Who is the MP for Leeds South?

Hilary Benn (Labour) is the MP for Leeds South. They were first elected in June 1999.

Who won Leeds South at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Leeds South was won by Labour with 54.0% of the vote, ahead of Green on 18.4%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Leeds South?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 27.5% and Green on 25.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Leeds South in?

Leeds South sits within Leeds council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Leeds covers most or all of the Leeds South area.

What is the demographic profile of Leeds South?

Leeds South is in Yorkshire and The Humber. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 55.7% in 2016). Around 28.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 33, and 36.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Leeds South?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Leeds South, Labour won with 54.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Leeds South in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Leeds South: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Leeds South

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency · Leeds borough

Sitting MP

Hilary Benn

Labour

First elected June 1999Cabinet: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Yorkshire and The Humber

Borough constituency, Leeds council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

55.7% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +3.8pp above mean

Current outlook

Labour +2.4pp

vs Green 25.1%

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Who lives in Leeds South? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

55.7%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

28.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

24.9%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

36.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

62.3%

UK average ~36%

Median age

32.7

UK median ~40

Age 65+

13.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

41.7%

UK average ~28%

How did Leeds South vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 11,279 votes (35.6pp) · turnout 41.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Leeds South

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Leeds South within Leeds

The Westminster constituency of Leeds South sits entirely within Leeds Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Leeds 75 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Leeds South at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Leeds South at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Hilary Benn Leeds Central MP	49.3%	20.2%	20.8%	-	-	9.7%	10,645	46.0%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Hilary Benn Leeds Central MP	55.0%	17.3%	3.4%	15.7% UKIP	7.9%	0.7%	16,967	55.1%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Hilary Benn Leeds Central MP	70.2%	20.5%	2.2%	4.3% UKIP	2.5%	0.3%	23,698	53.2%
2019notional	Labour winner	Hilary Benn Leeds Central MP, pre-review boundary	58.4%	26.3%	4.4%	-	3.8%	7.1%	13,886	57.9%
2024	Lab hold	Hilary Benn	54.0%	13.2%	4.2%	-	18.4%	10.1%	11,279	41.7%

Leeds South was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Leeds Central (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Leeds South

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Leeds South. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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