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Leeds Central — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Leeds Central was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 19,270 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Leeds Central from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 4,589 51.8% John Barran (Liberal) 314 (3.5 pts) 79.6%
1886 Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 4,225 50.1% James Kitson (Liberal) 13 (0.1 pts) 75.8%
1892 Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 4,448 50.6% John Lawson Walton (Liberal) 113 (1.3 pts) 86.0%
1895 Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 4,631 53.8% Leifchild Stratten Jones (Liberal) 654 (7.6 pts) 83.1%
1900 Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 4,144 57.7% Samuel Montagu (Liberal) 1,102 (15.3 pts) 73.2%
1906 Robert Armitage (Liberal) 4,188 57.3% Gerald William Balfour (Conservative) 1,069 (14.6 pts) 82.2%
Jan 1910 Robert Armitage (Liberal) 3,987 54.2% John Gordon (Conservative) 621 (8.5 pts) 87.9%
Dec 1910 Robert Armitage (Liberal) 3,519 52.6% John Gordon (Conservative) 350 (5.2 pts) 79.9%
1918 Robert Armitage (Liberal) 11,474 70.6% Ernest Terry (Independent) 8,840 (54.4 pts) 37.4%
1922 Arthur Wellesley Willey (Unionist) 14,137 50.1% Henry Herman Slesser (Labour) 6,293 (22.3 pts) 66.1%
1923 Charles Henry Wilson (Unionist) 14,853 56.2% Henry Herman Slesser (Labour) 3,279 (12.4 pts) 60.1%
1924 Charles Henry Wilson (Unionist) 16,182 59.6% Edward John Cecil Neep (Labour) 5,207 (19.2 pts) 61.0%
1929 Richard Douglas Denman (Labour) 17,322 44.5% Charles Henry Wilson (Unionist) 1,364 (3.5 pts) 68.9%
1931 Richard Douglas Denman (National Labour) 26,496 71.4% Moss Turner-Samuels (Labour) 15,863 (42.7 pts) 66.2%
1935 Richard Douglas Denman (National Labour) 17,747 56.4% Fred William Lindley (Labour) 4,046 (12.9 pts) 61.4%
1945 George Porter (Labour) 13,370 57.1% Charles Spencer Denman (Conservative) 5,359 (22.9 pts) 63.5%
1950 George Porter (Labour) 24,030 60.7% William Barford (Conservative) 10,679 (27.0 pts) 78.3%
1951 George Porter (Labour) 23,967 62.3% William Barford (Conservative) 9,492 (24.7 pts) 77.1%
1983 Derek Fatchett (Labour) 18,706 47.9% Peter Wrigley (Liberal) 8,222 (21.1 pts) 61.7%
1987 Derek Fatchett (Labour) 21,270 55.6% David Schofield (Conservative) 11,505 (30.1 pts) 64.8%
1992 Derek Fatchett (Labour) 23,673 62.2% Tessa Christine Holdroyd (Conservative) 15,020 (39.5 pts) 61.3%
1997 Derek Fatchett (Labour) 25,766 69.5% Edward Wild (Conservative) 20,689 (55.8 pts) 55.1%
2001 Hilary Benn (Labour) 18,277 66.9% Victoria Richmond (Conservative) 14,381 (52.7 pts) 41.7%
2005 Hilary Benn (Labour) 17,526 60.0% Ruth Coleman (Liberal Democrat) 11,866 (40.7 pts) 46.4%
2010 Hilary Benn (Labour) 18,434 49.3% Michael Taylor (Liberal Democrat) 10,645 (28.5 pts) 46.2%
2015 Hilary Benn (Labour) 24,758 55.0% Nicola Wilson (Conservative) 16,967 (37.7 pts) 55.3%
2017 Hilary Benn (Labour) 33,453 70.2% Gareth Davies (Conservative) 23,698 (49.7 pts) 53.4%
2019 Hilary Benn (Labour) 30,413 61.7% Peter Fortune (Conservative) 19,270 (39.1 pts) 54.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 4,58951.8% Yes
John Barran Liberal 4,27548.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 4,22550.1% Yes
James Kitson Liberal 4,21249.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 4,44850.6% Yes
John Lawson Walton Liberal 4,33549.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 4,63153.8% Yes
Leifchild Stratten Jones Liberal 3,97746.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 4,14457.7% Yes
Samuel Montagu Liberal 3,04242.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Armitage Liberal 4,18857.3% Yes
Gerald William Balfour Conservative 3,11942.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Armitage Liberal 3,98754.2% Yes
John Gordon Conservative 3,36645.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Armitage Liberal 3,51952.6% Yes
John Gordon Conservative 3,16947.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Armitage Liberal 11,47470.6% Yes
Ernest Terry Independent 2,63416.2% No
Joseph Smith Co-operative 2,14613.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Wellesley Willey Unionist 14,13750.1% Yes
Henry Herman Slesser Labour 7,84427.8% No
Robert Armitage Liberal 6,26022.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Henry Wilson Unionist 14,85356.2% Yes
Henry Herman Slesser Labour 11,57443.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Henry Wilson Unionist 16,18259.6% Yes
Edward John Cecil Neep Labour 10,97540.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Douglas Denman Labour 17,32244.5% Yes
Charles Henry Wilson Unionist 15,95841.0% No
Myer Jack Landa Liberal 5,60714.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Douglas Denman National Labour 26,49671.4% Yes
Moss Turner-Samuels Labour 10,63328.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Douglas Denman National Labour 17,74756.4% Yes
