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Leicester South

Shows the general election results for Leicester South, which is a constituency in Leicestershire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 73,559 and a turnout of 57.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
3,727
Electorate
73,559
Turnout
57.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 39.3%
LD 30.6%
Con 17.8%
Oth 9.0%
Green 3.3%

Party results

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Notional Candidate  Lab 16,702 39.3
Notional Candidate  LD 12,975 30.6
Notional Candidate  Con 7,556 17.8
Notional Candidate  Oth 3,824 9.0
Notional Candidate * Green 1,389 3.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
499 Leicester South 8.8%
650 Gillingham and Rainham 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.6%
1 Knowsley 71.8%
592 Leicester South 39.3%
650 Ochil and South Perthshire 31.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 61.1%
1 West Dorset 76.4%
471 Leicester South 57.7%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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