Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Pudsey
Map1 = Pudsey
Type = Borough
Map2 = WestYorkshire
Entity = West Yorkshire
County = West Yorkshire
Year = 1885, 1950
MP = Paul Truswell
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers a number of the suburbs to the west and north-west of Leeds, including Pudsey, Farsley, Horsforth, Yeadon and Guiseley. It was usually a fairly safe Tory seat before Labour gained it for the first time in 1997.

After the proposed boundary changes it will be made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

* Calverley and Farsley
* Guiseley and Rawdon
* Horsforth
* Pudsey.

History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year.

The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by the constituency of Pudsey and Otley until 1950.

The constituency was recreated in 1950 and used in the 1950 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin | title=Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [cite web | url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/leedswest | author=UKPollingReport | title=Election Guide: Leeds West | accessdate=2008-04-01]

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Andrew
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Morton
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: PudseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Truswell
votes = 21,261
percentage = 45.8
change = −2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Singleton
votes = 15,391
percentage = 33.1
change = −2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Keeley
votes = 8,551
percentage = 18.4
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Daniel
votes = 1,241
percentage = 2.7
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 5,870
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,444
percentage = 66.0
change = +2.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: PudseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Truswell
votes = 21,717
percentage = 48.1
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Procter
votes = 16,091
percentage = 35.6
change = −0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Boddy
votes = 6,423
percentage = 14.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Sewards
votes = 944
percentage = 2.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,626
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,175
percentage = 63.3
change = −11.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire