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Leicester West

Shows the general election results for Leicester West, which is a constituency in Leicestershire. In 2005 it had a total electorate of 61,454 and a turnout of 52.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2005 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Notional Candidate
Majority
8,539
Electorate
61,454
Turnout
52.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2005
Lab 50.8%
Con 24.4%
LD 18.3%
Green 4.8%
Oth 1.7%

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 16,420 50.8
Notional Candidate  Con 7,881 24.4
Notional Candidate  LD 5,906 18.3
Notional Candidate * Green 1,561 4.8
Notional Candidate * Oth 552 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Highest and lowest 2005

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.3%
1 Easington 58.4%
164 Leicester West 26.4%
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%
192 Leicester West 50.8%
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%
584 Leicester West 52.6%
650 South Staffordshire 37.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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