# Leicester South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leicester South East was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Evington, Knighton, Spinney Hill, and Wycliffe.
1955–1974: As above plus the Urban District of Oadby.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1950 | Charles Waterhouse | Conservative | Resigned 1957 |
| 1957 by-election | Sir John Peel | Conservative |
| 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Waterhouse | 20,964 | 51.37 | |
| | Labour | SK Lewis | 14,823 | 36.32 | |
| | Liberal | Cecil Archer Newport | 5,024 | 12.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,141 | 15.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,811 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Waterhouse | 23,853 | 59.52 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ewart Taylor | 16,225 | 40.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,628 | 19.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,078 | 83.77 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Waterhouse | 26,070 | 64.21 |
| | Labour | Edward John Masters | 14,529 | 35.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,541 | 28.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,599 | 78.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1957 Leicester South East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Peel | 18,023 | 60.9 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Betty Boothroyd | 11,541 | 39.1 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,482 | 21.8 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,564 | 56.3 | −22.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.0 | |
General election 1959: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Peel | 28,390 | 67.35 |
| | Labour | W Barrie Chambers | 13,760 | 32.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,630 | 34.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,150 | 78.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Peel | 23,236 | 55.95 | |
| | Labour | W Barrie Chambers | 11,090 | 26.70 | |
| | Liberal | Colin J Beech | 7,205 | 17.35 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,146 | 29.25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,531 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Peel | 23,615 | 59.88 |
| | Labour | Colin Grundy | 15,819 | 40.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,796 | 19.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,434 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leicester South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Peel | 26,483 | 62.65 |
| | Labour | William Hilbourne | 15,788 | 37.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,695 | 25.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,271 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |