Riding profile
Leeds West and Pudsey
The question
Leeds West and Pudsey: a safe seat for Labour?
Current forecast
Labour
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 7.9
- P(close race)
- 0%
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In context
How this riding stacks up
| Labour | Reform UK | Conservative | Green | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereLeeds West and Pudsey | 34.9% | 27.0% | 16.1% | 12.0% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 21.8% +13.1 | 25.4% +1.6 | 19.3% −3.2 | 10.8% +1.2 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Editorial read
Leeds West and Pudsey, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 32-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 35% vote share, against 27% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Rachel Reeves
Sits with Labour
Previous election · 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Reeves Elected | Labour | 18,976 | 49.3 | — |
| Lee Farmer | Conservative | 6,584 | 17.1 | — |
| Andrea Whitehead | Reform UK | 6,281 | 16.3 | — |
| Ann Forsaith | Green | 3,794 | 9.9 | — |
| Dan Walker | Lib Dems | 1,743 | 4.5 | — |
| Jamal El Kheir | Other | 633 | 1.6 | — |
| Darren Longhorn | Other | 404 | 1.1 | — |
| Sasha Watson | Other | 79 | 0.2 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029