# Leicester North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leicester North 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

The County Borough of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Humberstone, and Latimer.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 1950 | Terence Donovan | Labour | Resigned 1950 on appointment as a High Court Judge |
| | 1950 by-election | Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Labour | Resigned 1962 on appointment as a High Court Judge |
| | 1962 by-election | Tom Bradley | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1950: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Donovan | 25,305 | 56.49 | |
| | Conservative | H A Taylor | 14,908 | 33.28 | |
| | Liberal | Michael J Moroney | 4,257 | 9.50 | |
| | Communist | Frederick Charles Westacott | 327 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,379 | 23.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,797 | 85.85 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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1950 Leicester North East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 18,777 | 57.92 | +1.43 |
| | Conservative | H A Taylor | 13,642 | 42.08 | +8.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,135 | 15.84 | −7.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,419 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.68 | |
General election 1951: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 26,209 | 59.99 | +2.07 |
| | Conservative | William Browne | 17,478 | 40.01 | +6.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,731 | 19.98 | −3.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,687 | 84.39 | −1.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.43 | |
General election 1955: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 22,264 | 56.57 | −4.65 |
| | Conservative | Thelma Street | 17,094 | 43.43 | +3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,170 | 13.14 | −6.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,358 | 78.53 | −5.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.03 | |
General election 1959: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 19,421 | 51.91 | −4.65 |
| | Conservative | Ann Spokes | 17,990 | 48.09 | +4.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | 3.82 | −9.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,411 | 78.38 | −0.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.60 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1962 Leicester North East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Bradley | 11,274 | 41.48 | −10.43 |
| | Liberal | David Bond | 9,326 | 34.31 | New |
| | Conservative | Robin Marlar | 6,578 | 24.20 | −23.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,948 | 7.17 | +3.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,178 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +22.37 | |
General election 1964: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Bradley | 15,494 | 46.39 | −4.91 |
| | Conservative | Robert DG Williams | 12,195 | 36.51 | +12.31 |
| | Liberal | F Ivor Glenton | 5,712 | 17.10 | −17.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,299 | 9.88 | +2.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,401 | 77.48 | −0.90 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.61 | |
General election 1966: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Bradley | 17,007 | 54.03 | +7.64 |
| | Conservative | Robert DG Williams | 10,769 | 34.21 | −2.30 |
| | Liberal | F Ivor Glenton | 3,703 | 11.76 | −5.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,238 | 19.82 | −9.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,479 | 75.36 | −2.12 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.97 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leicester North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Bradley | 15,016 | 48.82 | −5.21 |
| | Conservative | Peter Edward Findlay Heneage | 14,125 | 45.92 | +12.71 |
| | Anti Immigration | Dennis J Taylor | 1,616 | 5.25 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 2.90 | −16.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,757 | 70.97 | −4.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.98 | |