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Leicester East

Every general election in Leicester East since 1918. Latest: Shivani Raja, Conservative, majority 4,426.

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Member of Parliament

Shivani Raja

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,426

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Shivani Raja ElectedConservative14,52631.1%
Rajesh AgrawalLabour10,10021.6%
Zuffar HaqLiberal Democrats6,32913.6%
Claudia Webbe sitting MPIndependent5,53211.8%
Keith VazOne Leicester3,6817.9%
Raj SolankiReform UK2,6115.6%
Mags LewisGreen2,1434.6%
Malihah AdamIndependent9742.1%
Nagarjun AgathIndependent7031.5%
Khandu PatelIndependent1150.3%
Valid votes46,714
Majority4,4269.5%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 61.0% of 76,560 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935F19741979198719972005201520192024Labour, 1918: 27.1%Labour, 1922: 47.7%Labour, 1923: 44.8%Labour, 1924: 49.3%Labour, 1929: 50.8%Labour, 1931: 31.3%Labour, 1935: 42.3%Labour, 1945: 56.9%Labour, February 1974: 47.7%Labour, October 1974: 44.8%Labour, 1979: 46.9%Labour, 1983: 37.0%Labour, 1987: 46.2%Labour, 1992: 56.6%Labour, 1997: 65.5%Labour, 2001: 57.6%Labour, 2005: 58.1%Labour, 2010: 53.8%Labour, 2015: 61.1%Labour, 2017: 67.0%Labour, 2019: 50.8%Labour, 2024: 21.6%Conservative, 1923: 28.0%Conservative, 1924: 50.7%Conservative, 1929: 31.1%Conservative, 1931: 68.7%Conservative, 1935: 49.3%Conservative, 1945: 30.4%Conservative, February 1974: 44.8%Conservative, October 1974: 36.5%Conservative, 1979: 41.3%Conservative, 1983: 38.9%Conservative, 1987: 42.5%Conservative, 1992: 33.8%Conservative, 1997: 24.0%Conservative, 2001: 24.5%Conservative, 2005: 19.7%Conservative, 2010: 24.4%Conservative, 2015: 23.0%Conservative, 2017: 24.2%Conservative, 2019: 38.6%Conservative, 2024: 31.1%Liberal, 1923: 27.2%Liberal, 1929: 18.1%Liberal, 1935: 8.5%Liberal, 1945: 12.6%Liberal, October 1974: 12.3%Liberal, 1979: 9.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 13.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 72.9%National Liberal, 1922: 52.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 11.4%
Vote share in Leicester East at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Co Lib Nat Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Leicester East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Leicester East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con Shivani RajaLab4,4269.561.0%Con gain from Lab
2019Lab Claudia WebbeCon6,01912.263.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Keith VazCon22,42842.867.4%Lab hold
2015Lab Keith VazCon18,35238.263.7%Lab hold
2010Lab Keith VazCon14,08229.365.8%Lab hold
2005LabCon15,87638.462.8%
2001LabCon13,44233.162.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon18,42241.569.1%
1992LabCon11,31622.878.4%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,9243.778.6%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab9331.972.3%
1979LabCon2,8565.675.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon3,8118.372.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon1,4132.977.8%
1945LabCon13,23226.575.9%
1935ConLab2,9107.070.2%Con hold
1931ConLab16,45437.379.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon8,73219.781.6%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab4211.379.6%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon4,91516.776.1%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab1,3144.576.9%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab11,32745.865.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Leicester East?

Shivani Raja (Conservative) won Leicester East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,426.

Which parties have won Leicester East?

At the 22 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, Conservative 5, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Leicester East in?

Leicester East is in East Midlands.

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