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Leeds West — UK General Election Results

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

Leeds West was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 10,564 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Leeds West from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 6,130 61.7% William St James Wheelhouse (Conservative) 2,326 (23.4 pts) 82.4%
1886 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 5,226 63.8% Charles Frederick Williams (Conservative) 2,256 (27.5 pts) 68.0%
1892 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 5,974 51.5% Arthur Greenwood (Conservative) 353 (3.0 pts) 85.8%
1895 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 6,314 50.4% John Thomas North (Conservative) 96 (0.8 pts) 87.3%
1900 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 7,043 51.9% Thomas Walter Harding (Liberal Unionist) 521 (3.8 pts) 80.4%
1906 Herbert John Gladstone (Liberal) 9,258 66.6% Samuel Samuel (Conservative) 4,608 (33.1 pts) 75.1%
Jan 1910 Thomas Edmund Harvey (Liberal) 9,969 60.0% Samuel Samuel (Conservative) 3,315 (19.9 pts) 88.1%
Dec 1910 Thomas Edmund Harvey (Liberal) 8,715 66.2% George William Henry Jones (Conservative) 4,270 (32.5 pts) 69.7%
1918 John Murray (Liberal) 12,642 61.9% John Arnott (Labour) 6,622 (32.4 pts) 52.7%
1922 John Murray (Liberal) 13,391 51.7% Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 904 (3.5 pts) 67.6%
1923 Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 11,434 40.7% Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton (Unionist) 2,002 (7.1 pts) 71.6%
1924 Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 13,057 42.5% Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton (Unionist) 3 (0.0 pts) 77.5%
1929 Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 18,765 47.2% George William Martin (Unionist) 5,636 (14.2 pts) 79.4%
1931 Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams (Conservative) 24,701 63.2% Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 10,347 (26.5 pts) 76.7%
1935 Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams (Conservative) 20,545 54.3% Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 3,234 (8.5 pts) 70.5%
1945 Thomas William Stamford (Labour) 26,593 59.0% Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams (Conservative) 14,136 (31.4 pts) 75.2%
1950 Thomas Charles Pannell (Labour) 21,339 51.6% Bertrand Mather (Conservative) 4,515 (10.9 pts) 86.4%
1951 Thomas Charles Pannell (Labour) 22,357 54.1% Bertrand Mather (Conservative) 3,400 (8.2 pts) 85.9%
1955 Thomas Charles Pannell (Labour) 24,576 52.8% Joseph Hiley (Conservative) 6,264 (13.5 pts) 77.4%
1959 Charles Pannell (Labour) 25,878 54.9% David Lance Crouch (Conservative) 4,593 (9.7 pts) 78.3%
1964 Thomas Charles Pannell (Labour) 22,968 50.5% Ian Michael Glover (Conservative) 7,271 (16.0 pts) 74.5%
1966 Charles Pannell (Labour) 24,391 56.3% Michael Glover (Conservative) 10,508 (24.2 pts) 72.0%
1970 Charles Pannell (Labour) 21,618 51.8% Alexander Leitch (Conservative) 6,869 (16.5 pts) 65.7%
Feb 1974 Joe Dean (Labour) 19,436 42.1% Michael Meadowcroft (Liberal) 3,985 (8.6 pts) 77.0%
Oct 1974 Joe Dean (Labour) 20,669 49.6% Michael Meadowcroft (Liberal) 7,607 (18.3 pts) 69.0%
1979 Joe Dean (Labour) 21,290 49.4% Hugh John Simmonds (Conservative) 9,664 (22.4 pts) 73.3%
1983 Michael Meadowcroft (Liberal) 17,908 38.4% Joe Dean (Labour) 2,048 (4.4 pts) 69.0%
1987 John Battle (Labour) 21,032 43.2% Michael Meadowcroft (Liberal) 4,692 (9.6 pts) 73.3%
1992 John Battle (Labour) 26,310 55.1% Paul Bartlett (Conservative) 13,828 (29.0 pts) 71.1%
1997 John Battle (Labour) 26,819 66.7% John Whelan (Conservative) 19,771 (49.2 pts) 61.0%
2001 John Battle (Labour) 19,943 62.1% Kris Hopkins (Conservative) 14,935 (46.5 pts) 50.0%
2005 John Battle (Labour) 18,704 55.5% Darren Finlay (Liberal Democrat) 12,810 (38.0 pts) 53.6%
2010 Rachel Reeves (Labour) 16,389 42.3% Ruth Coleman (Liberal Democrat) 7,016 (18.1 pts) 57.6%
2015 Rachel Reeves (Labour) 18,456 48.0% Alex Pierre-Traves (Conservative) 10,727 (27.9 pts) 59.4%
2017 Rachel Reeves (Labour) 27,013 64.0% Zoe Metcalfe (Conservative) 15,965 (37.8 pts) 62.2%
2019 Rachel Reeves (Labour) 22,186 55.1% Mark Dormer (Conservative) 10,564 (26.2 pts) 59.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 6,13061.7% Yes
