Leeds East

Leeds East is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Richard Burgon (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
11,265
Electorate
76,207
Turnout
51.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Richard Burgon
Labour
18,610 47.2% 0.3%
David Dresser
Reform UK
7,345 18.6% 12.8%
Sam Firth
Conservative
6,898 17.5% -23.3%
Jennifer Norman
Green Party
3,506 8.9% 6.8%
Tobie Abel
Liberal Democrat
1,445 3.7% 0.0%
David Hough
The Yorkshire Party
664 1.7% 1.7%
Catherine Dobson
Social Democratic Party
519 1.3% 1.3%
Niko Omilana
Independent
222 0.6% 0.6%
Pete Young
Independent
179 0.5% 0.5%