Fred William Lindley Labour 13,70143.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Porter Labour 13,37057.1% Yes
Charles Spencer Denman Conservative 8,01134.2% No
Basil Mayer Sandelson Liberal 2,0178.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Porter Labour 24,03060.7% Yes
William Barford Conservative 13,35133.8% No
Victor Delepine Liberal 2,1765.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Porter Labour 23,96762.3% Yes
William Barford Conservative 14,47537.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Fatchett Labour 18,70647.9% Yes
Peter Wrigley Liberal 10,48426.9% No
Michael Ashley Ashley-Brown Conservative 9,18123.5% No
Gordon Cummins BNP 3310.8% No
James Martin Rogers Communist 3140.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Fatchett Labour 21,27055.6% Yes
David Schofield Conservative 9,76525.5% No
Karen Elizabeth Lee Social Democratic Party 6,85317.9% No
William Henry Innis Communist 3550.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Fatchett Labour 23,67362.2% Yes
Tessa Christine Holdroyd Conservative 8,65322.7% No
David Pratt Liberal Democrat 5,71315.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Fatchett Labour 25,76669.5% Yes
Edward Wild Conservative 5,07713.7% No
David Freeman Liberal Democrat 4,16411.2% No
Philip Myers Referendum Party 1,0422.8% No
Michael Rix Socialist Labour 6561.8% No
Chris Hill Socialist Alternative 3040.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 18,27766.9% Yes
Victoria Richmond Conservative 3,89614.3% No
Stewart Arnold Liberal Democrat 3,60713.2% No
David Burgess UKIP 7752.8% No
Stephen Johnston Socialist Alliance 7512.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 17,52660.0% Yes
Ruth Coleman Liberal Democrat 5,66019.4% No
Brian Cattell Conservative 3,86513.2% No
Mark Collett BNP 1,2014.1% No
Peter Sewards UKIP 4941.7% No
Mick Dear Independent 1890.6% No
Oluwole Taiwo Independent 1260.4% No
Julian Fitzgerald Alliance for Change 1250.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 18,43449.3% Yes
Michael Taylor Liberal Democrat 7,78920.8% No
Alan Lamb Conservative 7,54120.2% No
Kevin Meeson BNP 3,0668.2% No
Dave Procter Independent 4091.1% No
We Beat The Scum One-Nil Independent 1550.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 24,75855.0% Yes
Nicola Wilson Conservative 7,79117.3% No
Luke Senior UKIP 7,08215.7% No
Michael Hayton Green 3,5587.9% No
Emma Spriggs Liberal Democrat 1,5293.4% No
Liz Kitching Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3300.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 33,45370.2% Yes
Gareth Davies Conservative 9,75520.5% No
Bill Palfreman UKIP 2,0564.3% No
Ed Carlisle Green 1,1892.5% No
Andy Nash Liberal Democrat 1,0632.2% No
Alex Coetzee Christian Peoples Alliance 1570.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hilary Benn Labour 30,41361.7% Yes
Peter Fortune Conservative 11,14322.6% No
Paul Thomas Brexit Party 2,9996.1% No
Jack Holland Liberal Democrat 2,3434.8% No
Ed Carlisle Green 2,1054.3% No
William Clouston Social Democratic Party 2810.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1886: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1892: Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1895: Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1900: Conservative margin 15.3 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 8.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 54.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 22.3 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 19.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 3.5 pts 1931: National Labour margin 42.7 pts 1935: National Labour margin 12.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 22.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 27.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 24.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 21.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 30.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 39.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 55.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 52.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 40.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 28.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 37.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 49.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Leeds Central has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, National Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds Central in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Leeds Central in 2019 with 30,413 votes (61.7%), a majority of 19,270 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds Central since 1885?

Since 1885, Leeds Central has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Leeds Central?

The closest result on record for Leeds Central was 1886, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 13 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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