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Leeds East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Leeds East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 11,265 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Leeds East from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Dawson (Conservative) 3,849 52.3% John Lawrence Gane (Liberal) 345 (4.7 pts) 83.3%
1886 John Lawrence Gane (Liberal) 3,930 58.2% Richard Dawson (Conservative) 1,110 (16.4 pts) 76.4%
1892 John Lawrence Gane (Liberal) 4,024 55.7% Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton (Conservative) 827 (11.5 pts) 81.8%
1895 Thomas Richmond Leuty (Liberal) 3,857 55.1% John Danvers Power (Conservative) 710 (10.1 pts) 77.4%
1900 Henry Strother Cautley (Conservative) 3,453 54.8% James Rochfort Maguire (Liberal) 1,867 (29.6 pts) 67.5%
1906 James O'Grady (Labour) 4,299 66.1% Henry Strother Cautley (Conservative) 2,091 (32.1 pts) 68.6%
Jan 1910 James O'Grady (Labour) 5,373 70.0% William Henry Clarke (Conservative) 3,065 (39.9 pts) 81.5%
Dec 1910 James O'Grady (Labour) 4,028 68.0% William Henry Clarke (Conservative) 2,136 (36.1 pts) 62.9%
1955 Denis Winston Healey (Labour) 26,083 55.2% Cyril Donald Chapman (Conservative) 4,939 (10.5 pts) 76.2%
1959 Denis Winston Healey (Labour) 28,707 54.5% John A Fawcett (Conservative) 4,785 (9.1 pts) 79.7%
1964 Denis Winston Healey (Labour) 29,480 57.9% John A Fawcett (Conservative) 8,006 (15.7 pts) 76.1%
1966 Denis Healey (Labour) 30,073 61.5% Anthony Graham (Conservative) 11,277 (23.1 pts) 72.7%
1970 Denis Healey (Labour) 28,827 57.1% Patrick Crotty (Conservative) 7,715 (15.3 pts) 65.9%
Feb 1974 Denis Healey (Labour) 25,550 50.6% Anthony Nelson (Conservative) 10,514 (20.8 pts) 75.2%
Oct 1974 Denis Healey (Labour) 24,745 55.6% John William Dawson (Conservative) 12,311 (27.7 pts) 65.7%
1979 Denis Healey (Labour) 26,346 55.4% Andrew Carter (Conservative) 10,536 (22.2 pts) 70.9%
1983 Denis Healey (Labour) 18,450 43.8% Andrew Ronald Mcmillan Bell (Conservative) 6,095 (14.5 pts) 66.3%
1987 Denis Healey (Labour) 20,932 48.7% John Sheard (Conservative) 9,526 (22.2 pts) 70.2%
1992 George Mudie (Labour) 24,929 57.7% Neil Carmichael (Conservative) 12,697 (29.4 pts) 70.0%
1997 George Mudie (Labour) 24,151 67.5% John Emsley (Conservative) 17,466 (48.8 pts) 62.8%
2001 George Mudie (Labour) 18,290 62.9% Barry Anderson (Conservative) 12,643 (43.5 pts) 51.5%
2005 George Mudie (Labour) 17,799 59.2% Andrew Tear (Liberal Democrat) 11,578 (38.5 pts) 55.0%
2010 George Mudie (Labour) 19,056 50.4% Barry Anderson (Conservative) 10,293 (27.2 pts) 58.6%
2015 Richard Burgon (Labour) 20,530 53.7% Ryan Stephenson (Conservative) 12,533 (32.8 pts) 59.3%
2017 Richard Burgon (Labour) 25,428 61.4% Matthew Robinson (Conservative) 12,752 (30.8 pts) 63.0%
2019 Richard Burgon (Labour) 19,464 49.8% Jill Mortimer (Conservative) 5,531 (14.2 pts) 58.2%
2024 Richard Burgon (Labour) 18,610 47.2% David Dresser (Reform UK) 11,265 (28.6 pts) 51.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Dawson Conservative 3,84952.3% Yes
John Lawrence Gane Liberal 3,50447.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Lawrence Gane Liberal 3,93058.2% Yes
Richard Dawson Conservative 2,82041.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Lawrence Gane Liberal 4,02455.7% Yes
Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton Conservative 3,19744.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Richmond Leuty Liberal 3,85755.1% Yes
John Danvers Power Conservative 3,14744.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Strother Cautley Conservative 3,45354.8% Yes
James Rochfort Maguire Liberal 1,58625.2% No
William Pollard Byles Labour 1,26620.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James O'Grady Labour 4,29966.1% Yes
Henry Strother Cautley Conservative 2,20833.9% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James O'Grady Labour 5,37370.0% Yes
William Henry Clarke Conservative 2,30830.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James O'Grady Labour 4,02868.0% Yes
William Henry Clarke Conservative 1,89232.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Winston Healey Labour 26,08355.2% Yes
Cyril Donald Chapman Conservative 21,14444.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Winston Healey Labour 28,70754.5% Yes
John A Fawcett Conservative 23,92245.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Winston Healey Labour 29,48057.9% Yes
John A Fawcett Conservative 21,47442.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 30,07361.5% Yes
Anthony Graham Conservative 18,79638.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 28,82757.1% Yes
