The placeConstituency · Yorkshire and The Humber · Electorate 70,069 · 2023 boundaries

Leeds West and Pudsey.

Labour Party MP Rachel Reeves holds the seat on 49.3% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentRachel Reeves · Labour Party
CouncilLeeds
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001325
Electorate · 2024
70.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
49.3%
Labour Party · +32.2pp over Con
Settlements
5
Largest: Leeds
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
27.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

At 14% voting participation, Rachel Reeves is among the least active voters in the Commons -- less than a third of the average MP's rate -- but her absence from the division lobbies reflects her role as Chancellor of the Exchequer rather than disengagement. When she has voted, she has backed the government without exception: 100% party alignment, no rebel votes. Her recent votes include supporting the government's legislative programme in the King's Speech debate, backing the controversial reserve power in the Pension Schemes Bill that would allow ministers to direct pension fund asset allocation, and opposing the opposition's attempt to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment.

Her 932 contributions across 73 debates place her well above the average for speech activity, almost all focused on the economic brief she holds: economy and jobs, fiscal policy, and cost of living dominate. Her voting profile is consistent with a Treasury perspective -- 100% aligned on progressive taxation, zero alignment with anti-tax positions, and notably more supportive of local democracy and welfare reform than the average Labour MP.

The picture from local news is mixed. The 63 articles from the past 90 days average a slightly negative score, with economy and jobs coverage running notably hostile: Leeds businesses publicly condemned her tax rises in January, and criticism of air passenger duty and energy costs followed. Against that, constituency visits -- including a September trip to a Pudsey youth employment charity -- generated warmer coverage, and the Autumn Budget drew praise for securing investment in Leeds. No committee roles are listed, and her parliamentary footprint is almost entirely defined by her Treasury role rather than backbench activity.

49.3%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
4
Wards · 4 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.4 wards · 4 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Armley Clancy Walker2,215Leeds LabMay 2026
Bramley Stanningley Kevin Ritchie2,724Leeds LabMay 2026
Calverley Farsley Andrew Carter3,102Leeds LabMay 2026
Pudsey Simon Anthony Seary4,415Leeds LabMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.5 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Leeds (55,713), with Pudsey (35,310) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,766.

city 57,761large-town 35,310town 5,073village 1,622

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Leeds55,713city
Pudsey35,310large town
Calverley5,073town
Bradford2,048city
Rural & dispersed1,622village
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate60.2%57.1%+5%
Owner-occupied58.0%63.1%-8%
Private rented20.3%20.0%+1%
Social rented21.5%16.8%+28%

Ethnicity.

White84.9%
Asian7.6%
Black3.2%
Mixed2.7%
Other1.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.2% Female 50.8% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£31,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,830
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
36
29 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
51.7%
Attainment 8: 39.1

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£222m
Taxpayers56,000
Median per taxpayer£2,390
Mean per taxpayer£3,950

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Leeds. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
27.9
+35% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
9.3
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
41% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences11.6
Shoplifting2.7
Burglary1.9
Other theft1.9
Anti-social behaviour1.8
Public order1.8
Vehicle crime1.6

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Rachel ReevesWONLab18,97649.3
Lee FarmerCon6,58417.1
Andrea WhiteheadRef6,28116.3
Ann ForsaithGrn3,7949.9
Dan WalkerLD1,7434.5
Jamal El KheirInd6331.6
Darren LonghornInd4041.1
Sasha WatsonInd790.2

Turnout 38,494

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission