1983 General Election - Leicester East
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester East |
| Turnout | 73.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Bruinvels, Peter | Conservative | 19,117 |
| Hewitt, Patricia | Labour | 18,184 |
| Bradley, Tom | Social Democratic | 10,362 |
| Ganatra, RV | Independent | 970 |
| Sutton, RL | BNP | 459 |