Leeds Central
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Leeds Central is a UK parliamentary constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, traditionally a Labour stronghold and represented in recent decades by high-profile MPs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leeds Central canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1955 ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | subject to periodic review by Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| classification | borough constituency ⓘ |
| contains |
Beeston (part)
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Holbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunslet (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeds Beckett University city campus area ⓘ Leeds city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Middleton Park (part, depending on boundary changes) NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leeds area NERFINISHED ⓘ major retail and commercial areas of Leeds ⓘ significant student population areas ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| electorateSizeApproximate | around 70,000–80,000 electors (varies by election) ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasElection |
UK general election 1983
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UK general election 1987 ⓘ UK general election 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK general election 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| majorCity | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MP | Hilary Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCurrentMP | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreated | 1983 ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Derek Fatchett
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Hilary Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Gaitskell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivor Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Other historical MPs ⓘ Sir Keith Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strongestPartySince1983 | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPartyStronghold | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRuralCharacter | predominantly urban ⓘ |
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