| Leeds South East | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Leeds East |
| Next: | Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds West and Leeds North West[1] |
Leeds South East was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of East and East Hunslet, and part of North East ward.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Crossgates and Temple Newsam, East Hunslet, and Osmondthorpe.
1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Cross Gates, East Hunslet, Halton, and Osmondthorpe.[2]
1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Blenheim, City, East Hunslet, Richmond Hill, and Westfield.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Burley, Burmantofts, City, Richmond Hill, and Woodhouse.
Leeds city centre was in the constituency from 1955 until the seat disappeared in 1983 since when it has been in Leeds Central.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | James O'Grady | Labour | ||
| 1924 | Henry Slesser | Labour | ||
| 1929 | James Milner | Labour | ||
| 1952 | Denis Healey | Labour | ||
| 1955 | Alice Bacon | Labour | ||
| 1970 | Stan Cohen | Labour | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | |||
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;