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Leicester South — UK General Election Results

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

Leicester South was won by Independent at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 979 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Leicester South from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Andrew Blane (Unionist) 18,498 77.2% Frederick Fox Riley (Labour) 13,035 (54.4 pts) 66.7%
1922 William George Waterhouse Reynolds (Unionist) 12,534 50.2% Ronald Wilberforce Allen (Liberal) 109 (0.4 pts) 71.7%
1923 Ronald Wilberforce Allen (Liberal) 14,692 57.9% William George Waterhouse Reynolds (Unionist) 4,018 (15.8 pts) 71.0%
1924 Charles Waterhouse (Unionist) 15,005 50.0% Herbert Brough Usher (Labour) 6,093 (20.3 pts) 81.5%
1929 Charles Waterhouse (Unionist) 18,343 42.3% Herbert Brough Usher (Labour) 2,145 (5.0 pts) 80.4%
1931 Charles Waterhouse (Conservative) 32,767 76.8% John Dugdale (Labour) 22,875 (53.6 pts) 78.7%
1935 Charles Waterhouse (Conservative) 24,868 65.0% Leslie Maddock (Labour) 11,473 (30.0 pts) 70.2%
1945 Herbert William Bowden (Labour) 19,541 45.0% Charles Waterhouse (Conservative) 1,168 (2.7 pts) 75.4%
Feb 1974 Tom Boardman (Conservative) 22,943 41.8% Jim Marshall (Labour) 1,766 (3.2 pts) 76.3%
Oct 1974 Jim Marshall (Labour) 21,588 43.2% Tom Boardman (Conservative) 1,133 (2.3 pts) 68.9%
1979 Jim Marshall (Labour) 24,548 46.4% Ray Godsall (Conservative) 1,998 (3.8 pts) 74.8%
1983 Derek Spencer (Conservative) 21,424 40.3% Jim Marshall (Labour) 7 (0.0 pts) 72.3%
1987 Jim Marshall (Labour) 24,901 44.2% Derek Spencer (Conservative) 1,877 (3.3 pts) 77.0%
1992 Jim Marshall (Labour) 27,934 52.3% Dr Michael Dutt (Conservative) 9,440 (17.7 pts) 75.1%
1997 Jim Marshall (Labour) 27,914 58.0% Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) 16,493 (34.3 pts) 67.1%
2001 Jim Marshall (Labour) 22,958 54.5% Richard Hoile (Conservative) 13,243 (31.4 pts) 58.0%
2005 Peter Soulsby (Labour) 16,688 39.3% Parmjit Gill (Liberal Democrat) 3,717 (8.8 pts) 58.7%
2010 Peter Soulsby (Labour) 21,479 45.6% Parmjit Gill (Liberal Democrat) 8,808 (18.7 pts) 61.2%
2015 Jon Ashworth (Labour) 27,473 59.8% Leon Hadji-Nikolaou (Conservative) 17,845 (38.8 pts) 63.0%
2017 Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) 37,157 73.6% Meera Sonecha (Conservative) 26,261 (52.0 pts) 67.1%
2019 Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) 33,606 67.0% Natalie Neale (Conservative) 22,675 (45.2 pts) 64.8%
2024 Shockat Adam (Independent) 14,739 35.2% Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) 979 (2.3 pts) 59.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Andrew Blane Unionist 18,49877.2% Yes
Frederick Fox Riley Labour 5,46322.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Waterhouse Reynolds Unionist 12,53450.2% Yes
Ronald Wilberforce Allen Liberal 12,42549.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Wilberforce Allen Liberal 14,69257.9% Yes
William George Waterhouse Reynolds Unionist 10,67442.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Waterhouse Unionist 15,00550.0% Yes
Herbert Brough Usher Labour 8,91229.7% No
Ronald Wilberforce Allen Liberal 6,07920.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Waterhouse Unionist 18,34342.3% Yes
Herbert Brough Usher Labour 16,19837.4% No
Henry George Purchase Liberal 8,81120.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Waterhouse Conservative 32,76776.8% Yes
John Dugdale Labour 9,89223.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Waterhouse Conservative 24,86865.0% Yes
Leslie Maddock Labour 13,39535.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Bowden Labour 19,54145.0% Yes
Charles Waterhouse Conservative 18,37342.3% No
Thomas Allan Pratt Liberal 5,50912.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Boardman Conservative 22,94341.8% Yes
Jim Marshall Labour 21,17738.6% No
Gordon Willey Liberal 9,14816.7% No
John Kynaston National Front 1,6393.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 21,58843.2% Yes
Tom Boardman Conservative 20,45540.9% No
Henry Young Liberal 5,70911.4% No
Anthony Rex Cartwright National Front 2,0724.1% No
George Henry Rousseau Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) 1360.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 24,54846.4% Yes
Ray Godsall Conservative 22,55042.6% No
John Pick Liberal 4,8569.2% No
Anthony Rex Cartwright National Front 9401.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Spencer Conservative 21,42440.3% Yes
Jim Marshall Labour 21,41740.3% No
Rob Renold Liberal 9,41017.7% No
Christopher John Davis Green 4950.9% No
