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Richard Burgon

MP for Leeds East (Labour).

Membership

  • MP for Leeds East, Labour (6 February 2025 – now)
  • MP for Leeds East, Independent (25 July 2024 – 5 February 2025)
  • MP for Leeds East, Labour (5 July 2024 – 24 July 2024)
  • MP for Leeds East, Labour (13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024)
  • MP for Leeds East, Labour (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Leeds East, Labour (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)

Roles

  • Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (27 June 2016 – 6 April 2020)
  • Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 September 2015 – 27 June 2016)

Leeds East: 2024 general election: majority 11,265 (28.6%).

Leeds East: 2019 general election: majority 5,531 (14.2%); 2017 general election: majority 12,752 (30.8%); 2015 general election: majority 12,533 (32.8%).