The constituency was held for the Conservative Party by Donald Kaberry from its creation in 1950 until his retirement in 1983, and then by Keith Hampson (1983–1997), who had previously been MP for Ripon.

[4] Accordingly, Alex Sobel decided to stand (successfully) in the 2024 general election for the new and much safer seat of Leeds Central and Headingly.

The Leeds North West seat was won by Katie White for Labour, making it a notional gain from the Conservatives.

[5] This constituency has one of the biggest student populations in the country at over a quarter of the electorate;[6] it comprises outer Leeds suburbs that are professional, middle-to-high income and residential.

The Leeds North West boundary was revised for the 1983 general election, bringing in Otley and the nearby villages of Bramhope, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington from the abolished Ripon constituency.

Note that the figures for gain and loss refer to comparisons with the notional 2019 result for the constituency with its revised boundaries.