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Leicester East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Leicester East was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,426 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Leicester East from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Gordon Hewart (Liberal) 18,024 72.9% George Banton (Labour) 11,327 (45.8 pts) 65.6%
1922 Henry Arthur Evans (National Liberal) 15,164 52.3% George Banton (Labour) 1,314 (4.5 pts) 76.9%
1923 George Banton (Labour) 13,162 44.8% Henry Arthur Evans (Unionist) 4,915 (16.7 pts) 76.1%
1924 John de Vere Loder (Unionist) 16,090 50.7% George Banton (Labour) 421 (1.3 pts) 79.6%
1929 Edward Frank Wise (Labour) 22,533 50.8% John de Vere Loder (Unionist) 8,732 (19.7 pts) 81.6%
1931 Abraham Montagu Lyons (Conservative) 30,265 68.7% Edward Frank Wise (Labour) 16,454 (37.3 pts) 79.1%
1935 Abraham Montagu Lyons (Conservative) 20,442 49.3% Frederick Gould (Labour) 2,910 (7.0 pts) 70.2%
1945 Terence Norbert Donovan (Labour) 28,414 56.9% Abraham Montagu Lyons (Conservative) 13,232 (26.5 pts) 75.9%
Feb 1974 Tom Bradley (Labour) 23,474 47.7% Kenneth Gordon Reeves (Conservative) 1,413 (2.9 pts) 77.7%
Oct 1974 Tom Bradley (Labour) 20,688 44.8% Kenneth Gordon Reeves (Conservative) 3,811 (8.2 pts) 72.3%
1979 Tom Bradley (Labour) 23,844 46.9% Michael Thomas Waterhouse (Conservative) 2,856 (5.6 pts) 75.6%
1983 Peter Bruinvels (Conservative) 19,117 38.9% Patricia Hewitt (Labour) 933 (1.9 pts) 73.2%
1987 Keith Vaz (Labour) 24,074 46.2% Peter Bruinvels (Conservative) 1,924 (3.7 pts) 78.6%
1992 Keith Vaz (Labour) 28,123 56.3% Jeffery Stevens (Conservative) 11,316 (22.7 pts) 78.7%
1997 Keith Vaz (Labour) 29,083 65.5% Simon Milton (Conservative) 18,422 (41.5 pts) 69.4%
2001 Keith Vaz (Labour) 23,402 57.6% John Mugglestone (Conservative) 13,442 (33.1 pts) 62.1%
2005 Keith Vaz (Labour) 24,015 58.1% Suella Fernandes (Conservative) 15,876 (38.4 pts) 62.2%
2010 Keith Vaz (Labour) 25,804 53.8% Jane Hunt (Conservative) 14,082 (29.3 pts) 65.9%
2015 Keith Vaz (Labour) 29,386 61.1% Kishan Devani (Conservative) 18,352 (38.2 pts) 64.4%
2017 Keith Vaz (Labour) 35,116 67.0% Edward He (Conservative) 22,428 (42.8 pts) 67.7%
2019 Claudia Webbe (Labour) 25,090 50.8% Bhupen Dave (Conservative) 6,019 (12.2 pts) 63.3%
2024 Shivani Raja (Conservative) 14,526 31.1% Rajesh Agrawal (Labour) 4,426 (9.5 pts) 61.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Hewart Liberal 18,02472.9% Yes
George Banton Labour 6,69727.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Arthur Evans National Liberal 15,16452.3% Yes
George Banton Labour 13,85047.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Banton Labour 13,16244.8% Yes
Henry Arthur Evans Unionist 8,24728.0% No
James Henderson-Stewart Liberal 7,99827.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John de Vere Loder Unionist 16,09050.7% Yes
George Banton Labour 15,66949.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Frank Wise Labour 22,53350.8% Yes
John de Vere Loder Unionist 13,80131.1% No
Frederick Lawson Liberal 8,05418.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abraham Montagu Lyons Conservative 30,26568.7% Yes
Edward Frank Wise Labour 13,81131.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Abraham Montagu Lyons Conservative 20,44249.3% Yes
Frederick Gould Labour 17,53242.3% No
Frederick Lawson Liberal 3,5098.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Norbert Donovan Labour 28,41456.9% Yes
Abraham Montagu Lyons Conservative 15,18230.4% No
David Goodwillie Galloway Liberal 6,30612.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Bradley Labour 23,47447.7% Yes
Kenneth Gordon Reeves Conservative 22,06144.8% No
William Kenneth Sanders National Front 3,6627.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Bradley Labour 20,68844.8% Yes
Kenneth Gordon Reeves Conservative 16,87736.5% No
William Patrick Capstick Liberal 5,66812.3% No
Peter Anthony Fry Reed-Herbert National Front 2,9676.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Bradley Labour 23,84446.9% Yes
Michael Thomas Waterhouse Conservative 20,98841.3% No
Basil Percy Andrews Liberal 4,6239.1% No
Barry John Calver National Front 1,3852.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Bruinvels Conservative 19,11738.9% Yes
Patricia Hewitt Labour 18,18437.0% No
