Who is the MP for Leeds East?

Richard Burgon MP · Labour

Richard Burgon (Labour) is the Member of Parliament for Leeds East, and has been in the House of Commons since 7 May 2015.

2024 General Election in Leeds East

Result: Lab Hold. Turnout was 51.7% (39,388 votes from 76,207 electors). The majority was 11,265, or 28.6% of votes cast.

Richard Burgon on parliament.uk

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• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Members' Financial Interests
• Contact details
• Leeds East constituency page

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Data from UK Parliament's Members API, under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Page built 24 September 2026.