Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pudsey Borough constituency
Pudsey shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1885, 1950
MP:	Paul Truswell
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	West Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2000s 4.2 Elections in the 1990s 4.3 Elections in the 1980s 4.4 Elections in the 1970s 4.5 Elections in the 1960s 4.6 Elections in the 1950s 4.7 Elections in the 1910s 4.8 Elections in the 1900s 4.9 Elections in the 1890s 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency should consist of-

• the Municipal Borough of Leeds (note that as the seats of Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West were also created in 1885, this cannot refer to the whole of the Municipal Borough of Leeds)
• the Parishes of Drighlington, Hunsworth, and Tong,
• so much of the Parishes of Calverley with Farsley and Pudsey, as is not included in the municipal borough of Bradford,
• the Parishes in the Sessional Division of Skyrack of Churwell, Gildersome, Horsforth and Rawden. ^[1]

The constituency covers a number of the suburbs to the west and north-west of Leeds, including Pudsey, Farsley, Horsforth, Yeadon and Guiseley. It was usually a fairly safe Tory seat before Labour gained it for the first time in 1997.

After the proposed boundary changes it will be made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

• Calverley and Farsley
• Guiseley and Rawdon
• Horsforth
• Pudsey.

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. The seat had formerly been part of Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire constituency.

The constituency was abolished in 1918 and replaced by the constituency of Pudsey and Otley until 1950.

The constituency was recreated in 1950 and used in the 1950 general election.

On June 1, 1908 George Whiteley resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead, resulting in a by-election in the constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Briggs Priestley	Liberal
	1900	George Whiteley	Liberal
	1908	John James Oddy	Conservative
	1910	Frederick Ogden	Liberal
1918		Constituency abolished: see Pudsey & Otley
1950		Constituency re-established
	1950	Cyril Banks	Conservative
	1959	Joseph Hiley	Conservative
	1974	Giles Shaw	Conservative
	1997	Paul Truswell	Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Andrew
	Liberal Democrat	David Morton

General Election 2005: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Truswell	21,261	45.8	−2.3
	Conservative	Pamela Singleton	15,391	33.1	−2.5
	Liberal Democrat	James Keeley	8,551	18.4	+4.2
	UK Independence	David Daniel	1,241	2.7	+0.6
Majority			5,870	12.6
Turnout			46,444	66.0	+2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Truswell	21,717	48.1	0.0
	Conservative	John Procter	16,091	35.6	−0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Boddy	6,423	14.2	+0.2
	UK Independence	David Sewards	944	2.1	N/A
Majority			5,626	12.5
Turnout			45,175	63.3	−11.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Truswell	25,370	48.11	19.76
	Conservative	P Bone	19,163	36.34	-7.81
	Liberal Democrat	J Brown	7,375	13.99	-12.7
	Referendum Party	D Crabtree	823	1.56	N/A
Majority			6,207	11.77
Turnout			52,731	74.26	-3.66
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.20

General Election 1992: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	25,067	44.15	-1.36
	Labour	A Giles	16,095	28.35	7.86
	Liberal Democrat	DT Shutt	15,153	26.69	N/A
	Green	J Wynne	466	0.82	N/A
Majority			8,972	15.80
Turnout			56,781	77.92	-0.12
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	25,457	45.51	-0.18
	Liberal	JPF Cummins	19,021	34.00	-1.76
	Labour	Neil Taggart	11,461	20.49	2.66
Majority			6,436	11.51
Turnout			55,939	78.04	2.20
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1983: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	24,455	45.69	0.58
	Liberal	J Cummins	19,141	35.76	6.74
	Labour	SM Price	9,542	17.83	-7.35
	Independent	R Smith	387	0.72	N/A
Majority			5,314	9.93
Turnout			55,939	78.04	-2.30
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	24,591	45.11	5.6
	Liberal	SJ Cooksey	15,852	29.08	-1.46
	Labour	PD McBride	13,727	25.18	-4.76
	Ecology	P Lewenz	340	0.62	N/A
Majority			8,739	16.03
Turnout			67,853	80.34	2.19
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election October 1974: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	20,180	39.51	-0.02
	Liberal	SJ Cooksey	15,599	30.54	-2.19
	Labour	K Targett	15,293	29.94	2.2
Majority			4,581	8.97
Turnout			65,354	78.15	-6.79
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election February 1974: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Giles Shaw	21,750	39.53	-9.7
	Liberal	SJ Cooksey	18,011	32.73	19.05
	Labour	K Targett	15,267	27.74	-9.35
Majority			3,739	6.79
Turnout			64,788	84.94	5.82
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1970: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Hiley	24,308	49.23	4.58
	Labour	J Mann	18,313	37.09	-2.46
	Liberal	GVJ Pratt	6,754	13.68	-2.12
Majority			5,995	12.14
Turnout			62,403	79.12	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Hiley	20,782	44.65	Unknown
	Labour	E Brierley	18,410	39.55	Unknown
	Liberal	RHJ Rhodes	7,353	15.80	Unknown
Majority			2,372	5.10
Turnout			55,860	83.32	Unknown
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1964: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Hiley	21,581	46.50	Unknown
	Labour	BP Atha	16,100	34.69	Unknown
	Liberal	JT Wilson	8,732	18.81	Unknown
Majority			5,481	11.81
Turnout			53,939	86.05	Unknown
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Hiley	22,752	50.09	Unknown
	Labour	VP Richardson	16,241	35.76	Unknown
	Liberal	JS Snowden	6,429	14.15	Unknown
Majority			6,511	14.33
Turnout			52,285	86.87	Unknown
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1955: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Banks	20,445	47.71	Unknown
	Labour	BA Payton	15,881	37.06	Unknown
	Liberal	RS Wainwright	6,526	15.23	Unknown
Majority			4,564	10.65
Turnout			50,175	85.41	Unknown
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1951: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Banks	24,138	53.74	Unknown
	Labour	AG Collings	20,782	46.26	Unknown
Majority			3,356	7.47
Turnout			50,521	88.91	Unknown
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1950: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Banks	18,269	41.33	Unknown
	Labour	AG Collings	18,205	41.18	Unknown
	Liberal	WS Wainwright	7,731	17.49	Unknown
Majority			64	0.14
Turnout			49,729	88.89

