# Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds West was a borough constituency covering the western part of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. With the exception of the Parliament of 1983–87, the seat was held by Labour since 1945.
The seat was abolished for the 2024 general election and replaced primarily by Leeds West and Pudsey.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, Holbeck, and New Wortley, and part of Bramley ward.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, and Bramley, and part of New Wortley ward.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Bramley, Farnley and Wortley, and Upper Armley.
1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, and Wortley.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, Wellington, and Wortley.
1974–1983: The County Borough wards of Armley and Castleton, Bramley, Stanningley, and Wortley.
1980–1983: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, and Wortley.
1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Kirkstall, and Wortley.
2010–2024: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Farnley and Wortley, and Kirkstall. Unusually for a Parliamentary seat, the boundaries did not correspond exactly to the wards' boundaries. The seat included small areas of the wards for Calverley and Farsley, and Morley North, but also excluded a very small area of Farnley and Wortley, which fell under Leeds Central.

## History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.

### Abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed to three new constituencies:
* Armley, Bramley and Stanningley to Leeds West and Pudsey
* Farnley and Wortley to Leeds South West and Morley
* Kirkstall to Leeds Central and Headingley

## Members of Parliament

Leeds prior to 1885
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Herbert Gladstone | Liberal |
| 1910 | Edmund Harvey | Liberal |
| 1918 | John Murray | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | John Murray | Liberal |
| 1923 | Thomas Stamford | Labour |
| 1931 | Vyvyan Adams | Conservative |
| 1945 | Thomas Stamford | Labour |
| 1949 | Charles Pannell | Labour |
| 1974 | Joe Dean | Labour |
| 1983 | Michael Meadowcroft | Liberal |
| 1987 | John Battle | Labour |
| 2010 | Rachel Reeves | Labour |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results 1885–2024
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 6,130 | 61.7 | |
| | Conservative | William Wheelhouse | 3,804 | 38.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,326 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,934 | 82.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,058 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 5,226 | 63.8 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Williams | 2,970 | 36.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,256 | 27.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,196 | 68.0 | −14.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,058 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 5,974 | 51.5 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Greenwood | 5,621 | 48.5 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 3.0 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,595 | 85.8 | +17.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,510 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -12.3 | |
By-election 16 Mar 1894: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
Gladstone is appointed First Commissioner of Works, requiring a by-election.
General election 1895: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 6,314 | 50.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | John Thomas North | 6,218 | 49.6 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 0.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,532 | 87.3 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,358 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 7,043 | 51.9 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Harding | 6,522 | 48.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 3.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,565 | 80.4 | −6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,867 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1906: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Gladstone | 9,258 | 66.6 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Samuel | 4,650 | 33.4 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,608 | 33.2 | +29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,908 | 75.1 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,518 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +14.7 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmund Harvey | 9,969 | 60.0 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Samuel | 6,654 | 40.0 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,315 | 20.0 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,623 | 88.1 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
General election December 1910: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmund Harvey | 8,715 | 66.2 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | George Jones | 4,445 | 33.8 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,270 | 32.4 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,160 | 69.7 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Edmund Harvey
* Unionist:
General election 1918: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | John Murray | 12,642 | 61.9 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 6,020 | 29.5 | New |
| | Independent | Joseph Henry Chapman* | 1,138 | 5.6 | New |
| | Independent Liberal | David Thomas Barnes | 619 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,622 | 32.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,419 | 52.7 | −17.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,766 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
* Chapman was supported by the three local branches of National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers and Comrades of the Great War.

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Murray | 13,391 | 51.7 | −10.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 12,487 | 48.3 | +18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 904 | 3.4 | −29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,878 | 67.6 | +14.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,259 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −14.5 | |
General election 1923: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 11,434 | 40.7 | −7.6 |
| | Unionist | Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton | 9,432 | 33.6 | New |
| | Liberal | John Murray | 7,200 | 25.7 | −26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,002 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,066 | 71.6 | +4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,175 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.2 | |
General election 1924: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 13,057 | 42.5 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist | Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton | 13,054 | 42.5 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Brown | 4,597 | 15.0 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.0 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,708 | 77.5 | +5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,644 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 | |
General election 1929: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 18,765 | 47.2 | +4.7 |
| | Unionist | George William Martin | 13,129 | 33.0 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Cleworth | 7,894 | 19.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,636 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,788 | 79.4 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,107 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vyvyan Adams | 24,701 | 63.25 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 14,354 | 36.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,347 | 26.50 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,055 | 76.72 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vyvyan Adams | 20,545 | 54.27 |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 17,311 | 45.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,234 | 8.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,856 | 70.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Stamford | 26,593 | 59.0 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Vyvyan Adams | 12,457 | 27.7 | −26.6 |
| | Liberal | James Booth | 6,008 | 13.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,136 | 31.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,058 | 76.1 | +5.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Leeds West by-election 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 21,935 | 55.2 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Mather | 17,826 | 44.8 | +17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,109 | 10.4 | −21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,761 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 21,339 | 51.58 |
| | Conservative | Bertrand Mather | 16,824 | 40.67 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Rhodes | 3,209 | 7.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,515 | 10.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,372 | 86.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 22,357 | 54.11 |
| | Conservative | Bertrand Mather | 18,957 | 45.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,400 | 8.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,314 | 85.92 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 24,576 | 52.75 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hiley | 18,312 | 39.31 | |
| | Liberal | Harold Hudson | 3,699 | 7.94 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,264 | 13.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,587 | 77.38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 25,878 | 54.87 |
| | Conservative | David Crouch | 21,285 | 45.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,593 | 9.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,163 | 78.25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 22,968 | 50.53 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Glover | 15,697 | 34.54 | |
| | Liberal | Denis Pedder | 6,787 | 14.93 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,271 | 15.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,452 | 74.54 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 24,391 | 56.28 |
| | Conservative | Michael Glover | 13,883 | 32.04 |
| | Liberal | Denis Pedder | 5,062 | 11.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,508 | 24.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,336 | 72.02 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Pannell | 21,618 | 51.83 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Leitch | 14,749 | 35.36 |
| | Liberal | Patricia Armitage | 5,341 | 12.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,869 | 16.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,708 | 65.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Dean | 19,436 | 42.13 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 15,451 | 33.49 |
| | Conservative | D. Hall | 11,246 | 24.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,985 | 8.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,133 | 77.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Dean | 20,669 | 49.64 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 13,062 | 31.37 |
| | Conservative | D. Hall | 7,907 | 18.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,607 | 18.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,638 | 68.93 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Dean | 21,290 | 49.38 | |
| | Conservative | H. Simmonds | 11,626 | 26.96 | |
| | Liberal | C. Greenfield | 9,734 | 22.58 | |
| | National Front | J. Duckenfield | 466 | 1.08 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,664 | 22.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,116 | 73.33 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 17,908 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Dean | 15,860 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Keeble | 12,515 | 26.9 | |
| | BNP | A. Braithwaite | 334 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,048 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,617 | 69.0 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 21,032 | 43.2 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 16,340 | 33.6 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Allott | 11,276 | 23.2 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,692 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,648 | 73.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 26,310 | 55.1 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bartlett | 12,482 | 26.2 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Howard | 4,252 | 8.9 | −24.7 |
| | Liberal | Michael Meadowcroft | 3,980 | 8.3 | New |
| | Green | Alison M. Mander | 569 | 1.2 | New |
| | National Front | Robert I. Tenney | 132 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,828 | 29.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,725 | 71.2 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 1997: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 26,819 | 66.7 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | John Whelan | 7,048 | 17.5 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Amor | 3,622 | 9.0 | +0.1 |
| | Referendum | Bill Finley | 1,210 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| | Green | David Blackburn | 896 | 2.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Noel Nowosielski | 625 | 1.6 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,771 | 49.2 | +20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,220 | 62.9 | −8,2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 19,943 | 62.1 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Kris Hopkins | 5,008 | 15.6 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 3,350 | 10.4 | +1.4 |
| | Green | David Blackburn | 2,573 | 8.0 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | Bill Finley | 758 | 2.4 | New |
| | Liberal | Noel Nowosielski | 462 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,935 | 46.5 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,094 | 50.0 | −12.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Battle | 18,704 | 55.5 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Finlay | 5,894 | 17.5 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Tim Metcalfe | 4,807 | 14.3 | −1.3 |
| | Green | David Blackburn | 2,519 | 7.5 | −0.5 |
| | BNP | Julie Day | 1,166 | 3.5 | New |
| | UKIP | David Sewards | 628 | 1.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,810 | 38.0 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,719 | 53.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Reeves | 16,389 | 42.3 | −13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman | 9,373 | 24.2 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Joe Marjoram | 7,641 | 19.7 | +5.6 |
| | BNP | Joanna Beverley | 2,377 | 6.1 | +2.8 |
| | Green | David Blackburn | 1,832 | 4.7 | −2.5 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Miles | 1,140 | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,016 | 18.1 | −20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,752 | 57.5 | +4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −10.3 | |
General election 2015: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Reeves | 18,456 | 48.0 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Alex Pierre-Traves | 7,729 | 20.1 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Anne Murgatroyd | 7,104 | 18.5 | +15.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Pointon | 3,217 | 8.4 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Coyle | 1,495 | 3.9 | −20.3 |
| | CISTA | Matthew West | 217 | 0.6 | New |
| | TUSC | Ben Mayor | 205 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,727 | 27.9 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,423 | 59.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.65 | |
General election 2017: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Reeves | 27,013 | 63.9 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Zoë Metcalfe | 11,048 | 26.2 | +6.1 |
| | UKIP | Mark Thackray | 1,815 | 4.3 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Pointon | 1,023 | 2.4 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alasdair McGregor | 905 | 2.2 | −1.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Ed Jones | 378 | 0.9 | New |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 37 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,965 | 37.7 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,301 | 62.1 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
General election 2019: Leeds West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Reeves | 22,186 | 55.1 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Dormer | 11,622 | 28.9 | +2.7 |
| | Brexit Party | Philip Mars | 2,685 | 6.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Walker | 1,787 | 4.4 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Victoria Smith | 1,274 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| | Yorkshire | Ian Cowling | 650 | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| | SDP | Daniel Whetstone | 46 | 0.1 | New |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Mike Davies | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,564 | 26.2 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,281 | 59.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 | |