WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Leeds South

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

11,279latest majority

41.7%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Hilary Benn

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate75,953

Turnout41.7%

Majority11,279

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Niko OmilanaIndependent2770.9%

Janet BickerdikeChristian Peoples Alliance3411.1%

Muhammad AzeemWorkers Party of Britain7192.3%

George SykesLiberal Democrat1,3404.2%

Daniel WhetstoneSocial Democratic Party1,8745.9%

Karen CooksleyConservative4,17213.2%

Ed CarlisleGreen Party5,83818.4%

Hilary BennLabour17,11754.0%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 13,886 · 57.9% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population132,173Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1824.8%Share of population

Aged 65+10.0%Share of population

Home owners36.5%Households

Private renters30.3%Households

Social renters32.2%Households

One-person households36.2%Of households

Families with children30.7%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.