Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Leeds West in West Yorkshire.
Location of West Yorkshire within England.
County	West Yorkshire (West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974)
Electorate	67,222 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of parliament	Rachel Reeves (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Leeds
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Yorkshire and the Humber

Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 1°34′34″W / 53.798°N 1.576°W / 53.798; -1.576

Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is 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. The current MP is Rachel Reeves of the Labour Party — it has been a Labour seat (apart from the Parliament of 1983-87) since 1945.

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, Holbeck, and New Wortley, and part of Bramley ward.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley and Wortley, and Bramley, and part of New Wortley ward.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Bramley, Farnley and Wortley, and Upper Armley.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Stanningley, Wellington, and Wortley.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Castleton, Stanningley, and Wortley.

1983-2010: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley, Kirkstall, and Wortley.

2010-present: The City of Leeds wards of Armley, Bramley and Stanningley, Farnley and Wortley, and Kirkstall.

The constituency covers the western part of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire.