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Leeds South West and Morley
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Your member of parliament
Mark Sewards
LabourLabour won Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,423 votes, or 20.9 points. A swing of 10.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 452 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 198.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.9 points, which is larger than 452 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,423 votes.
Majority
8,423
20.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.0%
-3.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,209 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark SewardsElected | Labour | 17,681 | 44.0% | +10.3 |
| Andrea Jenkyns | Conservative | 9,258 | 23.0% | -0.7 |
| James Kendall | Reform UK | 8,187 | 20.4% | +6.1 |
| Chris Bell | Green Party | 2,522 | 6.3% | -0.1 |
| Michael Fox | Liberal Democrat | 1,798 | 4.5% | -7.7 |
| Howard Dews | The Yorkshire Party | 664 | 1.7% | +1.6 |
| Nigel Perry | Social Democratic Party | 99 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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