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Leeds North West — UK General Election Results

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

Leeds North West was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 11,896 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Leeds North West from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 24,161 57.8% Victor Mishcon (Labour) 9,599 (23.0 pts) 85.5%
1951 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 25,873 62.6% Marian Veitch (Labour) 10,383 (25.1 pts) 82.4%
1955 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 31,923 65.8% Dennis Burrill Matthews (Labour) 15,329 (31.6 pts) 75.6%
1959 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 35,210 65.5% Dennis Burrill Matthews (Labour) 16,702 (31.1 pts) 77.6%
1964 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 29,859 52.0% Dennis Burrill Matthews (Labour) 10,997 (19.1 pts) 77.2%
1966 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 30,168 55.6% John Morgan (Labour) 6,124 (11.3 pts) 73.1%
1970 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 29,227 52.1% Kenneth Woolmer (Labour) 8,432 (15.0 pts) 69.9%
Oct 1974 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 19,243 44.6% Ian Graham Keith Fenwick (Labour) 4,027 (9.3 pts) 66.3%
Feb 1974 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 21,995 44.7% Ian Graham Keith Fenwick (Labour) 6,671 (13.6 pts) 76.2%
1979 Donald Kaberry (Conservative) 23,837 47.5% Peter O'Grady (Labour) 6,214 (12.4 pts) 73.1%
1983 Keith Hampson (Conservative) 22,579 46.6% Norman Jones (Social Democratic Party) 8,537 (17.6 pts) 71.3%
1987 Keith Hampson (Conservative) 22,480 43.5% Barry Peters (Liberal) 5,201 (10.1 pts) 75.7%
1992 Keith Hampson (Conservative) 21,750 43.0% Barbara Pearce (Liberal Democrat) 7,671 (15.2 pts) 72.8%
1997 Harold Best (Labour) 19,694 39.9% Keith Hampson (Conservative) 3,844 (7.8 pts) 70.6%
2001 Harold Best (Labour) 17,794 41.9% Adam Pritchard (Conservative) 5,236 (12.3 pts) 58.2%
2005 Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 16,612 37.2% Judith Blake (Labour) 1,877 (4.2 pts) 62.4%
2010 Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 20,653 47.5% Julia Mulligan (Conservative) 9,103 (20.9 pts) 66.7%
2015 Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 15,948 36.8% Alex Sobel (Labour) 2,907 (6.7 pts) 70.2%
2017 Alex Sobel (Labour) 20,416 44.1% Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat) 4,224 (9.1 pts) 68.1%
2019 Alex Sobel (Labour) 23,971 48.6% Stewart Harper (Conservative) 10,749 (21.8 pts) 73.0%
2024 Katie White (Labour) 22,882 46.0% Thomas Averre (Conservative) 11,896 (23.9 pts) 69.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 24,16157.8% Yes
Victor Mishcon Labour 14,56234.8% No
Joseph Owen Hogley Liberal 3,0787.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 25,87362.6% Yes
Marian Veitch Labour 15,49037.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 31,92365.8% Yes
Dennis Burrill Matthews Labour 16,59434.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 35,21065.5% Yes
Dennis Burrill Matthews Labour 18,50834.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 29,85952.0% Yes
Dennis Burrill Matthews Labour 18,86232.8% No
Robert Henry Jenkins Rhodes Liberal 8,72815.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 30,16855.6% Yes
John Morgan Labour 24,04444.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 29,22752.1% Yes
Kenneth Woolmer Labour 20,79537.1% No
Joseph Raymond Worrall Liberal 6,04810.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 19,24344.6% Yes
Ian Graham Keith Fenwick Labour 15,21635.3% No
David Rolfe Liberal 8,66320.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 21,99544.7% Yes
Ian Graham Keith Fenwick Labour 15,32431.2% No
Stephen Waldenburg Liberal 11,85324.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Kaberry Conservative 23,83747.5% Yes
Peter O'Grady Labour 17,62335.1% No
Laurence Keates Liberal 7,89915.7% No
Keith Mackenzie Rushworth Green 8471.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Hampson Conservative 22,57946.6% Yes
Norman Jones Social Democratic Party 14,04229.0% No
