Constituency view

Leeds North East

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Fabian Hamilton

Labour

Male

Majority16,083

Turnout64.4%

Electorate70,178

Valid votes45,167

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour23,260 - 51.5%

Conservative7,177 - 15.9%

Green5,911 - 13.1%

Reform3,426 - 7.6%

Other3,225 - 7.1%

Lib Dem2,168 - 4.8%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£180,157,802

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,833 total benefits bill per resident · 19% below average

Leeds North East: £1,833
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 366 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£180,157,802	384/575
Change over 2 years	+19.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,841	+13.0%

Universal Credit£103,512,977
£1,053 per resident · 9,144 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,367 · 1 in 18 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£42,084,245
£428 per resident · 5,636 claimants (+15.0% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,300 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,828
Housing Benefit£13,547,905
£138 per resident · 1,646 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£8,728,572
£89 per resident · 1,454 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£6,813,909
£69 per resident · 1,076 claimants
Carer's Allowance£5,470,195
£56 per resident · 1,264 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

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 63.7%White British 57.2%Asian 19.9%Black, African or Caribbean 7.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 5.2%Other 4.0%

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 70.3%White British 64.6%Asian 16.4%Black, African or Caribbean 7.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.3%Other 1.9%

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 81.0%White British 76.4%Asian 11.2%Black, African or Caribbean 4.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.6%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 84.7%White British N/AAsian 8.4%Black, African or Caribbean 5.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.4%

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 North East (2021)

UK 79.3%Other EU 4.9%Other countries 15.8%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Leeds North East (2011)

UK 81.9%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 15.0%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Leeds North East (2001)

UK 87.0%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 11.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Leeds North East (1991)

UK 88.1%Other EU 3.3%Other countries 8.5%

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.

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Leeds North East

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Leeds North East	National	Difference	Rank
% White	63.7%	83.0%	-19.3pp	561/650
% White British	57.2%	74.4%	-17.3pp	524/632
% Asian	19.9%	8.6%	+11.3pp	60/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	7.2%	3.7%	+3.5pp	91/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.2%	2.7%	+2.5pp	63/650
% Other ethnic group	4.0%	2.0%	+2.0pp	82/650
% UK-born	79.3%	84.0%	-4.7pp	507/650
% Non-UK-born	20.7%	16.0%	+4.7pp	144/650
% Other EU-born	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1pp	297/650
% Other countries-born	15.8%	10.1%	+5.7pp	119/650
% Christian	36.3%	46.7%	-10.4pp	524/575
% Muslim	13.6%	6.3%	+7.3pp	74/575
% Hindu	2.3%	1.6%	+0.7pp	98/575
% Sikh	4.3%	0.9%	+3.5pp	28/575
% Jewish	4.0%	0.5%	+3.6pp	11/575
% Buddhist	0.5%	0.4%	+0.0pp	138/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	361/575
% No religion	32.7%	37.0%	-4.3pp	445/575
% Religion not stated	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3pp	335/575
% Has any religion	61.6%	57.0%	+4.6pp	131/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Leeds North East

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.