Leicester South

Leicester South is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Shockat Adam (Independent) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.

Summary

IND
Independent Gain
Majority
979
Electorate
70,867
Turnout
59%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Shockat Adam
Independent
14,739 35.2% 35.2%
Jonathan Ashworth
Labour
13,760 32.9% -35.3%
Gerri Hickton
Conservative
4,820 11.5% -10.3%
Sharmen Rahman
Green Party
3,826 9.1% 5.8%
Craig Harwood
Reform UK
2,470 5.9% 3.6%
Carol Weaver
Liberal Democrat
1,425 3.4% -0.9%
Osman Admani
Independent
329 0.8% 0.8%
Ann Green
Communist Party of Britain
279 0.7% 0.7%
Ezechiel Adlore
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
189 0.5% 0.5%