Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)

Morley and Leeds South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Yorkshire
1983 (1983)–1997 (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

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  2. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.