England · Constituency
Leicester West
Covers Aylestone · Beaumont Leys · Braunstone Frith · Dane Hills and more
Photograph shows Aylestone, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Leicester West.
Your member of parliament
Liz Kendall
LabourLabour won Leicester West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,777 votes, or 24.8 points. A swing of 12.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 510 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 140.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 24.8 points, which is larger than 510 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,777 votes.
Majority
8,777
24.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
47.8%
-11.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
35,397 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz KendallElected | Labour | 15,798 | 44.6% | +10.9 |
| Max Chauhan | Conservative | 7,021 | 19.8% | -3.9 |
| Ian Hayes | Reform UK | 5,666 | 16.0% | +1.7 |
| Aasiya Bora | Green Party | 4,089 | 11.6% | +5.2 |
| Benjamin Feist | Liberal Democrat | 2,179 | 6.2% | -6.1 |
| Rahoul Naik | One Leicester | 327 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Steve Score | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 317 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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