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Leeds North — UK General Election Results

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

Leeds North was won by Conservative at the 1951 general election, with a majority of 13,041 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Leeds North from 1885 to 1951.

Full Election History, 1885–1951

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Lawies Jackson (Conservative) 4,494 51.5% Arthur William Rucker (Liberal) 257 (2.9 pts) 86.2%
1886 William Lawies Jackson (Conservative) 4,301 53.9% Albert Osliff Rutson (Liberal) 619 (7.8 pts) 78.8%
1892 William Lawies Jackson (Conservative) 5,790 54.8% Thomas Richmond Leuty (Liberal) 1,014 (9.6 pts) 85.9%
1895 William Lawies Jackson (Conservative) 5,992 57.2% Herbert Stanhope Baines (Liberal) 1,508 (14.4 pts) 77.2%
1900 William Lawies Jackson (Conservative) 7,512 60.1% James Cullen Hamilton (Liberal) 2,517 (20.1 pts) 71.9%
1906 Rowland Hirst Barran (Liberal) 9,593 57.4% John Dearman Birchall (Conservative) 2,484 (14.9 pts) 78.8%
Dec 1910 Rowland Hirst Barran (Liberal) 9,324 50.7% John Dearman Birchall (Conservative) 268 (1.5 pts) 80.0%
Jan 1910 Rowland Hirst Barran (Liberal) 10,775 54.0% John Dearman Birchall (Conservative) 1,611 (8.1 pts) 86.8%
1918 Alexander Charles Farquharson (Liberal) 13,863 74.7% George Hartley Thompson (Labour) 10,440 (56.2 pts) 49.0%
1922 Hugh Myddleton Butler (Unionist) 13,771 51.3% Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson (Liberal) 6,541 (24.4 pts) 71.8%
1923 William Gervase Beckett (Unionist) 14,066 53.9% Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson (Liberal) 7,442 (28.5 pts) 67.1%
1924 William Gervase Beckett (Unionist) 18,502 70.0% Sam Crowther Moore (Labour) 10,582 (40.1 pts) 67.1%
1929 Osbert Peake (Unionist) 19,661 48.2% Thomas McCall (Labour) 8,481 (20.8 pts) 73.6%
1931 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 34,964 78.8% John Edwards (Labour) 25,537 (57.5 pts) 74.0%
1935 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 30,636 69.0% John Edwards (Labour) 16,844 (37.9 pts) 66.8%
1945 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 22,848 42.0% Ronald Hodgson (Labour) 128 (0.2 pts) 71.9%
1950 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 27,766 58.8% Robert Hurst (Labour) 12,748 (27.0 pts) 84.2%
1951 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 30,290 63.7% Philip Taylor (Labour) 13,041 (27.4 pts) 81.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lawies Jackson Conservative 4,49451.5% Yes
Arthur William Rucker Liberal 4,23748.5% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lawies Jackson Conservative 4,30153.9% Yes
Albert Osliff Rutson Liberal 3,68246.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lawies Jackson Conservative 5,79054.8% Yes
Thomas Richmond Leuty Liberal 4,77645.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lawies Jackson Conservative 5,99257.2% Yes
Herbert Stanhope Baines Liberal 4,48442.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lawies Jackson Conservative 7,51260.1% Yes
James Cullen Hamilton Liberal 4,99539.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hirst Barran Liberal 9,59357.4% Yes
John Dearman Birchall Conservative 7,10942.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hirst Barran Liberal 9,32450.7% Yes
John Dearman Birchall Conservative 9,05649.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Hirst Barran Liberal 10,77554.0% Yes
John Dearman Birchall Conservative 9,16446.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Charles Farquharson Liberal 13,86374.7% Yes
George Hartley Thompson Labour 3,42318.4% No
Harold Frazer Wyatt National Party 1,2826.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Myddleton Butler Unionist 13,77151.3% Yes
Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson Liberal 7,23026.9% No
David Stewart Labour 5,83621.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Gervase Beckett Unionist 14,06653.9% Yes
Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson Liberal 6,62425.4% No
David Stewart Labour 5,38420.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Gervase Beckett Unionist 18,50270.0% Yes
Sam Crowther Moore Labour 7,92030.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Unionist 19,66148.2% Yes
Thomas McCall Labour 11,18027.4% No
Thomas Edmund Harvey Liberal 9,94424.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 34,96478.8% Yes
John Edwards Labour 9,42721.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 30,63669.0% Yes
John Edwards Labour 13,79231.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 22,84842.0% Yes
Ronald Hodgson Labour 22,72041.8% No
John Hutchison MacCallum Scott Liberal 8,82416.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 27,76658.8% Yes
Robert Hurst Labour 15,01831.8% No
Winifred Underhill Liberal 4,4469.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 30,29063.7% Yes
Philip Taylor Labour 17,24936.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 9.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 14.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 1.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1918: Liberal margin 56.2 pts 1922: Unionist margin 24.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 28.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 40.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 20.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 57.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 37.9 pts 1945: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1950: Conservative margin 27.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 27.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951

Trend

Leeds North has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds North in the 1951 general election?

Conservative won Leeds North in 1951 with 30,290 votes (63.7%), a majority of 13,041 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds North since 1885?

Since 1885, Leeds North has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Leeds North?

The closest result on record for Leeds North was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 128 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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