BBC NEWS | Election 2005 | Results

Result: Leicester South

For consistency in its results data, the BBC only compares general election results with previous general election results. For this reason, the result of the 2004 by-election in this seat (won by the Lib Dems) is ignored.

LAB HOLD

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		39.3%
Liberal Democrat		30.6%
Conservative		17.8%
Swing: 14.3% from LAB to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Peter Soulsby	Labour	16,688	39.3	-15.2
Parmjit Gill	Liberal Democrat	12,971	30.6	+13.4
Martin McElwee	Conservative	7,549	17.8	-5.3
Yvonne Ridley	Respect-Unity Coalition	2,720	6.4	+6.4
Matthew Follett	Green	1,379	3.3	+0.4
Ken Roseblade	Veritas	573	1.4	+1.4
Dave Roberts	Socialist Labour Party	315	0.7	-0.9
Paul Lord	Independent	216	0.5	+0.5
Majority		3,717	8.8
Turnout		42,411	58.7	+0.7

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS

Full details for East Midlands

2001 RESULT FOR LEICESTER SOUTH

Labour 54.5%
Conservative 23.1%
Liberal Democrat 17.2%
Others 5.2%

For consistency in its results data, the BBC only compares general election results with previous general election results. For this reason, the result of the 2004 by-election in this seat (won by the Lib Dems) is ignored.