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Leeds North West

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Katie White

Labour

Female

Majority11,896
Turnout69.5%
Electorate71,592
Valid votes49,777
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour22,882 - 46.0%
Conservative10,986 - 22.1%
Reform5,935 - 11.9%
Lib Dem5,641 - 11.3%
Green3,231 - 6.5%
Other1,102 - 2.2%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£125,471,984

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,318 total benefits bill per resident · 42% below average

Leeds North West
£1,318
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 530 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£125,471,984547/575
Change over 2 years+23.4%
Median local wage (2025)£33,184+14.3%
  • Universal Credit£66,434,652

    £698 per resident · 5,685 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,353 · 1 in 24 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£32,329,584

    £340 per resident · 4,339 claimants (+18.6% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,774 · 41% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,176

  • Disability Living Allowance£8,802,566

    £92 per resident · 1,487 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£8,599,185

    £90 per resident · 1,225 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£5,758,043

    £61 per resident · 937 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£3,547,954

    £37 per resident · 819 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 91.7%White British 88.5%Asian 3.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 1.4%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 95.1%White British 92.6%Asian 2.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.6%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 97.1%White British 95.1%Asian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 4.2%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Leeds North West (2021)
UK 93.0%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 4.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Leeds North West (2011)
UK 94.7%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 4.0%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Leeds North West (2001)
UK 95.9%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 3.2%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Leeds North West (1991)
UK 93.3%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 4.7%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Leeds North West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.