Leeds East

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Current MP

Name: Richard Burgon
Party: Labour
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Representation history

(In reverse chronological order, as far as the 2024 general election.)

Name	Date	Description	Party
Richard Burgon	Feb 5 2025	Whip restored.	Labour
Richard Burgon	Jul 23 2024	Whip withdrawn.	Independent
Richard Burgon	Jul 4 2024	2024 election.	Labour

2029 election

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projections

Projection	Projected result	Description
ElectoralCalculus: ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 32.0%; Lab: 27.0%; Cons: 16.0%
Focaldata: Focaldata Jan 2025	Lean Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 37.0%; Ref: 27.0%; Cons: 18.0%; Green: 11.0%
More in Common: More in Common Dec 2024	Safe Lab	Victory chances: Lab: 100.0%

2024 results

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 11265 (28.60%)
Turnout: 51.69%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Burgon	Labour Party	18610
David Stephen Dresser	Reform UK	7345
Sam Firth	Conservative and Unionist Party	6898
Jennifer Norman	Green Party	3506
Tobie Abel	Liberal Democrats	1445
David Hough	Yorkshire Party	664
Catherine Dobson	Social Democratic Party	519
Niko Omilana	Independent	222
Pete Young	Independent	179

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2019 notional results

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Winning party: Labour
Majority: 2723 (6.12%)
Turnout: 59%

Party	Votes
Labour	20879
Conservative	18156
Reform UK	2601
Liberal Democrats	1626
Green	946
Other	243