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Leeds South

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Hilary Benn

Labour

Male

Majority11,279
Turnout41.7%
Electorate75,953
Valid votes31,678
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%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£457,764,511

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

£3,463 total benefits bill per resident · 53% above average

Leeds South
£3,463
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 35 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£457,764,51116/575
Change over 2 years+23.8%
Median local wage (2025)£39,950+8.9%
  • Universal Credit£298,020,625

    £2,255 per resident · 24,689 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 8,329 · 1 in 11 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£80,502,542

    £609 per resident · 11,132 claimants (+17.8% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 4,505 · 41% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,230

  • Housing Benefit£36,625,991

    £277 per resident · 3,836 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£18,837,891

    £143 per resident · 3,188 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£12,906,860

    £98 per resident · 2,977 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£10,870,601

    £82 per resident · 1,663 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 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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Leeds South

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.