Result: Leicester West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.7% |
| Conservative |  | 24.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.5% |
| Swing: 0.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Patricia Hewitt | Labour | 17,184 | 51.7 | -2.5 |
| Sarah Richardson | Conservative | 8,114 | 24.4 | -0.8 |
| Zuffar Haq | Liberal Democrat | 5,803 | 17.5 | +2.2 |
| Geoff Forse | Green | 1,571 | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Steve Score | Socialist Alternative | 552 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | 9,070 | 27.3 | ||
| Turnout | 33,224 | 53.3 | +2.4 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LEICESTER WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 54.2% |
| Conservative |  | 25.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.3% |
| Others |  | 5.3% |
