Politics
Politically, almost all of Headingley is in the Leeds North West constituency. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat), who became the first Liberal Democrat MP in West Yorkshire in the 2005 General Election. At a local government level, the ward of Headingley has two Labour councillors, Neil Walshaw (2011–2015) and Janette Walker (2012–2016), and one Liberal Democrat councillor, Martin Hamilton (2010–2014).
A small part of Headingley, specifically the area around Queenswood Drive, is in the Kirkstall ward of the Leeds West constituency, where the current MP is Rachel Reeves of Labour.
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