- Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)
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Morley and Leeds South Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County West Yorkshire 1983–1997 Number of members One Replaced by Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central Morley and Leeds South (often known as Leeds South and Morley) was a borough constituency in West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
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History
This was a safe Labour seat during the three parliaments of its existence. The former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees was the MP from 1983 to 1992.
Boundaries
The constituency was located on the southern outskirts of the City of Leeds and included the town of Morley. The area is now more or less covered by Leeds Central and Morley and Outwood.
Members of Parliament
Election Member[1] Party 1983 Merlyn Rees Labour 1992 John Gunnell Labour 1997 constituency abolished: see Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central Elections
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Morley and Leeds South[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Gunnell 23,896 52.2 +2.6 Conservative G. Richard Booth 16,524 36.1 +1.9 Liberal Democrat Mrs Joan M. Walmsley 5,062 11.1 −5.3 Natural Law Robert D. Thurston 327 0.7 N/A Majority 7,372 16.1 +0.7 Turnout 45,809 72.5 +0.9 Labour hold Swing +0.3 See also
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997
- Politics of Leeds
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