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Leeds South East (UK Parliament constituency)

January 20, 2023

Leeds South East was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Leeds South East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1983
Seatsone
Created fromLeeds East
Replaced byLeeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds West and Leeds North West[1]

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of East and East Hunslet, and part of North East ward.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Crossgates and Temple Newsam, East Hunslet, and Osmondthorpe.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Blenheim, City, East Hunslet, Richmond Hill, and Westfield.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Burley, Burmantofts, City, Richmond Hill, and Woodhouse.

Leeds city centre was in the constituency from 1955 until the seat disappeared in 1983 since when it has been in Leeds Central.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

 
James O'Grady
General election 1918: Leeds South East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James O'Grady Unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

 
Mary Grant
General election 1922: Leeds South East [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James O'Grady 13,676 58.9 N/A
Liberal Mary Pollock Grant 9,554 41.1 New
Majority 4,122 17.8 N/A
Turnout 23,230 66.2 N/A
Registered electors 35,074
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Leeds South East [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James O'Grady 12,210 63.2 +4.3
Liberal William Tattersall Whiteley, 2nd Baron Marchamley 7,110 36.8 −4.3
Majority 5,100 26.4 +8.6
Turnout 19,320 54.1 −12.1
Registered electors 35,701
Labour hold Swing +4.3
General election 1924: Leeds South East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Slesser 15,133 58.6 −4.6
Liberal William Tattersall Whiteley, 2nd Baron Marchamley 10,704 41.4 +4.6
Majority 4,429 17.2 −9.2
Turnout 25,837 71.8 +17.7
Registered electors 35,994
Labour hold Swing −4.6
General election 1929: Leeds South East [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Slesser 22,403 75.2 +16.6
Unionist John C Spurr 7,385 24.8 New
Majority 15,018 50.4 +33.2
Turnout 29,788 62.6 −9.2
Registered electors 47,573
Labour hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1929: Leeds South East [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 11,804 95.8 +20.6
Communist W.T.E. Brain 512 4.2 New
Majority 11,292 91.6 +41.2
Turnout 12,316 25.9 −36.7
Registered electors 47,573
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 17,845 52.56
Conservative Philip R Le Mesurier 16,109 47.44
Majority 1,736 5.12
Turnout 33,954 69.70
Labour hold Swing
General election 1935: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 19,552 65.73
Conservative Philip R Le Mesurier 10,192 34.27
Majority 9,360 31.46
Turnout 29,744 62.55
Labour hold Swing

