Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Morley and Leeds South (often known as Leeds South and Morley) was a borough constituency in West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
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 City of Leeds wards of Hunslet, Middleton, Morley North, and Morley South.
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 South and Leeds South West and Morley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Merlyn Rees | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1992 | John Gunnell | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central[2] | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Hyde | 13,141 | 31.8 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter Burley | 9,216 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 5,854 | 14.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 41,352 | 67.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tessa Holdroyd | 14,840 | 34.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward Dawson | 7,099 | 16.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,711 | 15.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 43,490 | 71.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Booth | 16,524 | 36.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joan Walmsley | 5,062 | 11.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Thurston | 327 | 0.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 7,372 | 16.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 45,809 | 72.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
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See also
Notes and references
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