.92% | |
| 2019 | 67,741 | 49,283 | 72.75% | |
| 2024 | 71,592 | 49,777 | 69.53% |
HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
1959 D. Kaberry (Conservative) 35,210
LOWEST NUMBER OF VOTES RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2015 G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 15,948
HIGHEST MAJORITY RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
1959 D. Kaberry (Conservative) 16,702
LOWEST MAJORITY RECORDED BY A WINNING CANDIDATE
2005 G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 1,877
RESULTS
Representation of the People Act 1948 – Abolished plural voting and university seats
Boundary Reorganisation
1950 - 23th February
North West
D. Kaberry (Conservative) 24,161
V. Mishcon (Labour) 14,562
J. O. Hogley (Liberal) 3,078
1951 - 25th October
North West
D. Kaberry (Conservative) 25,873
M. Veitch (Labour) 15,490
Boundary Commission 1955
1955 - 26th May
North West
D. Kaberry (Conservative) 31,923
D. B. Matthews (Labour) 16,594
1959 - 8th October
North West
D. Kaberry (Conservative) 35,210 *
D. B. Matthews (Labour) 18,508
[ * The largest number of votes cast for a Leeds member.]
1964 - 15th October
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 29,859
D. B. Matthews (Labour) 18,862
R. H. J. Rhodes (Liberal) 8,728
1966 - 31st March
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 30,168
C. J. Morgan (Labour) 24,044
Representation of the People Act 1969 – Franchise extended to those over 18 years of age
1970 - 18th June
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 29,227
K. J. Woolmer (Labour) 20,795
J. R. W. Worrall (Liberal) 6,048
1974 - 28th February
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 21,995
L. C. K. Fenwick (Labour) 15,324
S. Waldenberg (Liberal) 11,853
1974 - 10th October
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 19,243
L. C. K. Fenwick (Labour) 15,216
D. Rolfe (Liberal) 8,663
1979 - 3rd May
North West
Sir D. Kaberry (Conservative) 23,837
P. A.O’Grady (Labour) 17,623
L. W. Keates (Liberal) 7,899
K. Rushworth (Ecology) 847
Boundary Commission 1983
1983 - 9th June
North West
K. Hampson (Conservative) 22,579
N. Jones (Social Democratic/Liberal Alliance) 14,042
J. D. Battle (Labour) 10,757
A. Laurence (Ecology) 673
C. Haygreen (Independent Conservative) 437
1987 - 11th June
North West
K. Hampson (Conservative) 22,480
B. Peters (Social Democratic/Liberal Alliance) 17,279
J. Thomas (Labour) 11,210
A. Stephens (Green) 663
1992 - 8th April
North West
K. Hampson (Conservative) 21,750
B. Pearce (Liberal Democrat) 14,079
S. Egan (Labour) 13,782
D. Webb (Green ) 519
N. Nowosielski (Liberal) 427
Boundary Commission 1995
1997 - 1st May
North West
H. Best (Labour) 19,694
K. Hampson (Conservative) 15,850
B. Pearce (Liberal Democrat) 11,689
S. Emmett (Referendum) 1,325
R. Lamb (Socialist Labour) 335
R. Toon (Independent ) 251
D. Duffy (Independent ) 232
2001 - 7th June
North West
H. Best (Labour) 17,794
A. Pritchard (Conservative) 12,558
D. Hall-Matthews (Liberal Democrat) 11,431
S. Jones (United Kingdom Independence) 668
2005 - 5th May
North West
G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 16,612
J. Blake (Labour) 14,735
G. A. Lee (Conservative) 11,510
M. F. Hemingway (Green) 1,128
A. D. Knowles (English Democrats) 545
J. Sutton (Alliance for Green Socialism) 181
Boundary Commission 2010
2010 - 6th May
North West
G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 20,653
J. Mulligan (Conservative) 11,550
J. Blake (Labour) 9,132
G. J. Bulmer (British National) 766
M. A. Thackray (United Kingdom Independence) 600
M. F. Hemingway (Green) 508
A. Procter (English Democrats) 153
T. A. J. Bavage (Alliance for Green Socialism) 121
[ Equals the largest number of candidates to contest a Leeds Parliamentary election.]
2015 - 7th May
North West
G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 15,948
A. Sobel (Labour) 13,041
A. Story (Conservative) 8,083
T. Goodall (Green) 3,042
J. Metcalfe (United Kingdom Independence) 2,997
B. Buxton (Yorkshire First) 143
M. Davies (Alliance for Green Socialism) 79
M. Flanagan (The Above and Beyond) 24
[ Equals the largest number of candidates to contest a Leeds Parliamentary election.]
2017 - 8th June
North West
A. Sobel (Labour & Co-op) 20,416
G. T. Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 16,192
A. Lamb (Conservative) 9,097
M. Hemingway (Green) 582
2019 - 12th December
North West
A. Sobel (Labour & Co-op) 23,971
S. Harper (Conservative) 13,222
K. Hussain (Liberal Democrat) 9,397
M. Hemingway (Green) 1,389
G. Webber (Brexit) 1,304
2024 - 4th July
North West
Katie Jayne White (Labour) 22,882
Thomas James Averre (Conservative) 10,986
Jayne Louise Bond (Reform UK) 5,935
Ryk Downes (Liberal Democrat) 5,641
Mick Bradley (Green) 3,231
Bob Buxton (Yorkshire Party) 1,024
Kathy Bushell (Social Democrat) 78