Result: Leicester East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 58.1% |
| Conservative |  | 19.7% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.1% |
| Swing: 2.7% from CON to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Keith Vaz | Labour | 24,015 | 58.1 | +0.5 |
| Suella Fernandes | Conservative | 8,139 | 19.7 | -4.8 |
| Susan Cooper | Liberal Democrat | 7,052 | 17.1 | +4.8 |
| Colin Brown | Veritas | 1,666 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Valerie Smalley | Socialist Labour Party | 434 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Majority | 15,876 | 38.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,306 | 62.2 | +0.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEICESTER EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 57.6% |
| Conservative |  | 24.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.3% |
| Others |  | 5.6% |
