Result: Leeds West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 55.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.5% |
| Conservative |  | 14.3% |
| Swing: 6.9% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| John Battle | Labour | 18,704 | 55.5 | -6.6 |
| Darren Finlay | Liberal Democrat | 5,894 | 17.5 | +7.1 |
| Tim Metcalfe | Conservative | 4,807 | 14.3 | -1.3 |
| David Blackburn | Green | 2,519 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| Julie Day | British National Party | 1,167 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| David Sewards | UK Independence Party | 628 | 1.9 | -0.5 |
| Majority | 12,810 | 38.0 | ||
| Turnout | 33,719 | 53.6 | +3.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEEDS WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 62.1% |
| Conservative |  | 15.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.4% |
| Others |  | 11.9% |
