Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)

Morley and Leeds South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Yorkshire
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromBatley & Morley, Leeds South and Normanton[1]
Replaced byMorley and Rothwell, Leeds Central[1]

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

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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

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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 Central and Morley and Outwood.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[2] Party
1983 Merlyn Rees Labour
1992 John Gunnell Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Morley and Rothwell, Leeds Central[1]

Elections

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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Morley and Leeds South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Merlyn Rees 18,995 45.9
Conservative William Hyde 13,141 31.8
SDP Peter Burley 9,216 22.3
Majority 5,854 14.1
Turnout 41,352 67.9
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Morley and Leeds South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Merlyn Rees 21,551 49.5 +3.6
Conservative Tessa Holdroyd 14,840 34.2 +2.4
SDP Edward Dawson 7,099 16.3 −6.0
Majority 6,711 15.3 +1.2
Turnout 43,490 71.6 +3.7
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Morley and Leeds South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gunnell 23,896 52.2 +2.7
Conservative George Booth 16,524 36.1 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Walmsley 5,062 11.1 −5.2
Natural Law Robert Thurston 327 0.7 New
Majority 7,372 16.1 +0.8
Turnout 45,809 72.5 +0.9
Labour hold Swing +0.4

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c "'Leeds South and Morley', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  3. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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