Leeds West
2010 Results:
Conservative: 7641 (19.72%)
Labour: 16389 (42.29%)
Liberal Democrat: 9373 (24.19%)
BNP: 2377 (6.13%)
UKIP: 1140 (2.94%)
Green: 1832 (4.73%)
Majority: 7016 (18.1%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 20132 (56.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 6072 (17.1%)
Conservative: 4894 (13.8%)
Other: 4344 (12.3%)
Majority: 14060 (39.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 4807 (14.3%)
Labour: 18704 (55.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5894 (17.5%)
BNP: 1166 (3.5%)
Green: 2519 (7.5%)
UKIP: 628 (1.9%)
Majority: 12810 (38%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 5008 (15.6%)
Labour: 19943 (62.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 3350 (10.4%)
Plaid Cymru: 758 (2.4%)
UKIP: 2573 (8%)
Other: 462 (1.4%)
Majority: 14935 (46.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 7048 (17.5%)
Labour: 26819 (66.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 3622 (9%)
Referendum: 1210 (3%)
Other: 1521 (3.8%)
Majority: 19771 (49.2%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Rachel Reeves (Labour) born 1979. Educated at Cator Park School and Oxford University. Bank of England economist. Contested Bromley and Chislehurst in 2005 and in 2006 by-election.






2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 90874
Male: 48.6%
Female: 51.4%
Under 18: 22.5%
Over 60: 18.9%
Born outside UK: 4.9%
White: 94.5%
Black: 0.7%
Asian: 3%
Mixed: 1.3%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 66.9%
Hindu: 0.7%
Muslim: 1.8%
Sikh: 0.6%
Full time students: 6.7%
Graduates 16-74: 15.2%
No Qualifications 16-74: 35.9%
Owner-Occupied: 56.4%
Social Housing: 32.2% (Council: 28.4%, Housing Ass.: 3.7%)
Privately Rented: 7.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 29.2%