Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leeds East
Borough constituency

Leeds East shown within West Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1885, 1955
MP: George Mudie
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: West Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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The constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Leeds.

After the proposed boundary changes it will be made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832-1868) and three MPs (1868-1885). From 1855 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.

The constituency was abolished in 1918. After the 1918 general election, Leeds was represented by Leeds Central, Leeds North, Leeds North-East (created 1918), Leeds South, Leeds South-East (created 1918), and Leeds West.

The constituency was recreated in 1955. After the 1955 general election Leeds was represented by Leeds East (created 1885, abolished 1918, recreated 1955), Leeds North East, Leeds North West (created 1950), Leeds South and Leeds South East. There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey and Otley (created 1918, replacing Pudsey).

Election Member Party
1885 Richard Dawson
1886 John Lawrence Gane
1895 Thomas Richmond Leuty
1900 Henry Struther Cautley, later Baron Cautley Conservative
1906 James O'Grady
1918 constituency abolished

Election Member Party
1955 Denis Healey Labour
1992 George Mudie Labour

General Election 1983: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis Healey 18,450 43.8 −11.7
Conservative A. Bell 12,355 29.3 −4.0
Liberal M.G. Clay 10,884 25.8 +16.0
National Front A.H. Brons 475 0.9 +0.2
Majority 6,095 14.5 −7.7
Turnout 42,164 66.3 −4.2
Labour hold Swing −3.9
General Election 1987: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denis Healey 20,932 48.7 +5.0
Conservative J.S.W. Sheard 11,406 26.6 −2.7
Liberal M. Clay 10,630 24.7 −1.1
Majority 9,526 22.2 +7.7
Turnout 22,968 70.2 +4.0
Labour hold Swing +3.9

General Election 1992: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mudie 24,929 57.7 +9.0
Conservative W.N. Carmichael 12,232 28.3 +1.8
Liberal Democrat P. Wrigley 6,040 14.0 −10.8
Majority 12,697 29.4 +7.2
Turnout 43,201 70.0 −0.2
Labour hold Swing 3.6
General Election 1997: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mudie 24,151 67.5 +9.8
Conservative John Emsley 6,685 18.7 −9.6
Liberal Democrat Madeleine Kirk 3,689 10.3 −3.7
Referendum Party L. Parrish 1,267 3.5 N/A
Majority 17,466 48.8 +19.4
Turnout 35,792 62.8 −7.2
Labour hold Swing 9.7

General Election 2001: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mudie 18,290 62.9 −4.5
Conservative Barry Anderson 5,647 19.4 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Brian Jennings 3,923 13.5 +3.2
UK Independence Raymond Northgreaves 634 2.2 N/A
Socialist Labour Mark King 419 1.4 N/A
Independent Peter Socrates 142 0.5 N/A
Majority 12,643 43.5 −5.3
Turnout 29,055 51.5 −11.3
Labour hold Swing −2.7
General Election 2005: Leeds East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mudie 17,799 59.1 −3.8
Liberal Democrat Andrew Tear 6,221 20.7 +7.2
Conservative Dominic Ponniah 5,587 18.6 −0.8
Independent Peter Socrates 500 1.7 +1.7
Majority 11,578 38.5 −8.4
Turnout 30,107 55.0 +3.5
Labour hold Swing −5.5

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Keighley • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative Beverley and Holderness • East Yorkshire • Haltemprice and Howden • Richmond (Yorks) • Ryedale • Scarborough and Whitby • Shipley • Skipton and Ripon • Vale of York
Liberal Democrat Harrogate and Knaresborough • Leeds North West • Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)


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