Who is the MP for Leeds North East?

Fabian Hamilton (Labour) is the MP for Leeds North East. They were first elected in May 1997.

Who won Leeds North East at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Leeds North East was won by Labour with 51.5% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 15.9%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Leeds North East?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 29.2% and Green on 24.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Leeds North East in?

Leeds North East sits within Leeds council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Leeds covers most or all of the Leeds North East area.

What is the demographic profile of Leeds North East?

Leeds North East is in Yorkshire and The Humber. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 37.4% in 2016). Around 48.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 40, and 64.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Leeds North East?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Leeds North East, Labour won with 51.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Leeds North East in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Leeds North East: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Leeds North East

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency · Leeds borough

Sitting MP

Fabian Hamilton

Labour

First elected May 1997

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Yorkshire and The Humber

Borough constituency, Leeds council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

37.4% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -14.5pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +5.1pp

vs Green 24.1%

NorthernRemain-leaningGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Leeds North East? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

37.4%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

48.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

14.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

64.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

34.7%

UK average ~36%

Median age

39.6

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.8%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

29.6%

UK average ~28%

How did Leeds North East vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 16,083 votes (35.6pp) · turnout 64.4%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Leeds North East

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Leeds North East within Leeds

The Westminster constituency of Leeds North East sits entirely within Leeds Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Leeds 58 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Leeds North East at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Leeds North East at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Fabian Hamilton	42.7%	33.1%	19.6%	1.8% UKIP	-	2.8%	4,545	70.0%
2015	Lab hold	Fabian Hamilton	47.9%	32.9%	5.3%	7.7% UKIP	5.3%	0.9%	7,250	69.9%
2017	Lab hold	Fabian Hamilton	63.1%	31.0%	3.7%	-	1.3%	0.9%	16,991	75.6%
2019notional	Labour winner	Fabian Hamilton 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	57.5%	23.6%	11.2%	-	3.8%	3.9%	17,089	71.2%
2024	Lab hold	Fabian Hamilton	51.5%	15.9%	4.8%	7.6% Ref	13.1%	7.1%	16,083	64.4%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Leeds North East

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Leeds North East. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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