Riding profile

Leeds North East

UK constituency — England · Urban · yorkshire and the humber

The question

Leeds North East: a safe seat for Labour?

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
23.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 40.1%
  • Reform UK 16.5%
  • Green 15.8%
  • Conservative 14.2%
  • Other 7.4%
  • Lib Dems 5.8%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Green Conservative
HereLeeds North East 40.1%16.5%15.8%14.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.8% +18.3 25.4% −8.9 10.8% +5.0 19.3% −5.2

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Editorial read

Leeds North East, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 36-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 40% vote share, against 16% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Fabian Hamilton

Sits with Labour

Since
1997-05-01
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
35.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.9 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Fabian Hamilton Elected Labour 23,260 51.5
Chris Whiteside Conservative 7,177 15.9
Louise Jennings Green 5,911 13.1
Keiran White Reform UK 3,426 7.6
Gary Busuttil Lib Dems 2,168 4.8
Dawud Islam Other 2,067 4.6
Ian Cowling Other 574 1.3
Mike Davies Other 259 0.6
Cordelia Lynan Other 125 0.3
Christopher Nicholson Other 109 0.2
Stewart Hey Other 91 0.2

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
96,825
Median age
39
Employment rate
85.1%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029