Election Results

Election for the constituency of Leicester West on 7 May 2015

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

Labour hold by Liz Kendall with a majority of 7,203 - 20.9% - on a turnout of 54.6%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KENDALL, Liz Lab 16,051 46.5% 8.1%
BESSANT, Paul Con 8,848 25.6% -1.5%
YOUNG, Stuart UKIP 5,950 17.2% 14.8%
HAGUE, Peter Green 1,878 5.4% 3.7%
BRADWELL, Ian LD 1,507 4.4% -18.3%
RAWLING, Heather TUSC 288 0.8% 0.4%

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 63,204, having a valid vote count of 34,522 and an invalid vote count of 236.

Result declared at 06:26 on 8 May 2015.