How Richard Burgon votes
Richard Burgon voted the same way as their party in 95% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 11 of those 208 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Richard Burgon has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholdings | Shares in Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Unpaid Director of Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd, a company established for my campaign to be Labour’s Deputy Leader and which continues to help deliver my campaigns work. | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Unpaid Chair of the Brazil Solidarity Initiative, a network established to campaign for human rights in Brazil. | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Non-practising solicitor. | 6 Jun 2015 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Richard Burgon asked 57 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
78 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Richard Burgon represents Leeds East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Richard Burgon won with 47% of the votes, and David Dresser (Reform UK) came second with 19%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Burgon | Labour | 18,610 | 47.2% |
| David Dresser | Reform UK | 7,345 | 18.6% |
| Sam Firth | Conservative | 6,898 | 17.5% |
| Jennifer Norman | Green Party | 3,506 | 8.9% |
| Tobie Abel | Liberal Democrat | 1,445 | 3.7% |
| David Hough | The Yorkshire Party | 664 | 1.7% |
| Catherine Dobson | Social Democratic Party | 519 | 1.3% |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 222 | 0.6% |
| Pete Young | Independent | 179 | 0.5% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 95% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 88% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 87% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 75% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
Times they voted against their party (11)
| Date | Vote | They voted | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Against |
| 13 Jul | Immigration and asylum: the first main vote | Against | For |
| 28 Apr | New rules: Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) | Against | For |
| 28 Apr | Privilege | For | Against |
| 22 Apr | Children's wellbeing and schools: changes from the House of Lords | Against | For |
| 15 Apr | Children's wellbeing and schools: changes from the House of Lords | Against | For |
| 15 Apr | Children's wellbeing and schools: changes from the House of Lords | Against | For |
| 14 Apr | Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords | Against | For |
| 10 Mar | Courts and tribunals: the first main vote | Against | For |
| 10 Mar | Courts and tribunals: an attempt to block it | For | Against |
| 24 Nov | Local government and devolution in England: a proposed change | For | Against |
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