UK Parliamentary general election

Leicester West constituency

This election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010.

10 candidates stood in the Leicester West constituency.

Turnout	55%

Liz Kendall

Elected

Labour Party
13,745 votes
Celia Harvey

Conservative and Unionist Party
9,728 votes
Peter Coley

Liberal Democrats
8,107 votes
Gary Reynolds

British National Party
2,158 votes
Stephen Michael Ingall

UK Independence Party (UKIP)
883 votes
Geoff Forse

Green Party
639 votes
Steven Huggins

Independent
181 votes
Steve Score

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
157 votes
Shaun Dyer

Pirate Party UK
113 votes
David Bowley

Independent
108 votes

Wikipedia

Leicester West is a constituency in Leicestershire that existed from 1918 to 1950, and recreated in 1974. The seat has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Liz Kendall of the Labour Party since 2010. Kendall currently serves as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under the government of Keir Starmer. Since its creation in 1918, the seat has sided with parties from the left wing of politics.

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