2011 Leicester South by-election

2011 Leicester South by-election
5 May 2011
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lib
Candidate Jonathan Ashworth Zuffar Haq Jane Hunt
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 19,771 7,693 5,169
Percentage 57.8% 22.5% 15.1%
Swing 12.2 pp 4.4 pp 6.3 pp
MP before election

Peter Soulsby
Labour

Subsequent MP

Jonathan Ashworth
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Leicester South was held on 5 May 2011, prompted by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Peter Soulsby, who stood down to contest the election for Mayor of Leicester. It was won by Labour candidate Jonathan Ashworth with an increased majority for the party.

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