William St James Wheelhouse Conservative 3,80438.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 5,22663.8% Yes
Charles Frederick Williams Conservative 2,97036.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 5,97451.5% Yes
Arthur Greenwood Conservative 5,62148.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 6,31450.4% Yes
John Thomas North Conservative 6,21849.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 7,04351.9% Yes
Thomas Walter Harding Liberal Unionist 6,52248.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert John Gladstone Liberal 9,25866.6% Yes
Samuel Samuel Conservative 4,65033.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edmund Harvey Liberal 9,96960.0% Yes
Samuel Samuel Conservative 6,65440.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edmund Harvey Liberal 8,71566.2% Yes
George William Henry Jones Conservative 4,44533.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Murray Liberal 12,64261.9% Yes
John Arnott Labour 6,02029.5% No
Joseph Henry Chapman Independent 1,1385.6% No
David Thomas Barnes Independent Liberal 6193.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Murray Liberal 13,39151.7% Yes
Thomas William Stamford Labour 12,48748.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Stamford Labour 11,43440.7% Yes
Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton Unionist 9,43233.6% No
John Murray Liberal 7,20025.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Stamford Labour 13,05742.5% Yes
Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton Unionist 13,05442.5% No
Herbert Brown Liberal 4,59715.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Stamford Labour 18,76547.2% Yes
George William Martin Unionist 13,12933.0% No
Ralph Cleworth Liberal 7,89419.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams Conservative 24,70163.2% Yes
Thomas William Stamford Labour 14,35436.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams Conservative 20,54554.3% Yes
Thomas William Stamford Labour 17,31145.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Stamford Labour 26,59359.0% Yes
Samuel Vyvyan Trerice Adams Conservative 12,45727.6% No
James Booth Liberal 6,00813.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Charles Pannell Labour 21,33951.6% Yes
Bertrand Mather Conservative 16,82440.7% No
Cecil Rhodes Liberal 3,2097.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Charles Pannell Labour 22,35754.1% Yes
Bertrand Mather Conservative 18,95745.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Charles Pannell Labour 24,57652.8% Yes
Joseph Hiley Conservative 18,31239.3% No
Harold Hudson Liberal 3,6997.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Pannell Labour 25,87854.9% Yes
David Lance Crouch Conservative 21,28545.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Charles Pannell Labour 22,96850.5% Yes
Ian Michael Glover Conservative 15,69734.5% No
Denis Pedder Liberal 6,78714.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Pannell Labour 24,39156.3% Yes
Michael Glover Conservative 13,88332.0% No
Denis Pedder Liberal 5,06211.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Pannell Labour 21,61851.8% Yes
Alexander Leitch Conservative 14,74935.4% No
Patricia Ann Armitage Liberal 5,34112.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Dean Labour 19,43642.1% Yes
Michael Meadowcroft Liberal 15,45133.5% No
Ralph David Hall Conservative 11,24624.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Dean Labour 20,66949.6% Yes
Michael Meadowcroft Liberal 13,06231.4% No
Ralph David Hall Conservative 7,90719.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joe Dean Labour 21,29049.4% Yes
Hugh John Simmonds Conservative 11,62627.0% No
Christopher John Greenfield Liberal 9,73422.6% No
John Michael Duckenfield National Front 4661.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meadowcroft Liberal 17,90838.4% Yes
Joe Dean Labour 15,86034.0% No
Jocelyn Keeble Conservative 12,51526.8% No
Anthony Arthur Dominic Braithwaite BNP 3340.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Battle Labour 21,03243.2% Yes
Michael Meadowcroft Liberal 16,34033.6% No
Philip Allott Conservative 11,27623.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Battle Labour 26,31055.1% Yes
