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%.

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

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% -

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 03:20 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.