John Battle Labour 10,75722.2% No
Alastair Douglas Laurence Green 6731.4% No
Colin Graham Haygreen Independent Conservative 4370.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Hampson Conservative 22,48043.5% Yes
Barry Peters Liberal 17,27933.5% No
Judith Thomas Labour 11,21021.7% No
Alan Stevens Green 6631.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Hampson Conservative 21,75043.0% Yes
Barbara Pearce Liberal Democrat 14,07927.8% No
Sue Egan Labour 13,78227.3% No
David Webb Green 5191.0% No
Noel Nowosielski Liberal 4270.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Best Labour 19,69439.9% Yes
Keith Hampson Conservative 15,85032.1% No
Barbara Pearce Liberal Democrat 11,68923.7% No
Sean Emmett Referendum Party 1,3252.7% No
Roger Lamb Socialist Labour 3350.7% No
Robert Toome ProLife Alliance 2510.5% No
Daniel Duffy Ronnie The Rhino 2320.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Best Labour 17,79441.9% Yes
Adam Pritchard Conservative 12,55829.6% No
David Hall-Matthews Liberal Democrat 11,43126.9% No
Simon Jones UKIP 6681.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat 16,61237.2% Yes
Judith Blake Labour 14,73533.0% No
George Lee Conservative 11,51025.7% No
Martin Hemingway Green 1,1282.5% No
Adrian Knowles English Democrats 5451.2% No
Jeannie Sutton Alliance for Green Socialism 1810.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat 20,65347.5% Yes
Julia Mulligan Conservative 11,55026.6% No
Judith Blake Labour 9,13221.0% No
Geoffrey Bulmer BNP 7661.8% No
Mark Thackray UKIP 6001.4% No
Martin Hemingway Green 5081.2% No
Alan Procter English Democrats 1530.4% No
Trevor Bavage Alliance For Green Socialism 1210.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat 15,94836.8% Yes
Alex Sobel Labour 13,04130.1% No
Alex Story Conservative 8,08318.6% No
Tim Goodall Green 3,0427.0% No
Julian Metcalfe UKIP 2,9976.9% No
Bob Buxton Yorkshire First 1430.3% No
Mike Davies Alliance For Green Socialism 790.2% No
Mark Flanagan The Above and Beyond Party 240.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Sobel Labour 20,41644.1% Yes
Greg Mulholland Liberal Democrat 16,19235.0% No
Alan Lamb Conservative 9,09719.7% No
Martin Hemingway Green 5821.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Sobel Labour 23,97148.6% Yes
Stewart Harper Conservative 13,22226.8% No
Kamran Hussain Liberal Democrat 9,39719.1% No
Martin Hemingway Green 1,3892.8% No
Graeme Webber Brexit Party 1,3042.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Katie White Labour 22,88246.0% Yes
Thomas Averre Conservative 10,98622.1% No
Jayne Bond Reform UK 5,93511.9% No
Ryk Downes Liberal Democrat 5,64111.3% No
Mick Bradley Green 3,2316.5% No
Bob Buxton The Yorkshire Party 1,0242.1% No
Kathy Bushell Social Democratic Party 780.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 31.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 19.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1970: Conservative margin 15.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 9.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 17.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 7.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.3 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 4.2 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 20.9 pts 2015: Liberal Democrat margin 6.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 9.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 21.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 23.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Leeds North West has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds North West in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Leeds North West in 2024 with 22,882 votes (46.0%), a majority of 11,896 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds North West since 1950?

Since 1950, Leeds North West has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Leeds North West?

The closest result on record for Leeds North West was 2005, when Liberal Democrat beat Labour by just 1,877 votes (4.2 percentage points).

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