Richard Burgon

MP since 7 May 2015

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

1890

Votes Cast

£301,574

Expenses 2024-25

11,265

Majority

47.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£301,574

Staffing£246,891
Accommodation£25,977
Office£23,450
Travel£5,256

Year-on-Year

2024-25£301,574
2023-24£283,483
2022-23£276,939
2021-22£249,977
2020-21£233,342
2019-20£196,477
2018-19£194,994
2017-18£188,088
2016-17£182,549
2015-16£152,626

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,388 voters

Labour
18,610 votes47.3%
Reform UK
7,345 votes18.6%
Conservative
6,898 votes17.5%
Green Party
3,506 votes8.9%
Liberal Democrat
1,445 votes3.7%
The Yorkshire Party
664 votes1.7%
Social Democratic Party
519 votes1.3%
Independent
222 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

172

Written Questions

12

Oral Questions

130

Debates Spoken In

177

Speeches

471

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

17 January 2022

Name of company or organisation
Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd
Interest held
from 17 January 2022

Registered 28 March 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Non-practising solicitor. (Registered 6 June 2015)

Registered 6 June 2015

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
16 April 2020

Registered 24 March 2023

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
22 November 2018

Registered 24 March 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Richard in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she had with the police a) prior to the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on 14 June 2026 and b) following reports that materials

Home Office16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed council commissioning rates for homecare to ascertain if councils are encouraging the u

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of low commissioning rates by local councils on incidence of non-payment for travel time b

Department of Health and Social Care10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State with Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Local Government Association on

Department of Health and Social Care10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the compliance of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on 8 A

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed if there is a clear risk that arms exports licensed by the UK government might be used to commit or facilitate a serious v

Department for Business and Trade22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether F-35s were used in the Israeli strikes on Lebanon conducted on

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed if there is a clear risk that arms exports licensed by the UK government might be used to commit or facilitate a serious v

Department for Business and Trade22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has assessed if there is a clear risk that arms exports licensed by the UK government might be used to commit or facilitate a serious v

Department for Business and Trade22 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data from Cost Recovery Collection in the NHS can be accessed by the Federated Data Platform.

Home Office21 Apr 2026
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