2017 general election · East Midlands
Leicester East: 2017 general election result
Keith Vaz (Labour) won Leicester East at the 2017 general election with a majority of 22,428. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- Keith VazLabour
- Majority
- 22,42842.8% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 67.4%52,424 valid votes
- Electorate
- 77,788
- Result
- Lab hold
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Vaz Elected sitting MP | Labour | 35,116 | 67.0% | +5.9 | |
| Edward He | Conservative | 12,688 | 24.2% | +1.3 | |
| Sujata Barot | Independent | 1,753 | 3.3% | +4.0 | |
| Nitesh Dave | Liberal Democrats | 1,343 | 2.6% | 0 | |
| Melanie Wakley | Green | 1,070 | 2.0% | −1.0 | |
| Ian Fox | Independent | 454 | 0.9% | ||
| Valid votes | 52,424 | ||||
| Majority | 22,428 | 42.8% | |||
Change compared with the 2015 general election (same boundaries).
Declared 9 June 2017, 03:35.
Questions and answers
Who won Leicester East at the 2017 general election?
Keith Vaz (Labour) won with 35,116 votes (67.0%). Result: Lab hold.
What was the majority in Leicester East in 2017?
22,428 votes (42.8% of valid votes) over the Conservative candidate, Edward He.
What was the turnout in Leicester East in 2017?
67.4% of the 77,788 registered electors cast a valid vote (52,424 votes).
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