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Leeds North East — UK General Election Results

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

Leeds North East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 16,083 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Leeds North East from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Dearman Birchall (Unionist) 14,450 76.5% John Bromley (Labour) 10,000 (52.9 pts) 51.3%
1922 John Dearman Birchall (Unionist) 12,343 46.1% Ronald Fitz-John Walker (Liberal) 4,452 (16.6 pts) 74.2%
1923 John Dearman Birchall (Unionist) 12,767 46.6% Frank Fountain (Labour) 4,193 (15.3 pts) 73.9%
1924 John Dearman Birchall (Unionist) 16,396 57.9% Edna Martha Penny (Labour) 7,502 (26.5 pts) 74.4%
1929 John Dearman Birchall (Unionist) 18,877 47.0% David Freeman (Labour) 5,827 (14.5 pts) 74.3%
1931 John Dearman Birchall (Conservative) 31,671 75.5% Alfred James Dobbs (Labour) 21,377 (50.9 pts) 73.6%
1935 John Dearman Birchall (Conservative) 25,915 64.8% Alfred James Dobbs (Labour) 11,835 (29.6 pts) 66.1%
1945 Alice Martha Bacon (Labour) 28,870 53.1% John James Craik-Henderson (Conservative) 8,464 (15.6 pts) 71.7%
1950 Alice Martha Bacon (Labour) 21,599 54.5% John Claude Bidgood (Conservative) 6,819 (17.2 pts) 82.3%
1951 Alice Martha Bacon (Labour) 22,402 58.3% John Claude Bidgood (Conservative) 6,411 (16.7 pts) 80.9%
1955 Osbert Peake (Conservative) 24,902 61.4% Harry Mordecai Waterman (Labour) 9,279 (22.9 pts) 73.1%
1959 Sir Keith Sinjohn Joseph (Conservative) 26,240 64.1% Harry Mordecai Waterman (Labour) 11,531 (28.2 pts) 75.0%
1964 Sir Keith Sinjohn Joseph (Conservative) 23,613 60.7% Kevin Gould (Labour) 8,325 (21.4 pts) 71.1%
1966 Sir Keith Joseph Bt. (Conservative) 20,813 56.8% David Mallen (Labour) 4,962 (13.5 pts) 68.1%
1970 Sir Keith Joseph (Conservative) 20,720 57.0% Alan Patient (Labour) 5,067 (13.9 pts) 65.4%
Feb 1974 Sir Keith Joseph (Conservative) 20,822 47.8% William Gunnell (Labour) 7,260 (16.7 pts) 74.4%
Oct 1974 Sir Keith Joseph (Conservative) 18,749 48.6% William Gunnell (Labour) 5,628 (14.6 pts) 65.5%
1979 Sir Keith Joseph (Conservative) 20,297 49.0% Ronald Sedler (Labour) 5,384 (13.0 pts) 70.1%
1983 Sir Keith Joseph (Conservative) 21,940 47.6% Peter Crystal (Social Democratic Party) 8,995 (19.5 pts) 70.7%
1987 Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative) 22,196 45.6% Peter Crystal (Social Democratic Party) 8,419 (17.3 pts) 75.3%
1992 Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative) 22,462 45.4% Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 4,244 (8.6 pts) 76.9%
1997 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 22,368 49.2% Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative) 6,959 (15.3 pts) 72.0%
2001 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 19,540 49.1% Owain Rhys (Conservative) 7,089 (17.8 pts) 62.0%
2005 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 18,632 44.9% Matthew Lobley (Conservative) 5,262 (12.7 pts) 65.5%
2010 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 20,287 42.7% Matthew Lobley (Conservative) 4,545 (9.6 pts) 70.2%
2015 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 23,137 47.9% Simon Wilson (Conservative) 7,250 (15.0 pts) 70.2%
2017 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 33,436 63.1% Ryan Stephenson (Conservative) 16,991 (32.1 pts) 75.7%
2019 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 29,024 57.5% Amjad Bashir (Conservative) 17,089 (33.8 pts) 72.3%
2024 Fabian Hamilton (Labour) 23,260 51.5% Chris Whiteside (Conservative) 16,083 (35.6 pts) 64.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Unionist 14,45076.5% Yes
John Bromley Labour 4,45023.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Unionist 12,34346.1% Yes
Ronald Fitz-John Walker Liberal 7,89129.5% No
John Badlay Labour 6,52524.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Unionist 12,76746.6% Yes
Frank Fountain Labour 8,57431.3% No
Ronald Fitz-John Walker Liberal 6,03022.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Unionist 16,39657.9% Yes
Edna Martha Penny Labour 8,89431.4% No
George Redfern Woodcock Liberal 3,00710.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Unionist 18,87747.0% Yes
David Freeman Labour 13,05032.5% No
Charles Humphrey Boyle Liberal 8,25320.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Conservative 31,67175.5% Yes
Alfred James Dobbs Labour 10,29424.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dearman Birchall Conservative 25,91564.8% Yes
Alfred James Dobbs Labour 14,08035.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Martha Bacon Labour 28,87053.1% Yes
John James Craik-Henderson Conservative 20,40637.5% No
Frank Clay Wilson Liberal 5,0979.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Martha Bacon Labour 21,59954.5% Yes
John Claude Bidgood Conservative 14,78037.3% No
William George Victor Jones Liberal 2,6126.6% No
Baruch Rahmilevich Mendelson Communist 6121.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alice Martha Bacon Labour 22,40258.3% Yes
John Claude Bidgood Conservative 15,99141.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Osbert Peake Conservative 24,90261.4% Yes
Harry Mordecai Waterman Labour 15,62338.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Sinjohn Joseph Conservative 26,24064.1% Yes
Harry Mordecai Waterman Labour 14,70935.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Sinjohn Joseph Conservative 23,61360.7% Yes
Kevin Gould Labour 15,28839.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Bt. Conservative 20,81356.8% Yes
