# Leeds South

Central Yorkshire and The Humber. About 133,297 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 38 square kilometres.

Hilary Benn has been the Labour MP for Leeds South since July 2024. They won by 11,279 votes on a 41.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001323. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Hilary Benn has been the Labour MP for Leeds South since July 2024.
They won by 11,279 votes on a 41.7% turnout.

MP: [Hilary Benn](https://members.parliament.uk/member/413) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Leeds South

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hilary Benn (elected) | Labour | 17,117 | 54.0% |
| Ed Carlisle | Green Party | 5,838 | 18.4% |
| Karen Cooksley | Conservative | 4,172 | 13.2% |
| Daniel Whetstone | Social Democratic Party | 1,874 | 5.9% |
| George Sykes | Liberal Democrat | 1,340 | 4.2% |
| Muhammad Azeem | Workers Party of Britain | 719 | 2.3% |
| Janet Bickerdike | Christian Peoples Alliance | 341 | 1.1% |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 277 | 0.9% |

Electorate 75,953. Turnout 41.7%. Majority 11,279 (35.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3577

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 35.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Leeds South had a majority of 35.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 50th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 41.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Leeds South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 41.7% (House of Commons Library). 2nd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 124,377** (2021). Leeds South had 124,377 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 32nd most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Leeds South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001323) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Leeds South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001323) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Leeds, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Leeds South.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001323) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Leeds, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Leeds South.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001323) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leeds South had 124,377 usual residents at the census.

## How Leeds South compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Leeds South | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 35.6% | joint 50th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 41.7% | 2nd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 124,377 | 32nd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Leeds South?

Leeds South had 124,377 usual residents at the census.
Leeds South is the 32nd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Leeds

Most of Leeds South lies in Leeds. These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Leeds South itself. [See Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

- **Average house price: £246,385** (August 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £246,385 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,716** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leeds earned a median of £36,716 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Leeds costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 147th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Leeds has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leeds South in brief

The winner in Leeds South had a majority of 35.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Leeds South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 41.7%.
Leeds South had 124,377 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Leeds South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001323
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 38.42 km²
- People, mid-2024: 133,297*
- Wards: 4
- Middle areas: 16
- Neighbourhoods: 75
- Output areas: 404

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Leeds East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-east), [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley), [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley), [Wakefield and Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wakefield-and-rothwell), [Leeds West and Pudsey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-west-and-pudsey)

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## Latest updates for Leeds South

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001323

## How to cite

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