Election 97

Leeds North West


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Dr Keith Hampson
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 15,850 (31.9%)
Labour 97 19,694 (39.6%)
LibDem 97 11,689 (23.5%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,503 ( 5.0%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 69,972
Turnout 97 49,736 (71.1%)



1992 MP Dr Keith Hampson
Old constituency name Leeds North West
Majority 92 7,671 (15.2%)
Conservative 92 21,750 (43.0%)
Labour 92 13,782 (27.3%)
LibDem 92 14,079 (27.8%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 946 ( 1.9%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 68,741
Turnout 92 50,557 (73.5%)
Leeds North West



Tory change -11.2%
Labour change +12.3%
Lib Dem change -4.3%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.2%
Electorate change +1.8%
Turnout Change -2.5%
Robert Waller wrote

The most extensive and comfortable suburbs of Leeds lie to the north of the city within the constituencies of Leeds North West and Leeds North East. Of these, Leeds North West may be the safer Conservative seat. It stretches from the terraces and Victorian mansions of Headingley to the council estate at Tinshill and the suburbs of Cookridge and Weetwood, and then beyond, across country, to Otley and Wharfedale. Tory MP Dr Keith Hampson stands well short of an overall majority of the vote, but with an opposition vote equally split between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, he seems likely to hang on to his seat in the House of Commons.


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220 0.63 2.81 22
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1,090 3.10 7.13 43
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