Leeds Central and Headingley (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Leeds Central and Headingley
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	Borough
Region:	England
Elects Howmany:	One
Party:	Labour

Leeds Central and Headingley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[2] The seat is currently represented by Alex Sobel of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

The constituency is 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 comprises the following areas of the City of Leeds:^[4]

• Headingley and Weetwood, transferred from Leeds North West
• Hyde Park, Little London and Woodhouse from Leeds Central (to be abolished and largely replaced by Leeds South)
• Kirkstall from Leeds West (to be abolished)

Members of Parliament

Leeds Central and Leeds North West prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[6]
Party		Vote	%
		27,696	63.4
		7,817	17.9
		4,884	11.2
		1,757	4.0
		1,508	3.5
Turnout		43,662	57.9
Electorate		75,396

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

External links

• Leeds Central and Headingley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

53.82°N -1.58°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber Boundary Commission for England . 25 July 2023 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
2. Web site: westleedslife . 28 June 2023 . Boundary Commission publishes final boundary changes – here's what it means for people living in Leeds West and Pudsey . 6 March 2024 . West Leeds Dispatch . en-GB.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details – Leeds Central and Headingley . 6 March 2024 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Web site: Leeds Central and Headingley – General election results 2024 . BBC News . 5 July 2024.
6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.