Patrick Crotty Conservative 21,11241.8% No
Joan Bellamy Communist 5131.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 25,55050.6% Yes
Anthony Nelson Conservative 15,03629.8% No
Sydney Marsh Liberal 9,90619.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 24,74555.6% Yes
John William Dawson Conservative 12,43428.0% No
Sydney Marsh Liberal 6,97015.7% No
Norma Russell PEOPLE Party 3270.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 26,34655.4% Yes
Andrew Carter Conservative 15,81033.3% No
Michael Leslie Ellis Liberal 4,6229.7% No
John Rigby National Front 4450.9% No
Anne Christine Hill Green 2060.4% No
Barbara Slaughter Workers Revolutionary 1030.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 18,45043.8% Yes
Andrew Ronald Mcmillan Bell Conservative 12,35529.3% No
Margaret Clay Liberal 10,88425.8% No
Andrew Brons National Front 4751.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Denis Healey Labour 20,93248.7% Yes
John Sheard Conservative 11,40626.5% No
Margaret Clay Liberal 10,63024.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mudie Labour 24,92957.7% Yes
Neil Carmichael Conservative 12,23228.3% No
Peter Wrigley Liberal Democrat 6,04014.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mudie Labour 24,15167.5% Yes
John Emsley Conservative 6,68518.7% No
Madeleine Kirk Liberal Democrat 3,68910.3% No
Leon Parrish Referendum Party 1,2673.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mudie Labour 18,29062.9% Yes
Barry Anderson Conservative 5,64719.4% No
Brian Jennings Liberal Democrat 3,92313.5% No
Raymond Northgreaves UKIP 6342.2% No
Mark King Socialist Labour 4191.4% No
Peter Socrates Independent 1420.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mudie Labour 17,79959.2% Yes
Andrew Tear Liberal Democrat 6,22120.7% No
Dominic Ponniah Conservative 5,55718.5% No
Peter Socrates Independent 5001.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mudie Labour 19,05650.4% Yes
Barry Anderson Conservative 8,76323.2% No
Andrew Tear Liberal Democrat 6,61817.5% No
Trevor Brown BNP 2,9477.8% No
Mike Davies Alliance For Green Socialism 4291.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burgon Labour 20,53053.7% Yes
Ryan Stephenson Conservative 7,99720.9% No
Mark Maniatt UKIP 7,25619.0% No
Ed Sanderson Liberal Democrat 1,2963.4% No
Kate Bisson Green 1,1172.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burgon Labour 25,42861.4% Yes
Matthew Robinson Conservative 12,67630.6% No
Paul Spivey UKIP 1,7424.2% No
Ed Sanderson Liberal Democrat 7391.8% No
Jaimes Moran Green 4341.0% No
John Otley The Yorkshire Party 4221.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burgon Labour 19,46449.8% Yes
Jill Mortimer Conservative 13,93335.7% No
Sarah Wass Brexit Party 2,9817.6% No
David Dresser Liberal Democrat 1,7964.6% No
Shahab Adris Green 8782.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Burgon Labour 18,61047.2% Yes
David Dresser Reform UK 7,34518.6% No
Sam Firth Conservative 6,89817.5% No
Jennifer Norman Green 3,5068.9% No
Tobie Abel Liberal Democrat 1,4453.7% No
David Hough The Yorkshire Party 6641.7% No
Catherine Dobson Social Democratic Party 5191.3% No
Niko Omilana Independent 2220.6% No
Pete Young Independent 1790.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1886: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 29.6 pts 1906: Labour margin 32.1 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 39.9 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 36.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 10.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 15.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 27.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 14.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 48.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 43.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 38.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 27.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 32.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 30.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 14.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Leeds East has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Leeds East in 2024 with 18,610 votes (47.2%), a majority of 11,265 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds East since 1885?

Since 1885, Leeds East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Leeds East?

The closest result on record for Leeds East was 1885, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 345 votes (4.7 percentage points).

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