Morley and Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)

Morley and Leeds South (often known as Leeds South and Morley) was a borough constituency in West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

This was a safe Labour seat during the three parliaments of its existence. The former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees was the MP from 1983 to 1992.

Boundaries

The City of Leeds wards of Hunslet, Middleton, Morley North, and Morley South.

The constituency was located on the southern outskirts of the City of Leeds and included the town of Morley. The area is now more or less covered by Leeds Central and Morley and Outwood.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Notes and references

1. Leeds South West and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
2. Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)
3. Morley and Outwood (UK Parliament constituency)
4. Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)
5. Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)
6. Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)
7. Morley and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
8. Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)
9. Leeds North (UK Parliament constituency)
10. Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
11. Wakefield and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
12. Morley, West Yorkshire
13. Normanton (UK Parliament constituency)
14. Batley and Spen (UK Parliament constituency)
15. 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
16. Leeds
17. List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region
18. Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
19. Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
20. Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)