Election 97

Leeds Central


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Derek Fatchett
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 5,077 (13.7%)
Labour 97 25,766 (69.6%)
LibDem 97 4,164 (11.3%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,002 ( 5.4%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 67,664
Turnout 97 37,009 (54.7%)



1992 MP Derek Fatchett
Old constituency name Leeds Central
Majority 92 18,992 (41.3%)
Conservative 92 10,281 (22.4%)
Labour 92 29,273 (63.7%)
LibDem 92 6,416 (14.0%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 73,780
Turnout 92 45,970 (62.3%)
Leeds Central



Tory change -8.6%
Labour change +5.9%
Lib Dem change -2.7%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +5.4%
Electorate change -8.3%
Turnout Change -7.6%
Robert Waller wrote

Despite recent efforts on the part of Leeds City Council to regenerate the inner-city area, the residential profile of Leeds Central, which takes in the centre of the city plus the inner-city area of Hunslett, to the south, remains solidly working-class. A mix of traditional working-class terraces and more recent local authority housing leaves little room for a significant Conservative vote, beyond the few new and upwardly mobile residential developments along the River Aire. This remains safe for Labour.


Super Profiles

0 0.00 9.03 0
0 0.00 11.17 0
214 0.46 11.25 4
3,378 7.32 14.70 50
6,304 13.66 10.45 131
0 0.00 2.81 0
4,306 9.33 8.01 116
8,777 19.02 15.25 125
6,200 13.44 7.13 188
16,543 35.85 10.17 353