Labour's Hilary Benn, the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, wins the new seat of Leeds South with a majority of 11,279.

Mr Benn has been an MP since 1999, served in Tony Blair’s government and is the son of the late Tony Benn.

Christian Peoples Alliance candidate Janet Bickerdike dropped to her knees on stage and prayed during the declaration.

Yvette Cooper retains her Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley seat for Labour.

More detail from the Leeds South West and Morley result...

Labour’s Mark Sewards overturns Conservative Dame Andrea Jenkyns’ 7,114 majority she won in 2019.

Mr Sewards wins a majority of 8,423.

Reform UK come a close third to the Conservatives in second.

Conservative Dame Andrea Jenkyns loses her Leeds South West and Morley seat to Labour’s Mark Sewards.

Dame Andrea beat former Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls at the 2015 General Election to win the seat.

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter, BBC Yorkshire

Rachel Reeves was elected as MP for the new constituency of Leeds West and Pudsey to huge whoops from a crowd of Labour supporters.

It is a historical moment as she is expected to become the country’s first female chancellor of the exchequer.

However, she was quick to point out in her first interview of the night with the BBC that she didn’t want to pre-empt who Sir Keir Starmer appointed to his cabinet.

The result from Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, the seat previously held by Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, is due soon.

Ms Cooper arrives at the count amid applause from a crowd of Labour supporters.

Leeds South West and Morley is due to be announced in the next 20 minutes.

The Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns, who beat Ed Balls in the 2015 general election, is not yet at the count.

Jon Trickett, the Labour candidate for Normanton and Hemsworth, describes turnout in the seat as “poor”.

“My concern is that a large number of people haven’t voted,” he says.

“It’s a lack of faith in the direction the country's taken. We need to go away and think about that.

“It’s a lesson that we’ve to learn - and it’s important that we do.”

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to fight for everyone in her constituency, not just those who voted for her.

Javed Bashir, an Independent standing in Spen Valley, says the protest vote over the Israel-Gaza conflict “is going to be huge” in seats in the Kirklees area.

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Mr Bashir says independents will be "at the real heart of the story" this election.

Previously a Liberal Democrat, he says voters are "tired of the merry-go-round" between the two main parties.

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We've looked at the smallest majorities, now for the biggest.

As explained earlier the redrawing of constituency boundaries in 2023 has resulted in a recalculation of the majorities - with the figures below reflecting the majorities that would have been achieved in 2019 based on the 2024 boundaries.

The largest majorities in Yorkshire are:

• Wetherby and Easingwold - 27,164
• Bradford West - 27,019
• Richmond and Northallerton - 24,331
• Thirsk and Malton - 23,337
• Skipton and Ripon - 22,517

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In total, 132 MPs chose not to stand again at the general election, including six from Yorkshire.

Conservatives Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) and Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) chose not to seek re-election this time, as did former Labour MPs Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central), Holly Lynch (Halifax), Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) and Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central).

Mr Sheerman, who announced his plan to step down in 2021, was first elected as an MP for Huddersfield East in 1979 before representing the Huddersfield constituency from 1983.

The 84-year-old described his time in parliament as "the honour of my life" but said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.

Rachel Reeves wins in Leeds West & Pudsey with a majority of more than 12,000.

She's now highly likely to become Keir Starmer's chancellor - and would be the first woman to hold the role.

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter

With 18 seats up for grabs across Leeds and West Yorkshire (not including the five Bradford seats) there are a few of particular interest.

Colne Valley is regarded as a "bellwether" seat - one that tends to return an MP from that party that goes on to form a government - and last year was one of the Conservative's big wins, when Jason McCartney took the seat from Labour's Thelma Walker.

Elsewhere ,keep an eye on Dewsbury and Batley where the independent candidate, Iqbal Mohamed, is pushing hard. Labour lost control of Kirklees Council in May, partly down to the election of independent councillors in this part of the district.

Leeds West and Pudsey is where Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in the running, while Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, is among the candidates standing in Pontefract, Normanton and Castleford.

And, should Labour take Leeds North West, Katie White would become only the third female to represent Leeds at Westminster, after Alice Bacon in 1945 and Ms Reeves since 2010.

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter

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It’s been a rather muted campaign here in West Yorkshire.

In the past the patch has been seen as a key battle ground with David Cameron, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn all launching their manifestos here ahead of previous elections.

But in 2024, we haven’t seen that level of high profile visit, although we shouldn't forget we do have two of the Shadow Cabinet defending seats here in the form of Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Conservative candidates, especially those defending their seats like Jason McCartney in the Colne Valley or Andrea Jenkyns in South Leeds and Morley seem to have fought a very local campaign based on their personal achievements rather than those of the national party.

Labour meanwhile have been well organised, flooding the area with boots on the ground and pushing hard into seats on their target list, like South Leeds and Morley and Ossett and Denby Dale.

Reform UK candidate for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley John Thomas says he is feeling "really really positive" ahead of the results.

"The word on the street is that it looks like a really good campaign.

"We've had a Labour MP here for 27 years and people want change.

"I honestly do think I stand a chance, the feeling I'm getting is people want an MP to represent them, not a home secretary. They'll see even less of her".

The Green Party's Halifax candidate Martin Hey has been speaking to the BBC after the exit poll suggested his party could take two seats.

"It's a really exciting night for the Green Party.

"We're not optimistic locally but nationally this is going to be our best night for a general election."