ELECTIONS 2011: Leicester south by-election result - Labour retain seat
Labour retained the Labour South seat in the parliamentary by-election with an increased majority.
Jon Ashworth won his place in the House of Commons with 19,771 votes.
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Jon Ashworth
The by-election took place after former MP Sir Peter Soulsby quit to run for the role of Leicester’s first elected mayor.
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Labour hold
*Ashworth, Jon (Lab) 19,771
Haq, Zuffar (LD) 7,693
Hunt, Jane (Con) 5,169
Pandya, Abhijit (UKIP)994
Hope, Howling Laud (Loony) 553
Lab majority 12,078
2010 General Election result: Soulsby (Lab) 21,479: Gill (LD) 12,671; Grant (C) 10,066; Waudby (BNP) 1,418; Dixey (Green) 770 (1.63%); Lucas (UKIP) 720 (1.53%). Lab maj 8,808
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Comments
by David, Great Easton, Rural Leicestershire.
Monday, May 09 2011, 2:01PM
“No real surprise in this result. I'm just amazed folk have forgotten what the last New Labour Government did and the inheritance they left to the nation.
Still, put a red rosette on anything in Leicester and it will get elected!!”
by Khalid, Leicester
Saturday, May 07 2011, 11:57AM
“Daniel, "Disgusting Comments"?
Did you hear his BNP style rhetoric?
At the moment Muslims are the soft target but the UKIP & BNP will soon turn on you.
Pandya is a blind facsist, not even from Leicester!!!
They just want to divide our Successful Multicultural City!!
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!!!”
by Kulgan, Crydee
Saturday, May 07 2011, 8:38AM
“It just hit me. Does anyone else notice that Jonathan Ashworth looks uncannily like John Parrott the snooker player?”
by Kulgan, Crydee
Saturday, May 07 2011, 8:33AM
“Now he has been elected, I wonder if Jon Ashworth will start reusing his full name 'Jonathan' which he dumped to get away from his very close association with Brown?
Something to watch out for.”
by Kulgan, Crydee
Saturday, May 07 2011, 8:31AM
“@Daniel,
Just to let you know, even though I said what I did about the UKIP campaign, I am a supporter.
UKIP should be embarrassed at their campaigns in Leicester.”
by Kulgan, Crydee
Saturday, May 07 2011, 7:25AM
“@Daniel of Stoneygate,
Whilst I agree that the people of Leicester have voted for 'more of the same' the LM is not grossly biased. The UKIP candidate did not fight a brave campaign. He fought a stupid campaign and did himself no favours making himself look like a buffoon.”
by Kulgan, Crydee
Saturday, May 07 2011, 7:22AM
“Oh what a shocker NOT. The former Economics Policy Advisor to Gordon Brown, Jonathan 'Sparkle' Ashworth has been elected.”
by Daniel, Stoneygate
Friday, May 06 2011, 11:18PM
“What a disgusting comment below. UKIP fought a brave campaign against unemployment in the face of a grossly biased newspaper and corrupt local politics. Sadly the people of Leicester have just voted for stagnation and the same failed policies.”
by They seek him here..., Leicestershire
Friday, May 06 2011, 10:34PM
“Glad to see that creature Pandya soundly defeated...close the door on your way back to London loser... :-)”