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 20,363 71.83
Conservative Sydney Beevers 4,518 15.94
Liberal Clifford Henry Tyers 3,466 12.23 New
Majority 15,845 55.89
Turnout 28,347 71.63
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leeds South East [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 23,994 57.83
Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 15,262 36.78
Liberal Albert Hope 2,234 5.38
Majority 8,732 21.05
Turnout 41,490 85.33
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Leeds South East [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Milner 24,929 60.50
Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 16,277 39.50
Majority 8,652 21.00
Turnout 41,206 84.39
Labour hold Swing
1952 Leeds South East by-election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis Healey 17,194 63.24 +2.74
Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 9,995 36.76 -2.74
Majority 7,199 26.48 +5.48
Turnout 27,189 55.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Leeds South East [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Bacon 25,714 66.18
Conservative Wilson W.J. Dunn 13,142 33.82
Majority 12,572 32.36
Turnout 38,856 67.92
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Leeds South East [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Bacon 21,795 64.21
Conservative J Brian Womersley 12,146 35.79
Majority 9,649 28.42
Turnout 33,941 70.04
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leeds South East[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Bacon 16,672 67.67
Conservative John E MacDonald 7,964 32.33
Majority 8,708 35.34
Turnout 24,636 73.92
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Leeds South East[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Bacon 14,663 71.86
Conservative JG Todd 5,743 28.14
Majority 8,920 43.72
Turnout 20,406 61.47
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leeds South East[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Cohen 10,930 62.65
Conservative May Sexton 5,182 29.70
Liberal Anthony Britten 1,135 6.51 New
Communist Bernard Scott 198 1.13 New
Majority 5,748 32.95
Turnout 17,445 58.39
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Cohen 17,827 53.08
Conservative May Sexton 8,373 24.93
Liberal Maggie Clay 6,981 20.79
Communist William Henry Innes 405 1.21
Majority 9,454 28.15
Turnout 33,586 67.85
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Cohen 17,160 61.18
Conservative May Sexton 6,144 21.90
Liberal Maggie Clay 4,429 15.79
Communist William Henry Innes 317 1.13
Majority 11,016 39.28
Turnout 28,050 56.34
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Leeds South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Cohen 15,921 56.34
Conservative May Sexton 6,549 23.18
Liberal Maggie Clay 5,430 19.22
Communist JM Rodgers 190 0.67
National Front P Flint 168 0.59 New
Majority 9,372 33.16
Turnout 28,258 65.00
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ . ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  4. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  8. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  9. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  10. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  12. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  13. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  14. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  15. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  16. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leeds South East UK Parliament constituency news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leeds South East was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire It returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Leeds South EastFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1918 1983SeatsoneCreated fromLeeds EastReplaced byLeeds Central Leeds East Leeds West and Leeds North West 1 The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1910s 3 2 Elections in the 1920s 3 3 Elections in the 1930s 3 4 Elections in the 1940s 3 5 Elections in the 1950s 3 6 Elections in the 1960s 3 7 Elections in the 1970s 4 ReferencesBoundaries Edit1918 1950 The County Borough of Leeds wards of East and East Hunslet and part of North East ward 1950 1955 The County Borough of Leeds wards of Crossgates and Temple Newsam East Hunslet and Osmondthorpe 1955 1974 The County Borough of Leeds wards of Blenheim City East Hunslet Richmond Hill and Westfield 1974 1983 The County Borough of Leeds wards of Burley Burmantofts City Richmond Hill and Woodhouse Leeds city centre was in the constituency from 1955 until the seat disappeared in 1983 since when it has been in Leeds Central Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1918 James O Grady Labour1924 Henry Slesser Labour1929 James Milner Labour1952 Denis Healey Labour1955 Alice Bacon Labour1970 Stan Cohen Labour1983 constituency abolishedElection results EditElections in the 1910s Edit James O Grady General election 1918 Leeds South East 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour James O Grady UnopposedLabour win new seat Elections in the 1920s Edit Mary Grant General election 1922 Leeds South East 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour James O Grady 13 676 58 9 N ALiberal Mary Pollock Grant 9 554 41 1 NewMajority 4 122 17 8 N ATurnout 23 230 66 2 N ARegistered electors 35 074Labour hold Swing N AGeneral election 1923 Leeds South East 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour James O Grady 12 210 63 2 4 3Liberal William Tattersall Whiteley 2nd Baron Marchamley 7 110 36 8 4 3Majority 5 100 26 4 8 6Turnout 19 320 54 1 12 1Registered electors 35 701Labour hold Swing 4 3General election 1924 Leeds South East 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Slesser 15 133 58 6 4 6Liberal William Tattersall Whiteley 2nd Baron Marchamley 10 704 41 4 4 6Majority 4 429 17 2 9 2Turnout 25 837 71 8 17 7Registered electors 35 994Labour hold Swing 4 6General election 1929 Leeds South East 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Slesser 22 403 75 2 16 6Unionist John C Spurr 7 385 24 8 NewMajority 15 018 50 4 33 2Turnout 29 788 62 6 9 2Registered electors 47 573Labour hold Swing N ABy election 1929 Leeds South East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 11 804 95 8 20 6Communist W T E Brain 512 4 2 NewMajority 11 292 91 6 41 2Turnout 12 316 25 9 36 7Registered electors 47 573Labour hold SwingElections in the 1930s Edit General election 1931 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 17 845 52 56Conservative Philip R Le Mesurier 16 109 47 44Majority 1 736 5 12Turnout 33 954 69 70Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1935 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 19 552 65 73Conservative Philip R Le Mesurier 10 192 34 27Majority 9 360 31 46Turnout 29 744 62 55Labour hold SwingGeneral Election 1939 40Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939 the following candidates had been selected Labour James Milner 8 Conservative Elections in the 1940s Edit General election 1945 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 20 363 71 83Conservative Sydney Beevers 4 518 15 94Liberal Clifford Henry Tyers 3 466 12 23 NewMajority 15 845 55 89Turnout 28 347 71 63Labour hold SwingElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1950 Leeds South East 9 Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 23 994 57 83Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 15 262 36 78Liberal Albert Hope 2 234 5 38Majority 8 732 21 05Turnout 41 490 85 33Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Leeds South East 10 Party Candidate Votes Labour James Milner 24 929 60 50Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 16 277 39 50Majority 8 652 21 00Turnout 41 206 84 39Labour hold Swing1952 Leeds South East by election 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Denis Healey 17 194 63 24 2 74Conservative Charles Edward Kirwin 9 995 36 76 2 74Majority 7 199 26 48 5 48Turnout 27 189 55 7Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Leeds South East 12 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alice Bacon 25 714 66 18Conservative Wilson W J Dunn 13 142 33 82Majority 12 572 32 36Turnout 38 856 67 92Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1959 Leeds South East 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alice Bacon 21 795 64 21Conservative J Brian Womersley 12 146 35 79Majority 9 649 28 42Turnout 33 941 70 04Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1964 Leeds South East 14 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alice Bacon 16 672 67 67Conservative John E MacDonald 7 964 32 33Majority 8 708 35 34Turnout 24 636 73 92Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1966 Leeds South East 15 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alice Bacon 14 663 71 86Conservative JG Todd 5 743 28 14Majority 8 920 43 72Turnout 20 406 61 47Labour hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1970 Leeds South East 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stan Cohen 10 930 62 65Conservative May Sexton 5 182 29 70Liberal Anthony Britten 1 135 6 51 NewCommunist Bernard Scott 198 1 13 NewMajority 5 748 32 95Turnout 17 445 58 39Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour Stan Cohen 17 827 53 08Conservative May Sexton 8 373 24 93Liberal Maggie Clay 6 981 20 79Communist William Henry Innes 405 1 21Majority 9 454 28 15Turnout 33 586 67 85Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour Stan Cohen 17 160 61 18Conservative May Sexton 6 144 21 90Liberal Maggie Clay 4 429 15 79Communist William Henry Innes 317 1 13Majority 11 016 39 28Turnout 28 050 56 34Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1979 Leeds South East Party Candidate Votes Labour Stan Cohen 15 921 56 34Conservative May Sexton 6 549 23 18Liberal Maggie Clay 5 430 19 22Communist JM Rodgers 190 0 67National Front P Flint 168 0 59 NewMajority 9 372 33 16Turnout 28 258 65 00Labour hold SwingReferences Edit Leeds South East Feb 1974 May 1983 ElectionWeb Project Cognitive Computing Limited Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 Retrieved 23 March 2016 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 1949 FWS Craig 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