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Historical verified result · E14001320

Leeds East general election result, 2024.

Richard Burgon (Labour) won Leeds East in the 2024 UK general election by 11,265 votes over David Dresser (Reform UK).

Direct answer

Richard Burgon was elected.

Richard Burgon received 18,610 votes (47.25%). David Dresser received 7,345 votes (18.65%).

Winning party
Labour
Runner-up party
Reform UK
Winning majority
11,265
Turnout
51.69%
Valid votes
39,388
Electorate
76,207
Complete candidate result

All 9 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Richard Burgon ↗ElectedLabour18,61047.25%
2David DresserReform UK7,34518.65%
3Sam FirthConservative6,89817.51%
4Jennifer NormanGreen Party3,5068.90%
5Tobie AbelLiberal Democrat1,4453.67%
6David HoughThe Yorkshire Party6641.69%
7Catherine DobsonSocial Democratic Party5191.32%
8Niko OmilanaIndependent2220.56%
9Pete YoungIndependent1790.45%
Permanent constituency record

Leeds East, England

Election.org ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001320
Official constituency code
E14001320
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab hold
Invalid ballots
129
Coverage boundary

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Sources & notes
Source and freshness
Publisher
House of Commons Library
Polling date
4 July 2024
Verified
2026-08-25
Constituency code
E14001320
Record
Verified historical result
Open UK Parliament results ↗Read the verification method ↗Open the 2024 election briefing ↗026cc74432050f5eba24adbf4c9e44617a1beca0cf15dbf8cd9a1f80137ee4d3
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