Election Results

Election for the constituency of Leicester South on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Leicester South, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by Jon Ashworth with a majority of 17,845 - 38.8% - on a turnout of 62.5%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ASHWORTH, Jon Lab / Co-op 27,473 59.8% 14.2%
HADJI-NIKOLAOU, Leon Con 9,628 21.0% -0.4%
STONE, Peter UKIP 3,832 8.3% 6.8%
GARCIA, Gabby Green 2,533 5.5% 3.9%
PRABHAKAR, Anita LD 2,127 4.6% -22.3%
WALTON, Andrew TUSC 349 0.8% -

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 73,518, having a valid vote count of 45,942 and an invalid vote count of 398.

Result declared at 06:02 on 8 May 2015.