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Leicester West is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Liz Kendall of the Labour party.
The Leicester West constituency has a total population of 102,019, of which 77,262 are eligible (18+) to vote (75.7%).
Leicester West ranks 501th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 203th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Elizabeth Louise 'Liz' Kendall (born 11 June 1971) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leicester West since 2010.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Kendall
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Liz Kendall MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | liz@lizkendall.org |
| Constituency | Leicester West |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 11/06/1971 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 25.6% | 46.5% | 4.4% | 5.4 % | 17.2% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Leicester West constituency in 2015 was 54.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Rawling | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Female | - | - | - |
| Ian Bradwell | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | - |
| Liz Kendall | Labour | Female | 11 June 1971 (53) | - | http://www.lizkendall.org/ |
| Paul Bessant | Conservative | Male | - | - | - |
| Peter Hague | Green | Male | 03 June 1905 (119) | - | - |
| Stuart Young | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| 27.16% | 38.37% | 22.63% | % | % | 1.78% | 6.02% | 2.47% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 2,158 | 6% |
| Conservative | 9,728 | 27.2% |
| Green | 639 | 1.8% |
| Ind1 | 181 | 0.5% |
| Ind2 | 108 | 0.3% |
| Labour | 13,745 | 38.4% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 8,107 | 22.6% |
| Pirate | 113 | 0.3% |
| TUSC | 157 | 0.4% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 883 | 2.5% |
| Electorate | 64,900 |
| Votes | 35,819 |
| Turnout | 55.2% |
| Conservative | Harvey, Celia |
| Labour | Kendall, Elizabeth |
| Liberal Democrat | Coley, Peter |
| Green | Forse, Geoff |
| BNP | Reynolds, Gary |
| UKIP | Ingall, Stephen |
Election turnout for the Leicester West constituency in 2010 was 55.2%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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