Leicester West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Leicester West Borough constituency |
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| Leicester West shown within Leicestershire, and Leicestershire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918, 1974 |
| MP: | Patricia Hewitt |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Leicestershire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Leicester West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
Leicester West constituency covers the western part of Leicester, encompassing the council wards of Beaumont Leys, Fosse, New Parks, Western Park, Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields, Westcotes, most of Abbey and small parts of Latimer and Castle. The other seats in Leicester are Leicester East and Leicester South.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1918–1922: Joseph Frederick Green
- 1922–1923: Alfred Hill
- 1923–1931: Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, Labour
- 1931–1935: Ernest Harold Pickering, Liberal
- 1935–1945: Harold Nicolson, National Labour
- 1945–1950: Barnett Janner, later Baron Janner, Labour
- abolished 1950; revived 1974
- 1974–1997: Greville Janner, Labour
- 1997–present: Patricia Hewitt, Labour
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Leicester West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Patricia Hewitt | 17,184 | 51.7 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Richardson | 8,114 | 24.4 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zuffar Haq | 5,803 | 17.5 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Geoff Forse | 1,571 | 4.7 | +1.5 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Steve Score | 552 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,070 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 33,224 | 53.3 | +2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Leicester West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Patricia Hewitt | 18,014 | 54.2 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Shaw | 8,375 | 25.2 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Vincent | 5,085 | 15.3 | +1.1 | |
| Green | Matthew Gough | 1,074 | 3.2 | +1.8 | |
| Socialist Labour | Sean Kirkpatrick | 350 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Stephen Score | 321 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,639 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 33,219 | 50.9 | −12.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| Labour |
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire |
| Conservative |
Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
