Current MP
Current representation
Hilary Benn
Labour
Male
Constituency view
Leeds South
Yorkshire and The Humber, England
Lab hold
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour17,117 - 54.0%
Green5,838 - 18.4%
Conservative4,172 - 13.2%
Other3,211 - 10.1%
Lib Dem1,340 - 4.2%
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 67.9%White British 58.8%Asian 10.9%Black, African or Caribbean 14.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.0%Other 3.1%
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 79.2%White British 73.4%Asian 9.0%Black, African or Caribbean 7.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.4%Other 1.4%
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 92.1%White British 89.7%Asian 4.7%Black, African or Caribbean 1.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.3%
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 data not available for this constituency.
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.
Country of birth
Leeds South (2021)
UK 73.1%Other EU 9.9%Other countries 17.0%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Leeds South (2011)
UK 82.8%Other EU 4.6%Other countries 12.6%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Leeds South (2001)
UK 93.9%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 5.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
1991 data not available for this topic.