Paul Bartlett Conservative 12,48226.2% No
Howard George William Beaumont Liberal Democrat 4,2528.9% No
Michael Meadowcroft Liberal 3,9808.3% No
Alison Mander Green 5691.2% No
Robert Tenney National Front 1320.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Battle Labour 26,81966.7% Yes
John Whelan Conservative 7,04817.5% No
Nigel Amor Liberal Democrat 3,6229.0% No
Finley, William Referendum Party 1,2103.0% No
David Blackburn Green 8962.2% No
Noel Nowosielski Liberal 6251.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Battle Labour 19,94362.1% Yes
Kris Hopkins Conservative 5,00815.6% No
Darren Finlay Liberal Democrat 3,35010.4% No
David Blackburn Green 2,5738.0% No
Bill Finley UKIP 7582.4% No
Noel Nowosielski Liberal 4621.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Battle Labour 18,70455.5% Yes
Darren Finlay Liberal Democrat 5,89417.5% No
Tim Metcalfe Conservative 4,80714.3% No
David Blackburn Green 2,5197.5% No
Julie Day BNP 1,1663.5% No
David Sewards UKIP 6281.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rachel Reeves Labour 16,38942.3% Yes
Ruth Coleman Liberal Democrat 9,37324.2% No
Joe Marjoram Conservative 7,64119.7% No
Joanna Beverley BNP 2,3776.1% No
David Blackburn Green 1,8324.7% No
Jeff Miles UKIP 1,1402.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rachel Reeves Labour 18,45648.0% Yes
Alex Pierre-Traves Conservative 7,72920.1% No
Anne Murgatroyd UKIP 7,10418.5% No
Andrew Pointon Green 3,2178.4% No
Laura Coyle Liberal Democrat 1,4953.9% No
Matthew West Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 2170.6% No
Ben Mayor Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2050.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rachel Reeves Labour 27,01364.0% Yes
Zoe Metcalfe Conservative 11,04826.2% No
Mark Thackray UKIP 1,8154.3% No
Andrew Pointon Green 1,0232.4% No
Alisdair McGregor Liberal Democrat 9052.1% No
Ed Jones The Yorkshire Party 3780.9% No
Mike Davies Alliance For Green Socialism 470.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rachel Reeves Labour 22,18655.1% Yes
Mark Dormer Conservative 11,62228.9% No
Phillip Mars Brexit Party 2,6856.7% No
Dan Walker Liberal Democrat 1,7874.4% No
Victoria Smith Green 1,2743.2% No
Ian Cowling The Yorkshire Party 6501.6% No
Daniel Whetstone Social Democratic Party 460.1% No
Mike Davies Alliance For Green Socialism 310.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 23.4 pts 1886: Liberal margin 27.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1895: Liberal margin 0.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 33.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 19.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 32.5 pts 1918: Liberal margin 32.4 pts 1922: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 7.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 0.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 31.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 10.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 13.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 16.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 8.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 18.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1983: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 29.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 46.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 38.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 18.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 27.9 pts 2017: Labour margin 37.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 26.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Leeds West has been contested at 36 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds West in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Leeds West in 2019 with 22,186 votes (55.1%), a majority of 10,564 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds West since 1885?

Since 1885, Leeds West has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Leeds West?

The closest result on record for Leeds West was 1924, when Labour beat Unionist by just 3 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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