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Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] It is currently represented by Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Keir Starmer.
| Leeds West and Pudsey | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Leeds (part), Farsley, Pudsey |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Rachel Reeves (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
2024–present: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Calverley and Farsley, and Pudsey.[3]
Leeds West and Pudsey prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #E4003B"}]]}"> | 2024 | Rachel Reeves | Labour |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachel Reeves | 18,976 | 49.3 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Lee Farmer | 6,584 | 17.1 | −25.1 | |
| Reform UK | Andrea Whitehead | 6,281 | 16.3 | +13.5 | |
| Green | Ann Forsaith | 3,794 | 9.9 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 1,743 | 4.5 | +0.9 | |
| Workers Party | Jamal El Kheir | 633 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Yorkshire | Darren Longhorn | 404 | 1.0 | −0.4 | |
| SDP | Sasha Watson | 79 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 12,392 | 32.2 | +26.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,494 | 54.9 | −13.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,069 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 23,220 | 48.4 | |
| Conservative | 20,257 | 42.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,747 | 3.6 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,330 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 727 | 1.6 | |
| Green | 687 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | 47,968 | 68.3 | |
| Electorate | 70,270 | ||
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years
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