Shockat Adam, an independent, won the contest in Leicester South.

In a shock result, Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth has lost his seat in Leicester South.
Shockat Adam, an independent, won the contest in Leicester South.
Ashworth received 13,760 votes, but lost out to independent candidate Shockat Adam, who gained 14,739 votes.
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