Colin Pickard BNP 2800.5% No
Dave Roberts Workers' Party 1610.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 24,90144.2% Yes
Derek Spencer Conservative 23,02440.8% No
Robert Pritchard Liberal 7,77313.8% No
Brian Fewster Green 3900.7% No
Mian Mayat Independent Labour 1920.3% No
Roberta Manners Workers Revolutionary 960.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 27,93452.3% Yes
Dr Michael Dutt Conservative 18,49434.6% No
Anne Crumbie Liberal Democrat 6,27111.7% No
John McWhirter Green 5541.0% No
Patricia Saunders Natural Law 1540.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 27,91458.0% Yes
Chris Heaton-Harris Conservative 11,42123.7% No
Barry Coles Liberal Democrat 6,65413.8% No
John Hancock Referendum Party 1,1842.5% No
Jim Dooher Socialist Labour 6341.3% No
Kevin Sills National Democrats 3070.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Marshall Labour 22,95854.5% Yes
Richard Hoile Conservative 9,71523.1% No
Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat 7,24317.2% No
Margaret Layton Green 1,2172.9% No
Arnie Gardner Socialist Labour 6761.6% No
Kirti Ladwa UKIP 3300.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Soulsby Labour 16,68839.3% Yes
Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat 12,97130.6% No
Martin McElwee Conservative 7,54917.8% No
Yvonne Ridley Respect 2,7206.4% No
Matthew Follett Green 1,3793.3% No
Ken Roseblade Veritas 5731.4% No
Dave Roberts Socialist Labour 3150.7% No
Paul Lord Independent 2160.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Soulsby Labour 21,47945.6% Yes
Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat 12,67126.9% No
Ross Grant Conservative 10,06621.4% No
Adi Waudby BNP 1,4183.0% No
Dave Dixey Green 7701.6% No
Christopher Lucas UKIP 7201.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jon Ashworth Labour 27,47359.8% Yes
Leon Hadji-Nikolaou Conservative 9,62821.0% No
Peter Stone UKIP 3,8328.3% No
Gabby Garcia Green 2,5335.5% No
Anita Prabhakar Liberal Democrat 2,1274.6% No
Andrew Walton Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3490.8% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Ashworth Labour 37,15773.6% Yes
Meera Sonecha Conservative 10,89621.6% No
Harrish Bisnauthsing Liberal Democrat 1,2872.5% No
Mags Lewis Green 1,1772.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Ashworth Labour 33,60667.0% Yes
Natalie Neale Conservative 10,93121.8% No
Chris Coghlan Liberal Democrat 2,7545.5% No
Mags Lewis Green 1,6693.3% No
James Potter Brexit Party 1,1872.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Shockat Adam Independent 14,73935.2% Yes
Jonathan Ashworth Labour 13,76032.9% No
Gerri Hickton Conservative 4,82011.5% No
Sharmen Rahman Green 3,8269.1% No
Craig Harwood Reform UK 2,4705.9% No
Carol Weaver Liberal Democrat 1,4253.4% No
Osman Admani Independent 3290.8% No
Ann Green Communist 2790.7% No
Ezechiel Adlore Monster Raving Loony Party 1890.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 54.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 0.4 pts 1923: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 20.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 5.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 53.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 30.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 2.7 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 3.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 2.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 17.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 34.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 31.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 8.8 pts 2010: Labour margin 18.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 38.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 52.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 45.2 pts 2024: Independent margin 2.3 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 South has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Independent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Leicester South in the 2024 general election?

Independent won Leicester South in 2024 with 14,739 votes (35.2%), a majority of 979 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Leicester South since 1918?

Since 1918, Leicester South has been won by: Conservative, Independent, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Leicester South?

The closest result on record for Leicester South was 1983, when Conservative beat Labour by just 7 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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