1950 General Election - Leicester South West
| Year | 1950 | 
| General election | 1950 General Election | 
| Constituency | Leicester South West | 
| Turnout | 83.8% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Bowden, Herbert William | Labour | 23,399 | 
| Russell, Dorothy | Conservative | 14,727 | 
| Pratt, Thomas Alan | Liberal | 4,720 |