Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created in 1983 to cover the far eastern wards of Leeds and neighbouring areas, notably Wetherby, Barwick-in-Elmet, Kippax, Garforth and Swillington.

[3] This was opposed during local enquiries where the seat was instead named for the ancient kingdom of Elmet although it covers a significantly smaller area.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Barkston Ash, Leeds East, and Normanton.

Elmet was historically always a marginal seat due to the demographic makeup of the region, in contrast to Barkston Ash which was traditionally Tory.