Leeds West and Pudsey: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Leeds West and Pudsey is Rachel Reeves (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Rachel Reeves (Labour) won 18,976 votes, 49.3% of the valid vote; Lee Farmer (Conservative) came second with 6,584. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 54.9% (38,494 of 70,069); the winning margin was 12,392 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Full-time employees living in Leeds West and Pudsey had median pay of £34,337 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,732. A year before, the residents' median was £34,138. The residents' figure ranks 103rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £212,000 and half for less. That is up 56% on £136,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 121st lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,150 recorded sales.
In 2024/25, 29.7% of children under 16 in Leeds West and Pudsey (6,015) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 24.4% in 2024/25, from 22.9% in 2021/22.
3,630 business sites were registered in Leeds West and Pudsey in March 2026 (3,550 a year before), and employed 45,000 people in 2024.
73.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.6 points). The economically inactive share was 20.4%.
About 102,700 people live in Leeds West and Pudsey: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 102,721. Children under 16 numbered 20,243; people aged 65 and over, 15,905.
In September 2026, 4.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Leeds West and Pudsey were claimants (3,185 people). That is up from 3,115 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,217 households and 2,863.4 residents per square kilometre; 30.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 18.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Rachel Reeves, Labour
- MP for Leeds West and Pudsey since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rachel Reeves on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Rachel Reeves in Hansard, on 23 June 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 968 spoken contributions by Rachel Reeves since 4 July 2024.
Today the Government have responded to the covid counter-fraud commissioner’s recommendations in a report that I commissioned, which confirms that the Conservative Government left the door open to more than £10 billion of pandemic fraud.
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When we were in opposition, I promised the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation, and we are now working in government to deliver exactly that.
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I am incredibly proud of my record as Chancellor of the Exchequer: the fastest growing country in the G7 within the EU, wages rising faster than inflation every single month since I became Chancellor, record investment coming into the United Kingdom, rolling out free breakfast …
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In my two Budgets, I have raised an additional £30 billion through taxes for more wealthy people, whether that is through the changes to the non-dom rules, VAT and business rates on private schools, taxes on private jets, the high-value council tax surcharge or, indeed, the …
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I thank my hon. Friend for bringing the story of Darren and Nicole to this House.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Reeves | Labour | 18,976 | 49.3% | +0.9 |
| Lee Farmer | Conservative | 6,584 | 17.1% | −25.1 |
| Andrea Whitehead | Reform UK | 6,281 | 16.3% | +13.5 |
| Ann Forsaith | Green Party | 3,794 | 9.9% | +8.4 |
| Dan Walker | Liberal Democrat | 1,743 | 4.5% | +0.9 |
| Jamal El Kheir | Workers Party of Britain | 633 | 1.6% | |
| Darren Longhorn | The Yorkshire Party | 404 | 1.0% | |
| Sasha Watson | Social Democratic Party | 79 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 49.3% | Conservative 17.1% | 12,392 | 54.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 48.4% | Conservative 42.2% | 2,963 | 68.3% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Leeds West and Pudsey lies within Leeds.
- Leeds E08000035
Who has power over Leeds West and Pudsey
Every body that makes decisions for Leeds West and Pudsey, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Leeds West and Pudsey this page: Rachel Reeves (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Leeds West and Pudsey?
UK Parliament lists Rachel Reeves, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Pudsey since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Leeds West and Pudsey?
Rachel Reeves (Labour) won with 18,976 votes, a majority of 12,392, on a turnout of 54.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Leeds West and Pudsey?
4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,185 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Leeds West and Pudsey?
The median price paid was £212,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Leeds West and Pudsey?
Median full-time pay of residents was £34,337 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Leeds West and Pudsey live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,015 (29.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Leeds West and Pudsey?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,721 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.