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%.

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

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%

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 06:26 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.