# Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

Pudsey was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Since 1997 campaigns in the seat have resulted in a minimum of 33.1% of votes at each election consistently for the same two parties' choice for candidate, and the next-placed party's having fluctuated between 3.1% and 20.8% of the vote — such third-placed figures achieved much higher percentages in 1992 and in previous decades.
The result in 2017 was the 23rd-closest nationally (of 650 seats).
The seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election and replaced by parts of two other constituencies.

## Constituency profile

From 1979 the constituency was a bellwether. The constituency covered suburban settlements to the upland west and north-west of Leeds, including Pudsey, Farsley, Horsforth, Yeadon and Guiseley with low dependency on social housing, average workers' income close to the British average and low unemployment. This was, from its 1950 recreation, a win for candidates who were members of the Conservative Party before a member of the Labour Party gained it in the New Labour landslide of 1997.

## Boundaries
### Historic boundaries

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency should consist of:
* the municipal borough of Leeds save for those parts in the Leeds constituencies
* the Parishes of Drighlington, Hunsworth, and Tong,
* so much of the Parishes of Calverley with Farsley and Pudsey as are not included in the Municipal Borough of Bradford,
* the Parishes of Churwell, Gildersome, Horsforth and Rawdon in the Sessional Division of Skyrack.

### Post-1950 boundaries

1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Pudsey, and the Urban Districts of Aireborough and Horsforth.
1983–2010: The City of Leeds wards of Aireborough, Horsforth, Pudsey North, and Pudsey South. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
2010–2024: The City of Leeds wards of Calverley and Farsley, Guiseley and Rawdon, Horsforth, and Pudsey.

## History
### 1885–1950

The Pudsey constituency was first created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and it was first used in the general election that year. The seat had formerly been part of Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire constituency. On 1 June 1908 George Whiteley voluntarily resigned from Parliament resulting in a by-election in the constituency.
The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by the constituency of Pudsey and Otley until 1950.

### 1950-2024

The constituency was recreated for contesting in the 1950 general election and existed until 2024.

### Nomenclature

In their Third Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (1976–1983) the Boundary Commission initially suggested renaming the constituency Leeds West, with the existing Leeds West constituency in turn being renamed Leeds West Central. This was opposed at local enquiries where the current name was retained.

## Abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election. The Calverley and Farsley, and Pudsey wards were combined with the Armley, Bramley and Stanningley wards from the also abolished constituency of Leeds West to form Leeds West and Pudsey. The Guiseley and Rawdon, and Horsforth wards were transferred to a reconfigured Leeds North West constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Briggs Priestley | Liberal |
| | 1900 | George Whiteley | Liberal |
| | 1908 by-election | John James Oddy | Conservative |
| | Jan 1910 | Frederick Ogden | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished: see Pudsey & Otley | constituency abolished: see Pudsey & Otley |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency re-created | constituency re-created |
| | 1950 | Cyril Banks | Conservative |
| | 1959 | Joseph Hiley | Conservative |
| | Feb 1974 | Giles Shaw | Conservative |
| | 1997 | Paul Truswell | Labour |
| | 2010 | Stuart Andrew | Conservative |
| | 2024 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results 1950-2024
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Banks | 18,269 | 41.33 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Collings | 18,205 | 41.18 | |
| | Liberal | Richard Wainwright | 7,731 | 17.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 0.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,729 | 88.89 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Banks | 24,138 | 53.74 | +12.41 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Collings | 20,782 | 46.26 | −5.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,356 | 7.48 | +7.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,521 | 88.91 | +0.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1955: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Banks | 20,445 | 47.71 | −6.03 |
| | Labour | Barry A Payton | 15,881 | 37.06 | −9.20 |
| | Liberal | Richard Wainwright | 6,526 | 15.23 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,564 | 10.65 | +3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,175 | 85.41 | −3.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1959: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hiley | 22,752 | 50.09 | 2.38 |
| | Labour | Vincent P Richardson | 16,241 | 35.76 | −1.30 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Snowden | 6,429 | 14.15 | −1.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,511 | 14.33 | +3.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,285 | 86.87 | +1.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.84 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hiley | 21,581 | 46.50 |
| | Labour | Bernard P Atha | 16,100 | 34.69 |
| | Liberal | J Trevor Wilson | 8,732 | 18.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,481 | 11.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,939 | 86.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hiley | 20,782 | 44.65 |
| | Labour | Eric Brierley | 18,410 | 39.55 |
| | Liberal | Robert HJ Rhodes | 7,353 | 15.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,372 | 5.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,860 | 83.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hiley | 24,308 | 49.23 | 4.58 |
| | Labour | J Mann | 18,313 | 37.09 | −2.46 |
| | Liberal | GVJ Pratt | 6,754 | 13.68 | −2.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,995 | 12.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,403 | 79.12 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election February 1974: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 21,750 | 39.53 | −9.70 |
| | Liberal | SJ Cooksey | 18,011 | 32.73 | 19.05 |
| | Labour | K Targett | 15,267 | 27.74 | −9.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,739 | 6.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,788 | 84.94 | 5.82 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election October 1974: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 20,180 | 39.51 | −0.02 |
| | Liberal | SJ Cooksey | 15,599 | 30.54 | −2.19 |
| | Labour | K Targett | 15,293 | 29.94 | +2.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,581 | 8.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,354 | 78.15 | −6.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 24,591 | 45.11 | +5.60 |
| | Liberal | SJ Cooksey | 15,852 | 29.08 | −1.46 |
| | Labour | PD McBride | 13,727 | 25.18 | −4.76 |
| | Ecology | P Lewenz | 340 | 0.62 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,739 | 16.03 | +7.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,853 | 80.34 | 2.19 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 24,455 | 45.7 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Julian Cummins | 19,141 | 35.8 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Price | 9,542 | 17.8 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | R Smith | 387 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,314 | 9.9 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,525 | 75.8 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
General election 1987: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 25,457 | 45.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Julian P.F. Cummins | 19,021 | 34.0 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Neil Taggart | 11,461 | 20.5 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,436 | 11.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,939 | 78.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 25,067 | 44.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | A Giles | 16,095 | 28.4 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Shutt | 15,153 | 26.7 | −7.3 |
| | Green | JL Wynne | 466 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,972 | 15.8 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,781 | 80.1 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1997: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Truswell | 25,370 | 48.1 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 19,163 | 36.3 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brown | 7,375 | 14.0 | −12.7 |
| | Referendum | David Crabtree | 823 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,207 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,731 | 74.3 | −5.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Truswell | 21,717 | 48.1 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | John Procter | 16,091 | 35.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Boddy | 6,423 | 14.2 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | David Sewards | 944 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,626 | 12.5 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,175 | 63.3 | −11.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Truswell | 21,261 | 45.8 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Singleton | 15,391 | 33.1 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Keeley | 8,551 | 18.4 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | David Daniel | 1,241 | 2.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,870 | 12.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,444 | 66.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Andrew | 18,874 | 38.5 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Jamie Hanley | 17,215 | 35.1 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Matthews | 10,224 | 20.8 | +2.7 |
| | BNP | Ian Gibson | 1,549 | 3.2 | New |
| | UKIP | David Dews | 1,221 | 2.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,659 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,083 | 70.9 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.6 | |
General election 2015: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Andrew | 23,637 | 46.4 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Jamie Hanley | 19,136 | 37.6 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Roger Tattersall | 4,689 | 9.2 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 1,926 | 3.8 | −17.0 |
| | Green | Claire Allen | 1,539 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,501 | 8.8 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,927 | 72.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.75 | |
The 2015 election saw a record-equal total of five candidates stand in Pudsey.
General election 2017: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Andrew | 25,550 | 47.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian McCargo | 25,219 | 46.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allen Nixon | 1,761 | 3.3 | −0.5 |
| | Yorkshire | Bob Buxton | 1,138 | 2.1 | New |
| | Independent | Michael Wharton | 291 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 0.7 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,959 | 74.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
The 2017 election saw the Green Party standing aside after talks with the Labour candidate, to seek to avert Andrew's re-election, but ultimately Andrew was narrowly reelected.
General election 2019: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Andrew | 26,453 | 48.8 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Jane Aitchison | 22,936 | 42.3 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dowling | 3,088 | 5.7 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Quinn Daley | 894 | 1.6 | New |
| | Yorkshire | Bob Buxton | 844 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,517 | 6.5 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,215 | 74.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

## Election results 1885-1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 24 November-18 December 1885: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Briggs Priestley | 6,363 | 61.2 | |
| | Conservative | William Duncan | 4,039 | 38.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,324 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,402 | 86.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,989 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1–27 July 1886: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Briggs Priestley | 5,207 | 56.3 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rucker | 4,036 | 43.7 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,171 | 12.6 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,243 | 77.1 | −9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,989 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election July 1892: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Briggs Priestley | 5,527 | 52.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Edwin Woodhouse | 4,924 | 47.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 5.8 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,451 | 74.9 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,954 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
General election 13 July–17 August 1895: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Briggs Priestley | 5,540 | 52.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Andrew Fairbairn | 5,070 | 47.8 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 4.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,610 | 77.0 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,774 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election Wednesday 10 October 1900: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Whiteley | 5,973 | 52.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | E.B. Faber | 5,424 | 47.6 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,397 | 78.2 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,573 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
General election Saturday 20 January 1906: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Whiteley | 7,043 | 66.5 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Unionist | C W Ford | 3,541 | 33.5 | −14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,502 | 33.0 | +28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,584 | 70.2 | −8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,069 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +14.1 | |
By-Election Saturday 20 June 1908: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Oddy | 5,444 | 45.1 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 5,331 | 44.2 | −22.3 |
| | Independent Labour | J. W. Benson | 1,291 | 10.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,066 | 78.3 | +8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,410 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election Saturday 22 January 1910: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 7,358 | 55.4 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | John Oddy | 5,934 | 44.6 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,424 | 10.8 | −22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,071 | 88.2 | +18.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,071 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −11.1 | |
General election Saturday 10 December 1910: Pudsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 6,518 | 52.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | John Oddy | 5,888 | 47.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 5.0 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,071 | 82.3 | −5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,071 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |