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Leeds Central is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Hilary Benn of the Labour party.
The Leeds Central constituency has a total population of 135,348, of which 108,643 are eligible (18+) to vote (80.3%).
Leeds Central ranks 439th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 9th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central since 1999. He served in the Cabinet as the Secretary of State for International Development from 2003 to 2007 and as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2007 to 2010. Currently, Benn is the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Benn
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hilary Benn MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | hilary.benn@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Constituency | Leeds Central |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 26/11/1953 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 17.3% | 55.0% | 3.4% | 7.9 % | 15.7% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Leeds Central constituency in 2015 was 55.10%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Spriggs | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | - | - |
| Hilary Benn | Labour | Male | 26 November 1953 (71) | - | - |
| Liz Kitching | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Female | - | - | - |
| Luke Senior | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Michael Hayton | Green | Male | - | - | http://www.michael-hayton.org/ |
| Nicola Wilson | Conservative | Female | - | - | - |
| 20.17% | 49.3% | 20.83% | % | % | % | 8.2% | % |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 3,066 | 8.2% |
| Conservative | 7,541 | 20.2% |
| Ind1 | 409 | 1.1% |
| Labour | 18,434 | 49.3% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 7,789 | 20.8% |
| ND | 155 | 0.4% |
| Electorate | 81,266 |
| Votes | 37,394 |
| Turnout | 57.8% |
| Conservative | Lamb, Alan |
| Labour | Benn, Hilary |
| Liberal Democrat | Taylor, Michael |
| BNP | Meeson, Kevin |
Election turnout for the Leeds Central constituency in 2010 was 57.8%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
This graph shows the results from 120 people in the Leeds Central constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.
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