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Leicester South
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Your member of parliament
Shockat Adam
IndependentIndependent won Leicester South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 979 votes, or 2.3 points. A swing of 1.1 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 53 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 597.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.3 points, which is larger than 53 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Independent finished ahead of Labour by 979 votes.
Majority
979
2.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.0%
-0.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
41,837 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shockat AdamElected | Independent | 14,739 | 35.2% | +33.2 |
| Jonathan Ashworth | Labour | 13,760 | 32.9% | -0.8 |
| Gerri Hickton | Conservative | 4,820 | 11.5% | -12.2 |
| Sharmen Rahman | Green Party | 3,826 | 9.1% | +2.7 |
| Craig Harwood | Reform UK | 2,470 | 5.9% | -8.4 |
| Carol Weaver | Liberal Democrat | 1,425 | 3.4% | -8.8 |
| Osman Admani | Independent | 329 | 0.8% | -1.3 |
| Ann Green | Communist Party of Britain | 279 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Ezechiel Adlore | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 189 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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