Leeds East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Leeds East is represented in the House of Commons by Richard Burgon (Labour). Richard Burgon took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,610 votes (47.2%), ahead of David Dresser (Reform UK) on 7,345. 39,388 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,207, 51.7% of those registered. The majority was 11,265.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Leeds East has the 48th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (39.9%).
10,302 children in Leeds East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 39.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 35.4% in 2021/22 to 34.5% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 118,364; the estimate for 2014 was 104,738. There were more children under 16 (25,831) than residents aged 65 and over (18,537).
Residents of Leeds East earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,967 for workplace jobs and £36,267 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,298. The residents' figure ranks 201st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £240,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £146,725. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 200th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,075 sales were registered in the period, against 1,407 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Leeds East accounted for 46,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,090 local units for March 2026.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.0 points. 21.6% were economically inactive.
Leeds East counted 45,908 households on Census day 2021; 20.1% of adults were retired and 26.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 4,840 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 6.5%. A year earlier the count was 4,600.
MP
Richard Burgon, Labour
- MP for Leeds East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Burgon on this site
In Parliament
What Richard Burgon said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 14 September 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 197 spoken contributions by Richard Burgon since 4 July 2024.
As winter bites and the humanitarian situation worsens, will the Secretary of State commit to supplying food aid to Gaza, at least to last year’s levels?
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this vital debate; he is right. People in Leeds and across the country know there is a council house crisis and they support, I believe, Shelter’s campaign for the Government to make national council house building a mission, because …
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I rise to present this petition on a windfall tax on the banks in the autumn Budget, further to a corresponding online petition signed by over 13,000 people.
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I am incredibly disappointed in today’s decision on Jackdaw; I believe that it flies in the face of all the evidence and will do nothing to lower people’s energy bills, create jobs or improve our energy security.
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It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I start by thanking the more than 200,000 petitioners across the country, as well as the hundreds of my Leeds East constituents, who have signed the petition.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Catherine Dobson | Social Democratic Party | 519 | 1.3% | |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 222 | 0.6% | |
| Pete Young | Independent | 179 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 47.3% | Reform UK 18.7% | 11,265 | 51.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 47.0% | Conservative 40.8% | 2,723 | 59.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Leeds East lies within Leeds.
- Leeds E08000035
Who has power over Leeds East
Every body that makes decisions for Leeds East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Leeds East this page: Richard Burgon (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Leeds East?
Richard Burgon (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Leeds East?
The House of Commons Library records 18,610 votes for Richard Burgon of Labour and a majority of 11,265; 51.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Leeds East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 4,840, 6.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Leeds East?
£240,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Leeds East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,267 (April 2025).
How many children in Leeds East live in low income families?
10,302 children under 16, 39.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Leeds East?
118,364 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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