Leicester South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Leicester South constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Leicester South
Region	East Midlands
1st in 2024		Minor
2nd in 2024		Labour
Swing To Lose	1.17%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Minor
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	14,739	35.22%	N/A
	Labour	13,760	32.88%	-35.31%
	Conservative	4,820	11.52%	-10.32%
	Green	3,826	9.14%	+5.81%
	Reform UK	2,470	5.90%	+3.59%
	Liberal Democrat	1,425	3.41%	-0.92%
	Others	807	1.93%	N/A
Majority		979	2.34%
Turnout		41,847	59.05%	-7.86%
Electorate		70,867
Swing from LAB to MIN			35.27%
Swing from CON to MIN			22.77%
Swing from LAB to CON			12.50%
	Minor gain from Labour

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,396	68.19%	+1.18%
	Conservative	10,373	21.83%	+0.04%
	Liberal Democrat	2,054	4.32%	-1.17%
	Green	1,585	3.34%	+0.01%
	Reform UK	1,100	2.32%	N/A
Majority		22,023	46.36%
Turnout		47,508	66.91%	+2.37%
Electorate		71,007
Swing from CON to LAB			0.57%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.17%
Swing from LD to CON			0.60%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	33,606	67.01%	-6.54%
	Conservative	10,931	21.80%	+0.23%
	Liberal Democrat	2,754	5.49%	+2.94%
	Green	1,669	3.33%	+1.00%
	Brexit Party	1,187	2.37%	N/A
Majority		22,675	45.22%
Turnout		50,147	64.53%	-2.35%
Electorate		77,708
Swing from LAB to CON			3.38%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.74%
Swing from CON to LD			1.36%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	37,157	73.55%	+13.75%
	Conservative	10,896	21.57%	+0.61%
	Liberal Democrat	1,287	2.55%	-2.08%
	Green	1,177	2.33%	-3.18%
Majority		26,261	51.98%
Turnout		50,517	66.88%	+4.39%
Electorate		75,534
Swing from CON to LAB			6.57%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.92%
Swing from LD to CON			1.35%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,473	59.80%	+14.22%
	Conservative	9,628	20.96%	-0.40%
	UKIP	3,832	8.34%	+6.81%
	Green	2,533	5.51%	+3.88%
	Liberal Democrat	2,127	4.63%	-22.26%
	Minor	349	0.76%	N/A
Majority		17,845	38.84%
Turnout		45,942	62.49%	+1.43%
Electorate		73,518
Swing from CON to LAB			7.31%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			3.70%
Swing from CON to UKIP			3.61%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,479	45.58%	+6.23%
	Liberal Democrat	12,671	26.89%	-3.68%
	Conservative	10,066	21.36%	+3.56%
	Minor	1,418	3.01%	N/A
	Green	770	1.63%	N/A
	UKIP	720	1.53%	N/A
Majority		8,808	18.69%
Turnout		47,124	61.06%	+2.42%
Electorate		77,175
Swing from LD to LAB			4.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.34%
Swing from LD to CON			3.62%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,705	39.35%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	12,976	30.57%	-0.02%
	Conservative	7,558	17.80%	+0.00%
	Others	5,212	12.28%	N/A
Majority		3,729	8.78%
Turnout		42,451	58.64%	-0.50%
Electorate		72,388
Swing from LD to LAB			0.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.00%
Swing from LD to CON			0.01%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,688	39.35%	-15.13%
	Liberal Democrat	12,971	30.58%	+13.40%
	Conservative	7,549	17.80%	-5.25%
	Minor	2,720	6.41%	N/A
	Green	1,379	3.25%	+0.36%
	Others	1,104	2.60%	N/A
Majority		3,717	8.76%
Turnout		42,411	59.14%	+1.15%
Electorate		71,710
Swing from LAB to LD			14.26%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.94%
Swing from CON to LD			9.33%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,958	54.48%	-3.54%
	Conservative	9,715	23.05%	-0.68%
	Liberal Democrat	7,243	17.19%	+3.36%
	Green	1,217	2.89%	N/A
	Minor	676	1.60%	N/A
	UKIP	333	0.79%	N/A
Majority		13,243	31.42%
Turnout		42,142	57.99%	-9.07%
Electorate		72,671
Swing from LAB to CON			1.43%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.45%
Swing from CON to LD			2.02%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,914	58.02%	+5.71%
	Conservative	11,421	23.74%	-10.89%
	Liberal Democrat	6,654	13.83%	+2.09%
	Minor	1,184	2.46%	N/A
	Others	941	1.96%	N/A
Majority		16,493	34.28%
Turnout		48,114	67.06%	-8.04%
Electorate		71,750
Swing from CON to LAB			8.30%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.81%
Swing from CON to LD			6.49%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,934	52.30%	+8.13%
	Conservative	18,494	34.63%	-6.21%
	Liberal Democrat	6,271	11.74%	N/A
	Green	554	1.04%	+0.35%
	Minor	154	0.29%	N/A
Majority		9,440	17.68%
Turnout		53,407	75.09%	-1.88%
Electorate		71,120
Swing from CON to LAB			7.17%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.80%
Swing from CON to LD			8.98%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,901	44.17%	+3.90%
	Conservative	23,024	40.84%	+0.56%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,773	13.79%	-3.90%
	Green	390	0.69%	N/A
	Minor	192	0.34%	N/A
	Others	96	0.17%	N/A
Majority		1,877	3.33%
Turnout		56,376	76.98%	+4.69%
Electorate		73,236
Swing from CON to LAB			1.67%
Swing from ALL to LAB			3.90%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.23%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,424	40.28%	-2.35%
	Labour	21,417	40.27%	-6.14%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,410	17.69%	N/A
	Ecology	495	0.93%	N/A
	Minor	280	0.53%	N/A
	Others	161	0.30%	N/A
Majority		7	0.01%
Turnout		53,187	72.29%	-2.51%
Electorate		73,573
Swing from LAB to CON			1.90%
Swing from CON to ALL			10.02%
Swing from LAB to ALL			11.92%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,548	46.41%	+3.20%
	Conservative	22,550	42.63%	+1.69%
	Liberal	4,856	9.18%	-2.25%
	Others	940	1.78%	N/A
Majority		1,998	3.78%
Turnout		52,894	74.80%	+5.93%
Electorate		70,714
Swing from CON to LAB			0.75%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.72%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,588	43.21%	+4.64%
	Conservative	20,455	40.94%	-0.84%
	Liberal	5,709	11.43%	-5.23%
	Others	2,208	4.42%	N/A
Majority		1,133	2.27%
Turnout		49,960	68.87%	-7.50%
Electorate		72,539
Swing from CON to LAB			2.74%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.94%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.20%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,943	41.79%	N/A
	Labour	21,177	38.57%	N/A
	Liberal	9,148	16.66%	N/A
	Others	1,639	2.99%	N/A
Majority		1,766	3.22%
Turnout		54,907	76.37%	N/A
Electorate		71,895

	Conservative win

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