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election Saturday 10 December 1910: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Ogden	6,518	52.54	Unknown
	Conservative	J J Oddy	5,888	47.46	Unknown
Majority			630	5.08
Turnout			15,071	82.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

General Election Saturday 22 January 1910: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Ogden	7,358	55.36	Unknown
	Conservative	J J Oddy	5,934	44.64	Unknown
Majority			1,424	10.71
Turnout			15,071	88.20
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

By-Election Saturday 20 June 1908: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mr. J. J. Oddy	5,444	45.12	Unknown
	Liberal	Mr. F. Ogden	5,331	44.18	Unknown
	Labour	Mr. J. W. Benson	1,291	10.70	Unknown
Majority			113	0.01
Turnout			12066	78.27
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election Saturday 20 January 1906: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Whiteley	7,043	66.54	Unknown
	Conservative	Lt. Col. C W Ford	3,541	33.46	Unknown
Majority			3,502	33.09
Turnout			15,909	66.53
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election Wednesday 10 October 1900: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Whiteley	5,973	52.41	Unknown
	Conservative	E.B. Faber	5,424	47.59	Unknown
Majority			549	4.82
Turnout			11,397	78.21
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

General Election 13 July–17 August 1895: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Briggs Priestley	5,540	52.21	Unknown
	Conservative	A Fairbairn	5,070	47.79	Unknown
Majority			470	4.43
Turnout			10610	Unknown
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election July 1892: Pudsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Briggs Priestley	5,523	52.87	Unknown
	Conservative	Mr. E Woodhouse	4,924	47.13	Unknown
Majority			603	5.77
Turnout			10447	Unknown
	Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

v • d • e Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Barnsley Central · Barnsley East and Mexborough · Barnsley West and Penistone · Batley and Spen · Bradford North · Bradford South · Bradford West · Brigg and Goole · Calder Valley · City of York · Cleethorpes · Colne Valley · Dewsbury · Don Valley · Doncaster Central · Doncaster North · Elmet · Great Grimsby · Halifax · Hemsworth · Huddersfield · Hull East · Hull North · Hull West and Hessle · Keighley · Leeds Central · Leeds East · Leeds North East · Leeds West · Morley and Rothwell · Normanton · Pontefract and Castleford · Pudsey · Rother Valley · Rotherham · Scunthorpe · Selby · Sheffield Attercliffe · Sheffield Brightside · Sheffield Central · Sheffield Heeley · Sheffield Hillsborough · Wakefield · Wentworth Conservative Beverley and Holderness · East Yorkshire · Haltemprice and Howden · Richmond (Yorks) · Ryedale · Scarborough and Whitby · Shipley · Skipton and Ripon · Vale of York Liberal Democrat Harrogate and Knaresborough · Leeds North West · Sheffield Hallam · Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Conservative (2) · Labour (1) · UKIP (1) · Liberal Democrats (1) · British National Party (1)

The town of Pudsey, England

Parliament Constituency | Pudsey Bear

Geography: Pudsey Beck | New Pudsey Railway Station | Fulneck | Fulneck School | Swinnow | Leeds | West Yorkshire

People: Paul Truswell | Len Hutton | Ray Illingworth | Joseph Hiley | John Tunnicliffe | Benjamin Latrobe

Former Districts: Farsley | Calverley

Other: Stanningley bypass | I Love West Leeds Festival

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