Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid Leicestershire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
East Midlands - Mid Leicestershire constituency.svg
Boundary of Mid Leicestershire in the East Midlands
County Leicestershire
Electorate 75,924 (2024) [1]
Major settlements Anstey, Birstall, Braunstone Town, Rothley, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Markfield, Leicester Forest East, Groby
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Peter Bedford (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire

Mid Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Peter Bedford, a Conservative. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Charnwood, together with small areas transferred from Bosworth and South Leicestershire. [4]

Following local government boundary reviews in Blaby [5] [6] and Charnwood [7] [8] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Peter Bedford Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid Leicestershire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bedford 17,735 36.9 −25.3
Labour Robert Martin15,53432.3+6.7
Reform UK Tom Smith8,92318.6N/A
Green Tony Deakin3,4147.1+3.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Bradwell2,4445.1−2.9
Majority 2,2014.6
Turnout 48,05063.3
Registered electors 75,933
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. "Declaration of Results (Mid Leicestershire) July 4 2024" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
  4. 1 2 "New Seat Details – Leicestershire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. LGBCE. "Blaby | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  9. "Mid Leicestershire - General election results 2024". BBC News . Retrieved 26 August 2024.