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Leicester East - History
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| Established | February 28, 1974 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH May 28, 2021 08:18pm |
| Description | This seat was expected by some in 2001 to be a significant battleground, since the incumbent Labour MP defending his record was the controversial Keith Vaz. He resigned on health grounds after various allegations were made about the state of his financial affairs. As a backbencher he was also suspended from the Commons for a month after he was found to have deliberately obstructed an inquiry by the Standards Commissioner. However, Leicester East returned Mr Vaz to Westminster in 2001 with an extremely healthy 33.1% majority after his vote share dropped just 8%. The seat has high unemployment and is predominantly working class. It also has the second highest proportion of Asians in its population of any seat in the country. Mr Vaz, who was first elected in 1987, was the first Asian to be elected an MP since the 1920s.
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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Jul 04, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Shivani Raja
14,526
31.10%
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| Rajesh Agrawal
10,100
21.62%
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| Zuffar Haq
6,329
13.55%
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| Claudia Webbe(I)
5,532
11.84%
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| Keith Vaz
3,681
7.88%
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| Raj Solanki
2,611
5.59%
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| Mags Lewis
2,143
4.59%
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| | | Malihah Adam
974
2.09%
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| Nagarjun Agath
703
1.50%
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| Khandu Patel
115
0.25%
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| Sep 28, 2020 |
Party Switch |
| | Claudia Webbe(I)
1
100.00%
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Claudia Webbe
25,090
50.77%
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| Bhupen Dave
19,071
38.59%
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| Nitesh Dave
2,800
5.67%
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| Tara Dawn Baldwin
1,243
2.52%
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| Melanie Wakley
888
1.80%
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| Sanjay Prem Gogia
329
0.67%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
35,116
66.98%
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| Edward He
12,688
24.20%
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| Sujata Barot
1,753
3.34%
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| Nitesh Dave
1,343
2.56%
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| Melanie Wakley
1,070
2.04%
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| Ian Fox
454
0.87%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
29,386
61.13%
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| Kishan Devani
11,034
22.95%
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| Susanna Steptoe
4,290
8.92%
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| Nimit Jethwa
1,468
3.05%
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| David Raval
1,233
2.57%
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| Michael Barker
540
1.12%
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| Thomas Darwood (Joseph 77)
117
0.24%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
25,804
53.76%
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| Jane Hunt
11,722
24.42%
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| Ali Asghar
6,817
14.20%
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| Colin Gilmore
1,700
3.54%
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| Mo Taylor
733
1.53%
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| Felicity Ransome
725
1.51%
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| Avtar Sadiq
494
1.03%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
24,015
58.76%
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| Suella Braverman
8,139
19.91%
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| Susan Cooper
7,052
17.25%
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| Colin Brown
1,666
4.08%
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| Valerie Smalley
0
0.00%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
23,402
57.55%
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| John Mugglestone
9,960
24.50%
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| Harpinder Athwal
4,989
12.27%
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| Dave Roberts
837
2.06%
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| Clive Potter
772
1.90%
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| Shirley Bennett
701
1.72%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
29,083
65.50%
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| Simon Milton
10,661
24.01%
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| Jay Matabudul
3,105
6.99%
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| Philip Iwaniw
1,015
2.29%
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| Sohan Singh Sidhu
436
0.98%
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| Neil Slack
102
0.23%
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz(I)
28,123
56.34%
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| Jeffery C. Stevens
16,807
33.67%
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| Sheila A. Mitchell
4,043
8.10%
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| Murray R. Frankland
453
0.91%
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| Dennis J. Taylor
308
0.62%
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| Anjali Mahaldar
186
0.37%
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
| | Keith Vaz
24,074
46.16%
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| Peter Bruinvels(I)
22,150
42.47%
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| Aileen Ayres
5,935
11.38%
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
| | Peter Bruinvels
19,117
38.94%
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| Patricia Hewitt
18,184
37.04%
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| Tom Bradley(I)
10,362
21.11%
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| R. V. Ganatra
970
1.98%
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| R. L. Sutton
459
0.93%
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
| | Tom Bradley(I)
23,844
46.90%
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| M. Waterhouse
20,988
41.28%
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| Basil Andrews
4,623
9.09%
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| B. J. Calver
1,385
2.72%
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Tom Bradley(I)
20,688
44.78%
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| Kenneth G. Reeves
16,877
36.53%
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| William Capstick
5,668
12.27%
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| Anthony Reed Herbert
2,967
6.42%
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Tom Bradley(I)
23,474
47.71%
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| Kenneth G. Reeves
22,061
44.84%
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| Kenneth Sanders
3,662
7.44%
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