England · Constituency
Leicester East
Covers Belgrave · Humberstone · Rowlatts Hill · Spinney Hills
Photograph shows Rushey Mead, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Leicester East.
Your member of parliament
Shivani Raja
ConservativeConservative won Leicester East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,426 votes, or 9.5 points. A swing of 4.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 209 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 441.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 9.5 points, which is larger than 209 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 4,426 votes.
Majority
4,426
9.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.0%
+1.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
46,714 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shivani RajaElected | Conservative | 14,526 | 31.1% | +7.4 |
| Rajesh Agrawal | Labour | 10,100 | 21.6% | -12.1 |
| Zuffar Haq | Liberal Democrat | 6,329 | 13.5% | +1.3 |
| Claudia Webbe | Independent | 5,532 | 11.8% | +9.8 |
| Keith Vaz | One Leicester | 3,681 | 7.9% | +7.9 |
| Raj Solanki | Reform UK | 2,611 | 5.6% | -8.7 |
| Mags Lewis | Green Party | 2,143 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| Malihah Adam | Independent | 974 | 2.1% | +0.0 |
| Nagarjun Agath | Independent | 703 | 1.5% | -0.5 |
| Khandu Patel | Independent | 115 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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