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England · Constituency

Leeds East

Represented by Richard Burgon (Labour)

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Your member of parliament

Richard Burgon

Labour

Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site

2024 general election

How the seat voted

Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 11,265 votes.

Majority

11,265

28.6% of votes cast.

Turnout

51.7%

39,388 of 76,207 on the register.

Candidates

9

39,388 valid votes counted.

Official figure
2024 general election result, every candidate by votes received
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard BurgonElectedLabour18,61047.2%
David DresserReform UK7,34518.6%
Sam FirthConservative6,89817.5%
Jennifer NormanGreen Party3,5068.9%
Tobie AbelLiberal Democrat1,4453.7%
David HoughThe Yorkshire Party6641.7%
Catherine DobsonSocial Democratic Party5191.3%
Niko OmilanaIndependent2220.6%
Pete YoungIndependent1790.5%

Safe. A comfortable margin. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.

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Local news for Leeds East

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