Result: Leeds East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 59.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.7% |
| Conservative |  | 18.5% |
| Swing: 5.5% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| George Mudie | Labour | 17,799 | 59.2 | -3.7 |
| Andrew Tear | Liberal Democrat | 6,221 | 20.7 | +7.2 |
| Dominic Ponniah | Conservative | 5,557 | 18.5 | -0.9 |
| Peter Socrates | Independent | 500 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | 11,578 | 38.5 | ||
| Turnout | 30,077 | 55.0 | +3.5 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEEDS EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 62.9% |
| Conservative |  | 19.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.5% |
| Others |  | 4.2% |
