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.

1903

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

136

Debates Spoken In

183

Speeches

484

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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3 NO

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 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

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of asylum support rates on child poverty among families seeking asylum; and wheth

AnsweredHome Office11 Nov 2025

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the registration of eligible children for free school meals; and whether she plans to introduce free school meal auto-

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Nov 2025

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include targets for reducing child poverty in the Child Poverty Strategy; and what plans she has for scrutiny of the delivery of that

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Nov 2025

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Child Poverty Strategy will include (a) services for children living in poverty and (b) the role of expanded family hubs in supporting low-inco

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Nov 2025

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Child Poverty Strategy will integrate with (a) the Child Health Action Plan and (b) other strategic activities; and what assessment she has made of

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Nov 2025

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) is engaging in the development of the Child Poverty Strategy and (b) will implement an exemption for families with chi

AnsweredHome Office11 Nov 2025

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the (a) lengthening of immigration routes to settlement and (b) N

AnsweredHome Office11 Nov 2025

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last held a meeting with Ministers responsible for the Child Poverty Strategy to discuss the (a) potential implication of lengthened imm

AnsweredHome Office11 Nov 2025

Israeli Settlements: Import Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77510 on Israeli Settlements: Import Controls, how many companies have been found by HMRC to be in breach

AnsweredTreasury29 Oct 2025

Multiple Sclerosis: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of preventable unplanned hospital admissions for people with multiple sclerosis on (a) peo

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Oct 2025
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