Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() 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 (Independent) |
Seats | One |
Created from | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Leeds |
Replaced by |
Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party until his suspension and whip withdrawn on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap. He now sits as an Independent MP until the whip is re-established.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
2010–2024: The City of Leeds wards of Cross Gates and Whinmoor, Gipton and Harehills, Killingbeck and Seacroft, and Temple Newsam.
2024–present: 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]
Changes to the boundaries of the constituency described in 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposal as following: 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
[edit]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
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MPs 1885–1918
[edit]Leeds prior to 1885
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1885 | Richard Dawson | Conservative | |
1886 | John Gane | Liberal | |
1895 | Thomas Leuty | Liberal | |
1900 | Henry Cautley | Conservative | |
1906 | James O'Grady | Labour | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
MPs since 1955
[edit]Leeds North East and Leeds South East prior to 1955
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1955 | Denis Healey | Labour | |
1992 | George Mudie | Labour | |
2015 | Richard Burgon | Labour | |
2024 | Independent |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Burgon | 18,610 | 47.2 | +0.2 | |
Reform UK | David Dresser | 7,345 | 18.6 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | Sam Firth | 6,898 | 17.5 | −23.3 | |
Green | Jennifer Norman | 3,506 | 8.9 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tobie Abel | 1,445 | 3.7 | ±0.0 | |
Yorkshire | David Hough | 664 | 1.7 | +1.2 | |
SDP | Catherine Dobson | 519 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Niko Omilana | 222 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Pete Young | 179 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,265 | 28.6 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,388 | 51.7 | −7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 76,207 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[9] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 20,879 | 47.0 | |
Conservative | 18,156 | 40.8 | |
Brexit Party | 2,601 | 5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1,626 | 3.7 | |
Green | 946 | 2.1 | |
Others | 243 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 44,451 | 59.0 | |
Electorate | 75,330 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Burgon | 19,464 | 49.8 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Jill Mortimer | 13,933 | 35.7 | +5.1 | |
Brexit Party | Sarah Wass | 2,981 | 7.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | David Dresser | 1,796 | 4.6 | +2.8 | |
Green | Shahab Adris | 878 | 2.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 5,531 | 14.1 | −16.7 | ||
Turnout | 39,052 | 58.0 | −4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 |
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 |
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 |
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[16] | 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 24,745 | 55.64 | ||
Conservative | J.W. Dawson | 12,434 | 27.96 | ||
Liberal | S. Marsh | 6,970 | 15.67 | ||
PEOPLE | N. Russell | 327 | 0.74 | New | |
Majority | 12,311 | 27.68 | |||
Turnout | 44,476 | 65.66 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 25,550 | 50.60 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 15,036 | 29.78 | ||
Liberal | S. Marsh | 9,906 | 19.62 | New | |
Majority | 10,514 | 20.82 | |||
Turnout | 50,492 | 75.26 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 28,827 | 57.14 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Crotty | 21,112 | 41.85 | ||
Communist | Joan Bellamy | 513 | 1.02 | New | |
Majority | 7,715 | 15.29 | |||
Turnout | 50,452 | 65.87 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 29,480 | 57.86 | ||
Conservative | John A Fawcett | 21,474 | 42.14 | ||
Majority | 8,006 | 15.72 | |||
Turnout | 50,954 | 76.11 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Healey | 28,707 | 54.55 | ||
Conservative | John A Fawcett | 23,922 | 45.45 | ||
Majority | 4,785 | 9.10 | |||
Turnout | 52,629 | 79.65 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James O'Grady | 4,028 | 68.0 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | W.H. Clarke | 1,892 | 32.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 2,136 | 36.0 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,920 | 62.9 | −18.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,419 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James O'Grady | 5,373 | 70.0 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | W.H. Clarke | 2,308 | 30.0 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 3,065 | 40.0 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,681 | 81.5 | +12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,419 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Repr. Cmte. | James O'Grady | 4,299 | 66.1 | +46.0 | |
Conservative | Henry Cautley | 2,208 | 33.9 | −20.8 | |
Majority | 2,091 | 32.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,507 | 68.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,490 | ||||
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | +33.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Cautley | 3,453 | 54.7 | +9.8 | |
Liberal | J. R. Maguire | 1,586 | 25.2 | −29.9 | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | William Byles | 1,266 | 20.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,867 | 29.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,305 | 67.5 | −9.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,336 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.9 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Leuty | 3,857 | 55.1 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | John Danvers Power[26] | 3,147 | 44.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 710 | 10.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,004 | 77.4 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,044 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Leuty | 3,999 | 58.2 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | John Danvers Power[26] | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gane | 4,024 | 55.7 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton | 3,197 | 44.3 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 827 | 11.4 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,221 | 79.1 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,134 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gane | 3,930 | 58.2 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Richard Dawson | 2,820 | 41.8 | −10.5 | |
Majority | 1,110 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,750 | 76.4 | −6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,831 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Dawson | 3,849 | 52.3 | ||
Liberal | John Gane | 3,504 | 47.7 | ||
Majority | 345 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,353 | 83.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,831 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ a b "Mr Balfour on the Union of the Unionist Party". Huddersfield Chronicle. 27 April 1895. p. 8. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Leeds East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Leeds East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK