Parliamentary constituency
Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.
The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.
Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.
Local context
Leeds Central and Headingley covers the city centre and a broad area immediately to its north and north-west. It includes central commercial, civic and railway districts together with inner-city neighbourhoods and the major residential and student areas around Headingley. The constituency is densely urban, but large parks, university grounds and green corridors create significant open spaces. Headingley provides a distinct local centre, while the city centre is the dominant employment and transport focus. Major rail and road routes converge through the seat. Overall, the constituency combines the core of a large regional city with established inner suburbs and university-related neighbourhoods.
Description last reviewed 11 September 2026.
Held on 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex SobelElected | Labour | 15,853 | 50.2% | -13.3% |
| Chris Foren | Green Party | 7,431 | 23.5% | 20.1% |
| Chris Howley | Liberal Democrat | 2,611 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| Reggie Wray | Reform UK | 2,399 | 7.6% | 3.6% |
| Jennifer Jackson | Conservative | 2,237 | 7.1% | -10.8% |
| Owais Rajput | Workers Party of Britain | 691 | 2.2% | — |
| Rob Walker | Social Democratic Party | 187 | 0.6% | — |
| Louie Fulton | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 186 | 0.6% | — |
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
A population and household snapshot for Leeds Central and Headingley, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to respond to outstanding casework queries from the hon. Member for Leeds Central and Headingley dated between December 2025 and April 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit and retain allied health professionals in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency have been notified by HMRC that they must repay their Winter Fuel Payment due to income exceeding the eligibility threshold.
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
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Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grant to individual
Resubmission: Cashpigs R&D - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
brainstrust
brainstrust - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
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Resubmission: Falling Down R&D: Developing new writing and social commentary practice - Dance - National Lottery Project Grants
Grant to individual
From East/Horn of Africa to the West - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Extension 2027-28: Phoenix Dance Theatre - Dance - NPO 2023-26
174 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
