Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
LEEDS was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 6,899 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in LEEDS from 1904 to 1974.
Full Election History, 1904–1974
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1904
Conservative
Conservative
2,175
59.1%
Liberal (1,506)
669 (18.2 pts)
1908
Conservative
Conservative
2,356
62.2%
Liberal (1,432)
924 (24.4 pts)
1911
Conservative
Conservative
2,392
62.2%
Liberal (1,452)
940 (24.5 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
7,236
64.0%
Opposition (4,069)
3,167 (28.0 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
7,868
45.6%
Liberal (5,830)
2,038 (11.8 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
8,931
57.2%
Liberal (6,689)
2,242 (14.4 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
9,092
56.0%
Liberal (7,148)
1,944 (12.0 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
9,401
60.0%
Liberal (6,256)
3,145 (20.1 pts)
1935
Conservative
Conservative
9,487
49.6%
Liberal (8,737)
750 (3.9 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
10,322
55.6%
National Government (8,227)
2,095 (11.3 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,714
51.4%
Liberal (8,263)
1,451 (7.7 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
10,080
50.2%
Progressive Conservative (9,302)
778 (3.9 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,097
50.9%
Liberal (9,736)
361 (1.8 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,065
51.3%
Liberal (10,125)
940 (4.4 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
12,675
58.1%
Liberal (9,145)
3,530 (16.2 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
12,071
52.9%
Progressive Conservative (10,325)
1,746 (7.7 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
12,113
55.0%
Progressive Conservative (9,899)
2,214 (10.1 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
10,365
48.5%
Progressive Conservative (10,066)
299 (1.4 pts)
1968
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
13,536
46.6%
Liberal (13,532)
4 (0.0 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,130
53.9%
Liberal (10,650)
7,480 (22.2 pts)
1974
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,744
53.4%
Liberal (10,845)
6,899 (20.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,175
59.1%
Liberal
1,506
40.9%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,356
62.2%
Liberal
1,432
37.8%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,392
62.2%
Liberal
1,452
37.8%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
7,236
64.0%
Opposition
4,069
36.0%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
7,868
45.6%
Liberal
5,830
33.8%
Progressive
3,564
20.6%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
8,931
57.2%
Liberal
6,689
42.8%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,092
56.0%
Liberal
7,148
44.0%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,401
60.0%
Liberal
6,256
40.0%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,487
49.6%
Liberal
8,737
45.7%
Reconstruction
892
4.7%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,322
55.6%
National Government
8,227
44.4%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,714
51.4%
Liberal
8,263
43.8%
CCF
907
4.8%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,080
50.2%
Progressive Conservative
9,302
46.3%
CCF
699
3.5%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,097
50.9%
Liberal
9,736
49.1%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,065
51.3%
Liberal
10,125
46.9%
Social Credit
395
1.8%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,675
58.1%
Liberal
9,145
41.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,071
52.9%
Progressive Conservative
10,325
45.2%
Social Credit
424
1.9%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,113
55.0%
Progressive Conservative
9,899
45.0%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,365
48.5%
Progressive Conservative
10,066
47.1%
NDP
946
4.4%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
13,536
46.6%
Liberal
13,532
46.5%
NDP
2,005
6.9%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,130
53.9%
Liberal
10,650
31.7%
NDP
4,850
14.4%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,744
53.4%
Liberal
10,845
32.6%
NDP
4,659
14.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.
Trend
LEEDS has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won LEEDS in the 1974 general election?
Progressive Conservative won LEEDS in 1974 with 17,744 votes (53.4%), a margin of 6,899 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won LEEDS since 1904?
Since 1904, LEEDS has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in LEEDS?
The closest contested result on record for LEEDS was 1968, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 4 votes (0.0 percentage points).