Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Leeds Central" redirects here. For the former railway station, see Leeds Central railway station.
Leeds Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1999 by Hilary Benn of the Labour Party. The constituency first existed from 1885 until it was abolished in 1955. It was recreated in 1983.
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Leeds Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Electorate | 90,971 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Leeds |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Hilary Benn (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Leeds South, Leeds South East, Leeds East, Leeds West and Leeds North East[2] |
1885–1955 | |
Created from | Leeds |
Replaced by | Leeds West, Leeds South and Leeds South East |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will involve the loss of most Leeds city centre to the newly created constituency of Leeds Central and Headingley. Accordingly, the reconfigured seat will be renamed Leeds South, to be first contested at the next general election.