Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Leeds East in West Yorkshire.
Location of West Yorkshire within England.
County	West Yorkshire
Electorate	64,742 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1955 (1955)
Member of Parliament	George Mudie (Labour)
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Replaced by	Leeds North East Leeds South East
Created from	Leeds
Overlaps
European Parliament 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.

Boundaries

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

Since the boundary changes which took effect at the 2010 General Election it has been made up of four Leeds City Council wards:

• Cross Gates , Whinmoor & Swarcliffe.
• Gipton and Harehills
• Killingbeck and Seacroft
• Temple Newsam (covering Halton Moor, Halton, Whitkirk, Colton and Austhorpe)

History

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 1885 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).

Members of Parliament

Labour's Denis Healey was Chancellor of the Exchequer during his tenure in this seat.

MPs 1885–1918

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

MPs 1955–present

Election		Member	Party
	1955	Denis Healey	Labour
	1992	George Mudie	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Leeds East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Mudie	19,056	50.4	−9.4
	Conservative	Barry Anderson	8,763	23.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Tear	6,618	17.5	+0.3
	BNP	Trevor Brown	2,947	7.8	+7.8
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Mike Davies	429	1.1	+1.1
Majority			10,293	27.2
Turnout			37,813	58.1	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.5

Elections in the 2000s

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	5,557	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

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
	UKIP	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

Elections in the 1990s

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 1992: Leeds East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Mudie	24,929	57.7	+9.0
	Conservative	W.Neil Carmichael	12,232	28.3	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter 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

Elections in the 1980s

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 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	Andrew Brons	475	1.1	+0.2
Majority			6,095	14.5	−7.7
Turnout			42,164	66.3	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.9

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Notes and references

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Altrincham and Sale	Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974–1979	Succeeded by Surrey East