Who is the MP for Leeds South West and Morley?

Mark Sewards (Labour) is the MP for Leeds South West and Morley. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Leeds South West and Morley at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Leeds South West and Morley was won by Labour with 44.0% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 23.0%.

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

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 36.4% and Labour on 22.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Leeds South West and Morley in?

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

What is the demographic profile of Leeds South West and Morley?

Leeds South West and Morley is in Yorkshire and The Humber. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 53.0% in 2016). Around 28.4% of residents have a degree, a median age of 40, and 66.4% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Leeds South West and Morley?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Leeds South West and Morley, Labour won with 44.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Leeds South West and Morley in recent elections?

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

Constituency profile

Leeds South West and Morley

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency · Leeds borough

Sitting MP

Mark Sewards

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Yorkshire and The Humber

Borough constituency, Leeds council

Last 5 GE winners

LCCCL

Conservative 3/5, Labour 2/5

EU referendum 2016

53.0% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +1.1pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +14.3pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernBrexit-marginal

Who lives in Leeds South West and Morley? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

53.0%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

28.4%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

19.6%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

66.4%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

32.9%

UK average ~36%

Median age

40.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.4%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

30.0%

UK average ~28%

How did Leeds South West and Morley 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 gain from Con · majority 8,423 votes (21.0pp) · turnout 56.0%

Current projection

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

Map of Leeds South West and Morley

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 West and Morley within Leeds

The Westminster constituency of Leeds South West and Morley 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 58 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 West and Morley at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Leeds South West and Morley 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	Ed Balls Morley and Outwood MP	37.6%	35.3%	16.8%	3.1% UKIP	-	7.2%	1,101	65.2%
2015predecessor	Con gain from Lab Coop	Andrea Jenkyns Morley and Outwood MP	38.0%	38.9%	3.0%	16.5% UKIP	2.6%	1.0%	422	63.6%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Andrea Jenkyns Morley and Outwood MP	46.7%	50.7%	2.6%	-	-	-	2,104	68.4%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Andrea Jenkyns Morley and Outwood MP, pre-review boundary	36.8%	53.1%	2.8%	-	3.3%	4.0%	7,114	61.1%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Mark Sewards	44.0%	23.0%	4.5%	20.4% Ref	6.3%	1.9%	8,423	56.0%

Leeds South West and Morley was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Morley and Outwood (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 West and Morley

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Leeds South West and Morley. 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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