Leeds Central

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Leeds Central is a UK parliamentary constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, traditionally a Labour stronghold and represented in recent decades by high-profile MPs.

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Leeds Central canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ
abolished 1955 ⓘ
boundaryChanges subject to periodic review by Boundary Commission for England ⓘ
classification borough constituency ⓘ
contains Beeston (part) ⓘ
linked to: Beeston, Leeds

Holbeck ⓘ
Hunslet (part) ⓘ
linked to: Hunslet

Leeds Beckett University city campus area ⓘ
Leeds city centre ⓘ
Middleton Park (part, depending on boundary changes) ⓘ
University of Leeds area ⓘ
linked to: University of Leeds

major retail and commercial areas of Leeds ⓘ
significant student population areas ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
county West Yorkshire ⓘ
created 1885 ⓘ
electoralSystem first past the post ⓘ
electorateSizeApproximate around 70,000–80,000 electors (varies by election) ⓘ
elects Member of Parliament ⓘ
hasElection UK general election 1983 ⓘ
UK general election 1987 ⓘ
UK general election 1992 ⓘ
UK general election 1997 ⓘ
UK general election 2001 ⓘ
UK general election 2005 ⓘ
UK general election 2010 ⓘ
UK general election 2015 ⓘ
UK general election 2017 ⓘ
UK general election 2019 ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn House of Commons ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Leeds ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ
majorCity Leeds ⓘ
MP Hilary Benn ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partyOfCurrentMP Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
recreated 1983 ⓘ
region Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
representedBy Derek Fatchett ⓘ
Hilary Benn ⓘ
Hugh Gaitskell ⓘ
Ivor Richard ⓘ
Mark Barrow ⓘ
Other historical MPs ⓘ
Sir Keith Joseph ⓘ
strongestPartySince1983 Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
traditionalPartyStronghold Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
urbanRuralCharacter predominantly urban ⓘ

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