Hilary Benn

More about Leeds Central

Leeds Central is an inner-city constituency. It has five wards - University, City and Holbeck, Beeston, Hunslet and Richmond Hill - and four of these are among the 20% most deprived in the country.

Over the years, the city's growth has been built on both its diversity and capacity to change with the times. That diversity is reflected in the constituency. Starting from the north, it covers the area around the two universities, the two hospitals ('Jimmy's' and the LGI), and the West Yorkshire playhouse. It then runs down across a thriving city centre, over the River Aire, and on to Holbeck, Hunslet and Beeston, taking in Leeds Utd FC at Elland Road as well as a large area of manufacturing. From Cottingley in the west to Richmond Hill in the east along the York road, each is a unique community with its own characteristics and traditions.

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