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Leeds East

Every general election in Leeds East since 1955. Latest: Richard Burgon, Labour, majority 11,265.

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Member of Parliament

Richard Burgon

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 11,265

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Richard Burgon Elected sitting MPLabour18,61047.3%
David DresserReform UK7,34518.7%
Sam FirthConservative6,89817.5%
Jennifer NormanGreen3,5068.9%
Tobie AbelLiberal Democrats1,4453.7%
David HoughThe Yorkshire Party6641.7%
Catherine DobsonSocial Democratic Party5191.3%
Niko OmilanaIndependent2220.6%
Pete YoungIndependent1790.5%
Valid votes39,388
Majority11,26528.6%

Lab hold Turnout 51.7% of 76,207 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 55.2%Labour, 1959: 54.6%Labour, 1964: 57.9%Labour, 1966: 61.5%Labour, 1970: 57.1%Labour, February 1974: 50.6%Labour, October 1974: 55.6%Labour, 1979: 55.4%Labour, 1983: 43.8%Labour, 1987: 48.7%Labour, 1992: 57.7%Labour, 1997: 67.5%Labour, 2001: 63.0%Labour, 2005: 59.2%Labour, 2010: 50.4%Labour, 2015: 53.8%Labour, 2017: 61.4%Labour, 2019: 49.8%Labour, 2024: 47.3%Conservative, 1955: 44.8%Conservative, 1959: 45.5%Conservative, 1964: 42.1%Conservative, 1966: 38.5%Conservative, 1970: 41.9%Conservative, February 1974: 29.8%Conservative, October 1974: 28.0%Conservative, 1979: 33.3%Conservative, 1983: 29.3%Conservative, 1987: 26.6%Conservative, 1992: 28.3%Conservative, 1997: 18.7%Conservative, 2001: 19.4%Conservative, 2005: 18.5%Conservative, 2010: 23.2%Conservative, 2015: 20.9%Conservative, 2017: 30.6%Conservative, 2019: 35.7%Conservative, 2024: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 24.7%Liberal, February 1974: 19.6%Liberal, October 1974: 15.7%Liberal, 1979: 9.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.0%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.2%Reform UK, 2024: 18.7%
Vote share in Leeds East at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance Lib UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Leeds East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Leeds East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Richard BurgonRef11,26528.651.7%Lab hold
2019Lab Richard BurgonCon5,53114.258.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Richard BurgonCon12,75230.862.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Richard BurgonCon12,53332.859.0%Lab hold
2010Lab George MudieCon10,29327.258.4%Lab hold
2005LabLD11,57838.554.6%
2001LabCon12,64343.551.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon17,46648.862.8%
1992LabCon12,69729.470.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon9,52622.270.2%Lab hold
1983LabCon6,09514.565.5%
1979LabCon10,53622.270.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,31127.765.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon10,51420.875.3%
1970LabCon7,71515.365.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,27723.172.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,00615.776.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon4,7859.179.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon4,93910.576.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Leeds East?

Richard Burgon (Labour) won Leeds East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,265.

Which parties have won Leeds East?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 19.

Which region is Leeds East in?

Leeds East is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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