PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Richard Burgon MP for Leeds East Constituency

Current MP Details

Richard Burgon MP photograph
Independent

Richard Burgon is the Independent MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Elected Jul 2024
Elected 1 time

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 5980
[email protected]
Constituency
Leeds East
0113 232 3266

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
4 Jul 2024
2024 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
76,207
Turnout
39,388 (52%)
Majority
11,265

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
23 Jul 2024 to Now
Affiliation
Independent
4 Jul 2024 to Now
Representative
Leeds East
6 Jul 2020 to 30 May 2024
Committee
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
11 May 2020 to 22 Feb 2021
Committee
Justice Committee
27 Jun 2016 to 6 Apr 2020
Opposition Post
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015
Committee
Justice Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to 23 Jul 2024
Affiliation
Labour
7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024
Representative
Leeds East
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Motion
Sponsors
13 Nov 2024
Scientific hearing on animal experiments (No. 3)
1
13 Nov 2024
Redundancies at TGI Fridays
1
12 Nov 2024
Humanitarian situation in Sudan (No. 2)
15
11 Nov 2024
Use of swift bricks
11
11 Nov 2024
Support for endometriosis care
6
11 Nov 2024
Disclosure of Special Branch files
3
11 Nov 2024
World Diabetes Day 2024
10
6 Nov 2024
OVO Energy monthly fees for paper format bills
18
5 Nov 2024
Imprisonment of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
19
5 Nov 2024
Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly elections
16
Notes

Motions highlighted in bold were sponsored by this Member of Parliament.

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Richard Burgon
Independent
Current Member
Richard Burgon is the Independent MP for Leeds East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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