Election for the constituency of Leicester West on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Leicester West, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Liz Kendall with a majority of 11,060 - 29.5% - on a turnout of 57.9%.

An electorate of 64,843, having a valid vote count of 37,512 and an invalid vote count of 122.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KENDALL, Liz Lab 22,823 60.8% 14.3%
HICKEY, Jack Con 11,763 31.4% 5.7%
YOUNG, Stuart UKIP 1,406 3.7% -13.5%
BRADWELL, Ian LD 792 2.1% -2.3%
GOULD, Mel Green 607 1.6% -3.8%
BOWLEY, David Ind 121 0.3% -

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 03:19 on 9 June 2017. 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.