Peter Soulsby, Labour MP for Leicester South Constituency, Sir Peter Soulsby member of Parliament

2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

A special website was established to help keep constituents informed during the 2010 General Election campaign.
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	GENERAL ELECTION 2010 COUNT
Now on YouTube, the count and results from Leicester

Click here to watch the count and results. You can zip through to 6:51 for the declaration for Peter.

There was a high turnout at the 2010 General Election in Leicester South. In addition, the share of the vote for Sir Peter Soulsby increased by over 6% The results of the vote are shown below this letter of thanks.

At the election count I said that I believed the vote was a vote of confidence in the work I have done over the past five years - a vote of confidence from the people of Leicester South.

I am a Labour party member but I have also been an independent voice on big issues.It was a lively campaign which looked close at some points. We had plenty of hustings events and debate. I'm particularly pleased with the number of people who have voted Labour in Leicester South.

I would like to thank all in Leicester South for re-electing me as their MP. I will endeavour to repay that support throughout the next Parliament and continue to work hard for all in Leicester South.
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CANDIDATES

Name

Party

Votes

+/-

Peter Soulsby

Labour

21,479

45.6

+6.2

Parmjit Singh Gill

Liberal Democrat

12,671

26.9

-3.7

Ross Grant

Conservative

10,066

21.4

+3.6

Adrian Waudby

British National Party

1,418

3.0

+3.0

Dave Dixey

Green

1.6

-1.6

Christopher Lucas

UK Independence Party

720

1.5

+1.5

Majority

8,808

18.7

Turnout

47,124

61.1

+3.4

2005 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

Throughout the 2005 General 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.

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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

2005 GENERAL ELECTION RESULT DETAIL

Candidate	Party	Votes	% of vote	% change
Peter Soulsby	Labour	16688	39.35%	-15.13%
Parmjit Singh Gill	Liberal Democrat	12971	30.58%	13.40%
Martin McElwee	Conservative	7549	17.80%	-5.26%
Yvonne Ridley	Respect the Unity Coalition	2720	6.41%	6.41%
Matthew Follett	Green	1379	3.25%	0.36%
Ken Roseblade	Veritas	573	1.35%	1.35%
Dave Roberts	Socialist Labour Party	315	0.74%	-0.86%
Paul Lord	Independent	216	0.51%	0.51%