David Mallen Labour 15,85143.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Conservative 20,72057.0% Yes
Alan Patient Labour 15,65343.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Conservative 20,82247.8% Yes
William Gunnell Labour 13,56231.2% No
Christopher Greenfield Liberal 8,83920.3% No
Clive Lord PEOPLE Party 3000.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Conservative 18,74948.6% Yes
William Gunnell Labour 13,12134.0% No
Christopher Greenfield Liberal 6,73717.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Conservative 20,29749.0% Yes
Ronald Sedler Labour 14,91336.0% No
Roy Hollingworth Liberal 5,32912.9% No
Sara Parkin Green 8132.0% No
Ernest Tibbitts Anti-Corruption 1030.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Keith Joseph Conservative 21,94047.6% Yes
Peter Crystal Social Democratic Party 12,94528.1% No
Ronald Sedler Labour 10,95123.8% No
Ernest Tibbitts Anti-Corruption 1280.3% No
Paul Holton Against Cuts in Education 1230.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Kirkhope Conservative 22,19645.6% Yes
Peter Crystal Social Democratic Party 13,77728.3% No
Owen Glover Labour 12,29225.3% No
Claire Nash Green 4160.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Timothy Kirkhope Conservative 22,46245.4% Yes
Fabian Hamilton Labour 18,21836.8% No
Christopher Walmsley Liberal Democrat 8,27416.7% No
John Noble Green 5461.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 22,36849.2% Yes
Timothy Kirkhope Conservative 15,40933.9% No
William Winlow Liberal Democrat 6,31813.9% No
Ian Rose Referendum Party 9462.1% No
Jan Egan Socialist Labour 4681.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 19,54049.1% Yes
Owain Rhys Conservative 12,45131.3% No
Jonathan Brown Liberal Democrat 6,32515.9% No
Celia Foote Leeds Left Alliance 7701.9% No
Jeffrey Miles UKIP 3821.0% No
Colin Muir Socialist Labour 1730.4% No
Mohammed Zaman Independent 1320.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 18,63244.9% Yes
Matthew Lobley Conservative 13,37032.2% No
Jonathan Brown Liberal Democrat 8,42720.3% No
Celia Foote Alliance for Green Socialism 1,0382.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 20,28742.7% Yes
Matthew Lobley Conservative 15,74233.1% No
Aqila Choudhry Liberal Democrat 9,31019.6% No
Warren Hendon UKIP 8421.8% No
Tom Redmond BNP 7581.6% No
Celia Foote Alliance For Green Socialism 5961.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 23,13747.9% Yes
Simon Wilson Conservative 15,88732.9% No
Warren Hendon UKIP 3,7067.7% No
Aqila Choudhry Liberal Democrat 2,5695.3% No
Emma Carter Green 2,5415.3% No
Celia Foote Alliance For Green Socialism 4510.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 33,43663.1% Yes
Ryan Stephenson Conservative 16,44531.0% No
Jon Hannah Liberal Democrat 1,9523.7% No
Ann Forsaith Green 6801.3% No
Tess Seddon The Yorkshire Party 3030.6% No
Celia Foote Alliance For Green Socialism 1160.2% No
Tim Mutamiri Christian Peoples Alliance 670.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 29,02457.5% Yes
Amjad Bashir Conservative 11,93523.6% No
Jon Hannah Liberal Democrat 5,66511.2% No
Rachel Hartshorne Green 1,9313.8% No
Inaya Folarin Iman Brexit Party 1,7693.5% No
Celia Foote Alliance For Green Socialism 1760.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fabian Hamilton Labour 23,26051.5% Yes
Chris Whiteside Conservative 7,17715.9% No
Louise Jennings Green 5,91113.1% No
Keiran White Reform UK 3,4267.6% No
Gary Busuttil Liberal Democrat 2,1684.8% No
Dawud Islam Workers Party of Britain 2,0674.6% No
Ian Cowling The Yorkshire Party 5741.3% No
Mike Davies Alliance for Green Socialism 2590.6% No
Cordelia Lynan Social Democratic Party 1250.3% No
Christopher Nicholson Christian Peoples Alliance Party 1090.2% No
Stewart Hey Climate Party 910.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 52.9 pts 1922: Unionist margin 16.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 15.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 26.5 pts 1929: Unionist margin 14.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 50.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 29.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 15.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 22.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 28.2 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 13.9 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 16.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 19.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 15.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 17.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 12.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 9.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 15.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 32.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 33.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 35.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Leeds North East has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leeds North East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Leeds North East in 2024 with 23,260 votes (51.5%), a majority of 16,083 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Leeds North East since 1918?

Since 1918, Leeds North East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Leeds North East?

The closest result on record for Leeds North East was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 4,244 votes (8.6 percentage points).

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