Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Mid Leicestershire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Electorate | 75,924 (2024)[1] |
Major settlements | Anstey, Birstall, Braunstone Town, Rothley, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Groby |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Peter Bedford (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire |
Mid Leicestershire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election.
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):
- The District of Blaby wards of: Ellis; Fairestone; Forest; Millfield; Muxloe; Ravenhurst and Fosse; Winstanley.
- The Borough of Charnwood wards of: Anstey; Birstall Wanlip; Birstall Watermead; Forest Bradgate; Mountsorrel; Rothley and Thurcaston.
- The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of: Groby; Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead; Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton.[3]
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:
- The District of Blaby wards of: Braunstone Millfield; Braunstone Ravenhurst; Glenfield Ellis; Glenfield Faire; Kirby Muxloe; Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe (most); Thorpe Astley & St Mary's.
- The Borough of Charnwood wards of: Anstey; Birstall East & Wanlip; Birstall West; Forest Bradgate; Mountsorrel; Rothley Brook.
- The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of: Groby; Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead; Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton.[4]
Members of Parliament
Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Peter Bedford | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Bedford | 17,735 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | Robert Martin | 15,534 | 32.3 | ||
Reform UK | Tom Smith | 8,923 | 18.6 | ||
Green | Tony Deakin | 3,414 | 7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Bradwell | 2,444 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 2,201 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 48,235 | 63.5 | |||
Registered electors | 75,924 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- ^ "Declaration of Results (Mid Leicestershire) July 4 2024" (PDF). Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details – Leicestershire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ LGBCE. "Blaby | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Leicestershire Mid". Sky News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
- Mid Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK