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Election for the constituency of South Leicestershire on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of South Leicestershire, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Conservative hold by Alberto Costa with a majority of 18,631 - 32.9% - on a turnout of 71.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
COSTA, Alberto Con 34,795 61.4% 8.2%
ASLAM, Shabbir Lab 16,164 28.5% 6.5%
WEBB, Gregory LD 2,403 4.2% -3.2%
HELMER, Roger UKIP 2,235 3.9% -13.4%
MORGAN, Mary Green 1,092 1.9% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 78,985, having a valid vote count of 56,689 and an invalid vote count of 112.

Result declared at 04:20 on 9 June 2017.