UK Parliamentary general election
Leicester West constituency
This election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015.
6 candidates stood in the Leicester West constituency.
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Paul Bessant
Conservative and Unionist Party
8,848 votes -
Stuart Young
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
5,950 votes -
Peter Hague
Green Party
1,878 votes -
Ian Bradwell
Liberal Democrats
1,507 votes -
Heather Rawling
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
288 votes
Wikipedia
Leicester West is a constituency in Leicestershire. The seat was created in 1974, and existed in a previous form from 1918 to 1950. 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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