Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2010
Ali Asghar.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in Leicester East at the 2010 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 3rd of 7 with 6,817 votes (14.2%).
The result in full · 2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaz, Keith✓ elected | Lab | 25,804 | 53.8% |
| Hunt, Jane | Con | 11,722 | 24.4% |
| Asghar, Ali | LD | 6,817 | 14.2% |
| Gilmore, Colin | — | 1,700 | 3.5% |
| Taylor, Mo | Green | 733 | 1.5% |
| Ransome, Felicity | — | 725 | 1.5% |
| Sadiq, Avtar | — | 494 | 1.0% |
Majority 14,082 · 47,995 votes cast.
The seat now
Keith Vaz (Lab) won the 2010 contest. Leicester East is now represented by Shivani Raja (Con).
See Shivani’s full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Leicester East →
Liberal Democrats in 2010
Ali Asghar was one of 631 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2010 General Election — 57 won their seats, 574 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →