Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pudsey
Borough constituency

Pudsey shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1885, 1950
MP: Paul Truswell
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers a number of the suburbs to the west and north-west of Leeds, including Pudsey, Farsley, Horsforth, Yeadon and Guiseley. It was usually a fairly safe Tory seat before Labour gained it for the first time in 1997.

After the proposed boundary changes it will be made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year.

The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by the constituency of Pudsey and Otley until 1950.

The constituency was recreated in 1950 and used in the 1950 general election.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Briggs Priestley
1900 George Whiteley Liberal
1908 John James Oddy
1910 Frederick Ogden
1918 Constituency abolished: see Pudsey & Otley
1950 Constituency re-established
1950 Cyril Banks Conservative
1959 Joseph Hiley Conservative
1974 Giles Shaw Conservative
1997 Paul Truswell Labour

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Andrew
Liberal Democrat David Morton


General Election 2005: Pudsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Truswell 21,261 45.8 −2.3
Conservative Pamela Singleton 15,391 33.1 −2.5
Liberal Democrat James Keeley 8,551 18.4 +4.2
UK Independence David Daniel 1,241 2.7 +0.6
Majority 5,870 12.6
Turnout 46,444 66.0 +2.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Pudsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Truswell 21,717 48.1 0.0
Conservative John Procter 16,091 35.6 −0.7
Liberal Democrat Stephen Boddy 6,423 14.2 +0.2
UK Independence David Sewards 944 2.1 N/A
Majority 5,626 12.5
Turnout 45,175 63.3 −11.0
Labour hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ UKPollingReport. Election Guide: Leeds West. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour
Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)
The town of Pudsey, England
Parliament Constituency | Pudsey Bear
Geography: Pudsey Beck | New Pudsey Railway Station | Fulneck | Fulneck School | Swinnow | Leeds | West Yorkshire
People: Paul Truswell | Len Hutton | Ray Illingworth | Joseph Hiley | John Tunnicliffe | Benjamin Latrobe
Former Districts: Farsley | Calverley
Other: Stanningley bypass | I Love West Leeds Festival
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