Leicester East
2010 Results:
Conservative: 11722 (24.42%)
Labour: 25804 (53.76%)
Liberal Democrat: 6817 (14.2%)
BNP: 1700 (3.54%)
UKIP: 725 (1.51%)
Green: 733 (1.53%)
Others: 494 (1.03%)
Majority: 14082 (29.34%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 26060 (59.9%)
Conservative: 8364 (19.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 6940 (16%)
Other: 2131 (4.9%)
Majority: 17696 (40.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 8139 (19.7%)
Labour: 24015 (58.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 7052 (17.1%)
Other: 2100 (5.1%)
Majority: 15876 (38.4%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 9960 (24.5%)
Labour: 23402 (57.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 4989 (12.3%)
BNP: 772 (1.9%)
Other: 1538 (3.8%)
Majority: 13442 (33.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 10661 (24%)
Labour: 29083 (65.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 3105 (7%)
Referendum: 1015 (2.3%)
Other: 538 (1.2%)
Majority: 18422 (41.5%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Keith Vaz(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Jane Hunt (Conservative) Keith Vaz(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Ali Ashgar (Liberal Democrat)Mo Taylor (Green)Felicity Ransome (UKIP)Colin Gilmore (BNP)
Avtar Sadiq (Unity for Peace and Socialism) Contested East Midlands 2009 European elections for No2EU.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 91394
Male: 47.9%
Female: 52.1%
Under 18: 26.4%
Over 60: 19.1%
Born outside UK: 31.9%
White: 48%
Black: 2.7%
Asian: 46.6%
Mixed: 2.3%
Other: 0.5%
Christian: 37.1%
Hindu: 29.5%
Muslim: 10.3%
Sikh: 6.1%
Full time students: 5.3%
Graduates 16-74: 13.3%
No Qualifications 16-74: 43.5%
Owner-Occupied: 64.4%
Social Housing: 24.7% (Council: 18.2%, Housing Ass.: 6.4%)
Privately Rented: 8.5%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 7.7%