Leicester West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Leicester West 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 West
Region	East Midlands
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	12.40%
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	Labour
	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	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,798	44.63%	-4.67%
	Conservative	7,021	19.84%	-16.81%
	Reform UK	5,666	16.01%	+11.50%
	Green	4,089	11.55%	+8.73%
	Liberal Democrat	2,179	6.16%	-0.56%
	Minor	327	0.92%	N/A
	Others	317	0.90%	N/A
Majority		8,777	24.80%
Turnout		35,397	47.77%	-5.21%
Electorate		74,102
Swing from CON to LAB			6.07%
Swing from LAB to REF			8.08%
Swing from CON to REF			14.16%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,027	49.30%	-0.42%
	Conservative	14,145	36.65%	-0.96%
	Liberal Democrat	2,592	6.72%	+1.52%
	Reform UK	1,740	4.51%	N/A
	Green	1,091	2.83%	+0.02%
Majority		4,882	12.65%
Turnout		38,595	52.98%	-0.57%
Electorate		72,848
Swing from CON to LAB			0.27%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.97%
Swing from CON to LD			1.24%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,291	49.72%	-11.12%
	Conservative	13,079	37.61%	+6.25%
	Liberal Democrat	1,808	5.20%	+3.09%
	Brexit Party	1,620	4.66%	N/A
	Green	977	2.81%	+1.19%
Majority		4,212	12.11%
Turnout		34,775	53.55%	-4.30%
Electorate		64,940
Swing from LAB to CON			8.69%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.10%
Swing from LD to CON			1.58%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,823	60.84%	+14.35%
	Conservative	11,763	31.36%	+5.73%
	UKIP	1,406	3.75%	-13.49%
	Liberal Democrat	792	2.11%	-2.25%
	Green	607	1.62%	-3.82%
	Minor	121	0.32%	N/A
Majority		11,060	29.48%
Turnout		37,512	57.85%	+3.23%
Electorate		64,843
Swing from CON to LAB			4.31%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			13.92%
Swing from UKIP to CON			9.61%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,051	46.49%	+8.12%
	Conservative	8,848	25.63%	-1.53%
	UKIP	5,950	17.24%	+14.77%
	Green	1,878	5.44%	+3.66%
	Liberal Democrat	1,507	4.37%	-18.27%
	Minor	288	0.83%	N/A
Majority		7,203	20.86%
Turnout		34,522	54.62%	-0.57%
Electorate		63,204
Swing from CON to LAB			4.83%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.32%
Swing from CON to UKIP			8.15%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	13,745	38.37%	-12.01%
	Conservative	9,728	27.16%	+2.52%
	Liberal Democrat	8,107	22.63%	+3.30%
	Minor	2,158	6.02%	N/A
	UKIP	883	2.47%	N/A
	Green	639	1.78%	N/A
	Others	559	1.56%	N/A
Majority		4,017	11.21%
Turnout		35,819	55.19%	+1.71%
Electorate		64,900
Swing from LAB to CON			7.26%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.65%
Swing from CON to LD			0.39%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,505	50.38%	-1.34%
	Conservative	8,073	24.64%	+0.22%
	Liberal Democrat	6,335	19.34%	+1.87%
	Others	1,848	5.64%	N/A
Majority		8,432	25.74%
Turnout		32,761	53.48%	-0.24%
Electorate		61,261
Swing from LAB to CON			0.78%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.61%
Swing from CON to LD			0.83%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,184	51.72%	-2.51%
	Conservative	8,114	24.42%	-0.79%
	Liberal Democrat	5,803	17.47%	+2.16%
	Green	1,571	4.73%	+1.50%
	Minor	552	1.66%	N/A
Majority		9,070	27.30%
Turnout		33,224	53.72%	+2.82%
Electorate		61,851
Swing from LAB to CON			0.86%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.33%
Swing from CON to LD			1.47%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,014	54.23%	-0.96%
	Conservative	8,375	25.21%	+1.46%
	Liberal Democrat	5,085	15.31%	+1.14%
	Green	1,074	3.23%	+1.80%
	Minor	350	1.05%	N/A
	Others	321	0.97%	N/A
Majority		9,639	29.02%
Turnout		33,219	50.90%	-12.47%
Electorate		65,267
Swing from LAB to CON			1.21%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.05%
Swing from LD to CON			0.16%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,580	55.19%	+8.41%
	Conservative	9,716	23.75%	-14.79%
	Liberal Democrat	5,795	14.16%	+0.90%
	Minor	970	2.37%	N/A
	Green	586	1.43%	+0.36%
	Others	1,267	3.10%	N/A
Majority		12,864	31.44%
Turnout		40,914	63.36%	-10.30%
Electorate		64,570
Swing from CON to LAB			11.60%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.76%
Swing from CON to LD			7.84%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,574	46.78%	+2.30%
	Conservative	18,596	38.53%	-3.53%
	Liberal Democrat	6,402	13.27%	N/A
	Green	517	1.07%	N/A
	Minor	171	0.35%	N/A
Majority		3,978	8.24%
Turnout		48,260	73.67%	+0.22%
Electorate		65,511
Swing from CON to LAB			2.92%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.48%
Swing from CON to LD			8.40%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,156	44.47%	-0.30%
	Conservative	20,955	42.06%	+0.97%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,708	13.46%	+0.71%
Majority		1,201	2.41%
Turnout		49,819	73.45%	+4.69%
Electorate		67,829
Swing from LAB to CON			0.63%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.51%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.13%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,837	44.77%	-8.83%
	Conservative	19,125	41.09%	+5.69%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,935	12.75%	N/A
	Minor	469	1.01%	N/A
	Others	176	0.38%	N/A
Majority		1,712	3.68%
Turnout		46,542	68.76%	-3.50%
Electorate		67,691
Swing from LAB to CON			7.26%
Swing from LAB to ALL			10.79%
Swing from CON to ALL			3.53%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,032	53.60%	+0.69%
	Conservative	17,194	35.40%	+5.01%
	Liberal	4,032	8.30%	-3.31%
	Others	1,308	2.69%	N/A
Majority		8,838	18.20%
Turnout		48,566	72.26%	+3.81%
Electorate		67,209
Swing from LAB to CON			2.16%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.00%
Swing from LIB to CON			4.16%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,406	52.91%	-3.38%
	Conservative	13,446	30.39%	-7.98%
	Liberal	5,135	11.61%	N/A
	Others	2,253	5.09%	N/A
Majority		9,960	22.51%
Turnout		44,240	68.45%	-7.00%
Electorate		64,632
Swing from CON to LAB			2.30%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.49%
Swing from CON to LIB			9.80%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,195	56.28%	N/A
	Conservative	18,543	38.38%	N/A
	Others	2,579	5.34%	N/A
Majority		8,652	17.91%
Turnout		48,317	75.45%	N/A
Electorate		64,037

	Labour win

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