Result: Leeds Central
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 60.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 19.4% |
| Conservative |  | 13.2% |
| Swing: 6.5% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Hilary Benn | Labour | 17,526 | 60.0 | -6.9 |
| Ruth Coleman | Liberal Democrat | 5,660 | 19.4 | +6.2 |
| Brian Cattell | Conservative | 3,865 | 13.2 | -1.1 |
| Mark Collett | British National Party | 1,201 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Peter Sewards | UK Independence Party | 494 | 1.7 | -1.1 |
| Mick Dear | Independent | 189 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Oluwole Taiwo | Independent | 126 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Julian Fitzgerald | Alliance for Change | 125 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 11,866 | 40.7 | ||
| Turnout | 29,186 | 46.4 | +4.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEEDS CENTRAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 66.9% |
| Conservative |  | 14.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.2% |
| Others |  | 5.6% |
