Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)
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"Leeds West" redirects here. For the school, see Leeds West Academy.
Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The current MP is Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party. With the exception of the Parliament of 1983–87, the seat has been held by Labour since 1945.
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Leeds West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire (West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974) |
Electorate | 67,727 (December 2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Rachel Reeves (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Leeds |
Replaced by | Leeds South West and Morley, & Leeds West and Pudsey |
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The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[2]