Tom Bradley Social Democratic Party 10,36221.1% No
Ratilal Vasanji Ganatra Independent 9702.0% No
Ronald Luther Sutton BNP 4590.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 24,07446.2% Yes
Peter Bruinvels Conservative 22,15042.5% No
Aileen Ayres Social Democratic Party 5,93511.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 28,12356.3% Yes
Jeffery Stevens Conservative 16,80733.7% No
Sheila Mitchell Liberal Democrat 4,0438.1% No
Murray Frankland Green 4530.9% No
Dennis Taylor Independent 3080.6% No
Anjali Sushil Kaul Mahaldar Natural Law 1860.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 29,08365.5% Yes
Simon Milton Conservative 10,66124.0% No
Jay Matabudul Liberal Democrat 3,1057.0% No
Philip Iwaniw Referendum Party 1,0152.3% No
Sohan Sidhu Socialist Labour 4361.0% No
Neil Slack Independent 1020.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 23,40257.6% Yes
John Mugglestone Conservative 9,96024.5% No
Harpinder Athwal Liberal Democrat 4,98912.3% No
David Roberts Socialist Labour 8372.1% No
Clive Potter BNP 7721.9% No
Shirley Bennett Independent 7011.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 24,01558.1% Yes
Suella Fernandes Conservative 8,13919.7% No
Susan Cooper Liberal Democrat 7,05217.1% No
Colin Brown Veritas 1,6664.0% No
Valerie Smalley Socialist Labour 4341.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 25,80453.8% Yes
Jane Hunt Conservative 11,72224.4% No
Ali Asghar Liberal Democrat 6,81714.2% No
Colin Gilmore BNP 1,7003.5% No
Mo Taylor Green 7331.5% No
Felicity Ransome UKIP 7251.5% No
Avtar Sadiq Unity for Peace and Socialism 4941.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 29,38661.1% Yes
Kishan Devani Conservative 11,03423.0% No
Susanna Steptoe UKIP 4,2908.9% No
Nimit Jethwa Green 1,4683.1% No
Dave Raval Liberal Democrat 1,2332.6% No
Michael Barker Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5401.1% No
Tom Darwood Independent 1170.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Vaz Labour 35,11667.0% Yes
Edward He Conservative 12,68824.2% No
Sujata Barot Independent 1,7533.3% No
Nitesh Dave Liberal Democrat 1,3432.6% No
Melanie Wakley Green 1,0702.0% No
Ian Fox Independent 4540.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Claudia Webbe Labour 25,09050.8% Yes
Bhupen Dave Conservative 19,07138.6% No
Nitesh Dave Liberal Democrat 2,8005.7% No
Tara Baldwin Brexit Party 1,2432.5% No
Melanie Wakley Green 8881.8% No
Sanjay Gogia Independent 3290.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shivani Raja Conservative 14,52631.1% Yes
Rajesh Agrawal Labour 10,10021.6% No
Zuffar Haq Liberal Democrat 6,32913.5% No
Claudia Webbe Independent 5,53211.8% No
Keith Vaz One Leicester 3,6817.9% No
Raj Solanki Reform UK 2,6115.6% No
Mags Lewis Green 2,1434.6% No
Malihah Adam Independent 9742.1% No
Nagarjun Agath Independent 7031.5% No
Khandu Patel Independent 1150.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 45.8 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 1.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 37.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 7.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 26.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 2.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 3.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 22.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 41.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 33.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 38.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 29.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 38.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 42.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 12.2 pts 2024: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Leicester East has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leicester East in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Leicester East in 2024 with 14,526 votes (31.1%), a majority of 4,426 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Leicester East since 1918?

Since 1918, Leicester East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Leicester East?

The closest result on record for Leicester East was 1924, when Unionist beat Labour by just 421 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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