Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
Leeds East Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons Boundary of Leeds East in Yorkshire and the Humber
County West Yorkshire Electorate 67,286 (December 2019)[1] Current constituency Created 1955 Member of Parliament Richard Burgon (Labour ) Created from Leeds South East and Leeds North East 1885 –1918 Seats One Type of constituency Borough constituency Created from Leeds Replaced by Leeds North East Leeds South East
Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party.
The constituency was represented by Denis Healey from 1955 to 1992. Healey served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and latterly as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.[2]
Constituency profile This seat includes the areas of Leeds around York Road and Temple Newsam, including several large council estates.[3] The seat is ethnically mixed and residents are poorer than the UK average.[4]
Boundaries Map of present boundaries
1885–1918 : The Municipal Borough of Leeds ward of East, and parts of the wards of Central, North, and North East.
1955–1974 : The former County Borough of Leeds wards of Burmantofts, Crossgates, Halton, Harehills, and Osmondthorpe.
1974–1983 : The County Borough of Leeds wards of Gipton, Halton, Osmondthorpe, Seacroft, and Whinmoor.
1983–2010 : The City of Leeds wards of Burmantofts, Halton, Harehills, and Seacroft.
2010–present : The City of Leeds wards of Cross Gates and Whinmoor, Gipton and Harehills, Killingbeck and Seacroft, and Temple Newsam.
Proposed Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election , the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The City of Leeds wards of: Cross Gates & Whinmoor; Garforth & Swillington; Gipton & Harehills; Killingbeck & Seacroft; Temple Newsam (polling districts TNB, TNC-X, TNC-Y, TNF and TNG).[5] In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Garforth and Swillington ward will be added from Elmet and Rothwell (to be abolished). To partly compensate, parts of the Temple Newsam ward (polling districts TNA, TND, TNE, TNH, TNI, TNJ, TNK and TNL) will be transferred out to the re-established Leeds South seat.
History The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.
The constituency was abolished in 1918. After the 1918 general election , Leeds was represented by Leeds Central, Leeds North, Leeds North-East (created 1918), Leeds South, Leeds South-East (created 1918), and Leeds West.
The constituency was recreated in 1955. After the 1955 general election Leeds was represented by Leeds East (created 1885, abolished 1918, recreated 1955), Leeds North East, Leeds North West (created 1950), Leeds South and Leeds South East. There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey and Otley (created 1918, replacing Pudsey).
Labour's Denis Healey held the seat for 37 years (1955–1992) and was Chancellor of the Exchequer during part of this time.
Members of Parliament Richard Burgon , Member of Parliament for Leeds East since 2015 MPs 1885–1918 MPs 1955–present Elections Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s General election 2017 : Leeds East[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Burgon 25,428 61.4 +7.7 Conservative Matthew Robinson 12,676 30.6 +9.7 UKIP Paul Spivey 1,742 4.2 −14.8 Liberal Democrats Ed Sanderson 739 1.8 −1.6 Green Jaimes Moran 434 1.0 −1.9 Yorkshire John Otley 422 1.0 New Majority 12,752 30.8 −2.0 Turnout 41,441 62.8 +3.8 Labour hold Swing −1.0
General election 2015 : Leeds East[10] [11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Burgon 20,530 53.7 +3.3 Conservative Ryan Stephenson 7,997 20.9 −2.3 UKIP Mark Maniatt 7,256 19.0 New Liberal Democrats Ed Sanderson 1,296 3.4 −14.1 Green Kate Bisson 1,117 2.9 New Majority 12,533 32.8 +5.6 Turnout 38,196 59.0 +0.9 Labour hold Swing +2.8
General election 2010 : Leeds East[12] [13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Mudie 19,056 50.4 −9.4 Conservative Barry Anderson 8,763 23.2 +1.6 Liberal Democrats Andrew Tear 6,618 17.5 +0.3 BNP Trevor Brown 2,947 7.8 New Alliance for Green Socialism Mike Davies[14] 429 1.1 New Majority 10,293 27.2 -10.0 Turnout 37,813 58.1 +2.0 Labour hold Swing −5.5
Elections in the 2000s General election 2005 : Leeds East[15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Mudie 17,799 59.1 −3.8 Liberal Democrats Andrew Tear 6,221 20.7 +7.2 Conservative Dominic Ponniah 5,557 18.6 −0.8 Independent Peter Socrates 500 1.7 New Majority 11,578 38.4 −5.1 Turnout 30,107 55.0 +3.5 Labour hold Swing −5.5
