Leeds_South_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Leeds South East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
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.
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Quick Facts 1918–1983, Seats ...
| Leeds South East | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Leeds East |
| Replaced by | Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds West and Leeds North West[1] |
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The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Leeds wards of East and East Hunslet, and part of North East ward.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Crossgates and Temple Newsam, East Hunslet, and Osmondthorpe.
1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Cross Gates, East Hunslet, Halton, and Osmondthorpe.[2]
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.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | James O'Grady | Labour | |
| 1924 | Henry Slesser | Labour | |
| 1929 | James Milner | Labour | |
| 1952 | Denis Healey | Labour | |
| 1955 | Alice Bacon | Labour | |
| 1970 | Stan Cohen | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James O'Grady | Unopposed | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Elections in the 1920s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1930s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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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;
- Labour: James Milner[9]
- Conservative:
Elections in the 1940s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | -28.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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- "The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Order 1951. SI 1951/320". Statutory Instruments 1951. Vol. II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1952. pp. 410–412.
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- "By-elections – Political News". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig