UK Explained

Leeds North West

Represented in Parliament by Katie White (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Katie White, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Leeds North West compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 131 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £854£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 81 areas and lower than 567.

UK 3.9%This area 2.1%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Leeds North West£8542.1%
Rayleigh and Wickford£8572.1%
Cambridge£8442.1%
Sefton Central£8622.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Leeds North West

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people92,71859,597,740 in total
Aged under 1619%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over22%19%3 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher43%34%9 points higher
Households that own their home75%62%13 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association12%17%5 points lower
Households renting privately13%20%8 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Katie White

Labour

MAJORITY
11,896

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
70%

of people who could vote did

Katie White won with 46% of the votes, and Thomas Averre (Conservative) came second with 22%.

Votes for each party

Labour46% · 22,882
Conservative22% · 10,986
Reform UK12% · 5,935
Liberal Democrat11% · 5,641
Green Party6% · 3,231
The Yorkshire Party2% · 1,024
Everyone else0% · 78
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Katie WhiteLabour22,88246.0%
Thomas AverreConservative10,98622.1%
Jayne BondReform UK5,93511.9%
Ryk DownesLiberal Democrat5,64111.3%
Mick BradleyGreen Party3,2316.5%
Bob BuxtonThe Yorkshire Party1,0242.1%
Kathy BushellSocial Democratic Party780.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£854 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026