General election 2001 : Leeds East[16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Mudie 18,290 62.9 −4.6 Conservative Barry Anderson 5,647 19.4 +0.7 Liberal Democrats Brian Jennings 3,923 13.5 +3.2 UKIP Raymond Northgreaves 634 2.2 New Socialist Labour Mark King 419 1.4 New Independent Peter Socrates 142 0.5 New Majority 12,643 43.5 −5.3 Turnout 29,055 51.5 −11.3 Labour hold Swing −2.7
Elections in the 1990s General election 1997 : Leeds East[17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Mudie 24,151 67.5 +9.8 Conservative John Emsley 6,685 18.7 −9.6 Liberal Democrats Madeleine Kirk 3,689 10.3 −3.7 Referendum Leon Parrish 1,267 3.5 New Majority 17,466 48.8 +19.4 Turnout 35,792 62.8 −7.2 Labour hold Swing +9.7
General election 1992 : Leeds East[18] [19] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Mudie 24,929 57.7 +9.0 Conservative Neil Carmichael 12,232 28.3 +1.7 Liberal Democrats Peter Wrigley 6,040 14.0 −10.7 Majority 12,697 29.4 +7.3 Turnout 43,201 70.0 −0.2 Labour hold Swing +3.6
Elections in the 1980s General election 1987 : Leeds East[20] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis Healey 20,932 48.7 +4.9 Conservative John Sheard 11,406 26.6 −2.7 Liberal Maggie Clay 10,630 24.7 −1.1 Majority 9,526 22.1 +7.6 Turnout 42,968 70.2 +3.9 Labour hold Swing +3.9
General election 1983 : Leeds East[21] [22] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis Healey 18,450 43.8 −11.7 Conservative Andrew Bell 12,355 29.3 −4.0 Liberal Maggie Clay 10,884 25.8 +16.0 National Front Andrew Brons 475 1.1 +0.2 Majority 6,095 14.5 −7.7 Turnout 42,164 66.3 −4.2 Labour hold Swing −3.9
Elections in the 1970s General election 1979 : Leeds East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis Healey 26,346 55.43 Conservative A. Carter 15,810 33.26 Liberal Michael Ellis 4,622 9.72 National Front John Rigby 445 0.94 New Ecology A.C. Hill 206 0.43 New Workers Revolutionary Barbara Slaughter 103 0.22 New Majority 10,536 22.17 Turnout 47,532 70.89 Labour hold Swing -2.76
Elections in the 1960s General election 1966 : Leeds East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis Healey 30,073 61.54 Conservative Anthony Richard M Graham 18,796 38.46 Majority 11,277 23.08 Turnout 48,869 72.73 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1950s General election 1955 : Leeds East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denis Healey 26,083 55.23 Conservative Cyril Donald Chapman 21,144 44.77 Majority 4,939 10.46 Turnout 47,227 76.24 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1890s Thomas Leuty , Member of Parliament for Leeds East (1895-1900 ) By-election, 30 Apr 1895: Leeds East[23] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Thomas Leuty 3,999 58.2 +2.5 Conservative John Danvers Power[24] 2,868 41.8 −2.5 Majority 1,131 16.4 +5.0 Turnout 6,867 75.9 −3.2 Registered electors 9,044 Liberal hold Swing +2.5
Elections in the 1880s See also Notes
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Labour (30) Barnsley Central Barnsley East Batley and Spen Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Doncaster Central Doncaster North Halifax Hemsworth Huddersfield Kingston upon Hull East Kingston upon Hull North Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Leeds Central Leeds East Leeds North East Leeds North West Leeds West Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Rotherham Selby and Ainsty Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield South East Wakefield Wentworth and Dearne York Central Conservative (24) Beverley and Holderness Brigg and Goole Calder Valley Cleethorpes Colne Valley Dewsbury Don Valley East Yorkshire Elmet and Rothwell Great Grimsby Haltemprice and Howden Harrogate and Knaresborough Keighley Morley and Outwood Penistone and Stocksbridge Pudsey Richmond (Yorks) Rother Valley Scarborough and Whitby Scunthorpe Shipley Skipton and Ripon Thirsk and Malton York Outer Not yet contested (24) Barnsley North Barnsley North Bridlington and The Wolds Brigg and Immingham Dewsbury and Batley Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Goole and Pocklington Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Keighley and Ilkley Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Leeds Central and Headingley Leeds South Leeds South West and Morley Leeds West and Pudsey Normanton and Hemsworth Ossett and Denby Dale Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Richmond and Northallerton Selby Spen Valley Wakefield and Rothwell Wetherby and Easingwold East Midlands East of England London North East England North West England Northern Ireland Scotland South East England South West England Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber Party affiliations are based on the situation as of the dissolution of parliament on 30 May 2024 . Technically all seats are now vacant until the general election on 4 July 2024 .
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