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Leeds East

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Richard Burgon

Labour

Male

Majority11,265
Turnout51.7%
Electorate76,207
Valid votes39,388
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,610 - 47.2%
Reform7,345 - 18.6%
Conservative6,898 - 17.5%
Green3,506 - 8.9%
Other1,584 - 4.0%
Lib Dem1,445 - 3.7%
Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 74.0%White British 68.3%Asian 13.7%Black, African or Caribbean 7.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.4%Other 2.0%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 80.5%White British 77.0%Asian 11.5%Black, African or Caribbean 4.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 89.2%White British 86.9%Asian 7.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.5%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 90.6%White British N/AAsian 6.2%Black, African or Caribbean 2.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.8%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Leeds East (2021)
UK 82.2%Other EU 6.2%Other countries 11.7%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Leeds East (2011)
UK 87.2%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 10.3%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Leeds East (2001)
UK 92.7%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 6.6%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Leeds East (1991)
UK 92.8%Other EU 2.4%Other countries 4.9%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.