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Election for the constituency of Leeds West on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Leeds West, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Rachel Reeves with a majority of 15,965 - 37.8% - on a turnout of 62.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REEVES, Rachel Lab 27,013 64.0% 15.9%
METCALFE, Zoe Con 11,048 26.2% 6.0%
THACKRAY, Mark UKIP 1,815 4.3% -14.2%
POINTON, Andrew Green 1,023 2.4% -6.0%
MCGREGOR, Alisdair LD 905 2.1% -1.7%
JONES, Ed Yrks 378 0.9% -
DAVIES, Mike AGS 47 0.1% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 67,955, having a valid vote count of 42,229 and an invalid vote count of 72.

Result declared at 03:20 on 9 June 2017.