Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Leeds East in West Yorkshire
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Location of West Yorkshire within England
CountyWest Yorkshire
Electorate67,286 (December 2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1955
Member of ParliamentRichard Burgon (Labour)
Created fromLeeds South East and Leeds North East
18851918
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromLeeds
Replaced byLeeds North East
Leeds South East

Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party.

The constituency was represented by Denis Healey from 1955 to 1992. Healey served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and latterly as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.[2]

  1. ^ "Leeds East Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ Keegan, William. "Lord Healey: a chancellor who really knows about coalitions and crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

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