Throughout
the election campaign the focus was on the success of Labour
policies in Leicester, and what those policies had brought to
the people in the constituency. Labour re-gained the seat from
the Lib Dems because of the determination and hard work of Peter
and his team. The full results of the 2005 general election
for Leicester South Constituency are shown below.
Campaigning "It was a great victory
on May 5 and I am incredibly grateful to all of the
many who made it possible. Not only were we the only
‘Labour Gain’ in the whole of the UK, but
we did it ourselves!
Unlike the by-election, this was our campaign –
organised by Leicester South Members with some very
good friends from neighbouring constituencies. We shaped
our campaign priorities; produced the leaflets; knocked
on the doors ourselves – and got the result.
I hope the rest of you, who did so much, will forgive
me for some very special thanks to Rose Mooney, who was
a brilliant Agent, and to Malcolm Unsworth and Ben Surtees
who were working in and out of the office campaigning
virtually every day since last November.
Particular
thanks too to Ned Newitt, whose layout and design of our
leaflets did so much to express our campaign themes effectively.
Our challenge now is to build on the success. Of course,
I have got to demonstrate that I can indeed be an effective
and independently minded MP to follow Jim Marshall. The
office is up and running and I am delighted to have Karey
Hunter back there where she belongs."
Extract
from Members and Supporters Newsletter issued immediately
after the 2005 General Election.
2005
General Election Results Throughout
the election campaign the focus was on the success of
Labour policies in Leicester, and what those policies
had brought to the people in the constituency. Labour
re-gained the seat from the Lib Dems because of the determination
and hard work of Peter and his team. The full results
of the 2005 general election for Leicester South Constituency
are shown below.
2005 GENERAL
ELECTION RESULT SUMMARY
MP elected
Peter Soulsby
Size of majority
3717 (8.8%)
Swing
14.26 per cent swing Lab to
LD
Turnout
42411 (58.7%)
Electorate
72310
2005 GENERAL
ELECTION PARTIES PERCENTAGE SHARE OF VOTE
