2001 General Election - Leicester West
| Year | 2001 |
| General election | 2001 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester West |
| Turnout | 50.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Hewitt, Patricia | Labour | 18,014 |
| Shaw, Christopher | Conservative | 8,375 |
| Vincent, Andy | Liberal Democrats | 5,085 |
| Gough, Matthew | Greens | 1,074 |
| Kirkpatrick, Sean | Socialist Labour | 350 |
| Score, Stephen | Socialist Alliance | 321 |