Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Leicestershire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

Mid Leicestershire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Mid Leicestershire in the East Midlands
CountyLeicestershire
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromCharnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire

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.[2]

It comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Charnwood, together with small areas transferred from Bosworth and South Leicestershire.[3]

Following local government boundary reviews in Blaby[4][5] and Charnwood[6][7] 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.[3]

Members of Parliament

Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 TBC TBC

Elections

Elections in the 2020s
General election 2024: Mid Leicestershire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bedford[8]
Liberal Democrats Ian Bradwell[9]
Green Tony Deakin[10]
Labour Robert Martin[11]
Reform UK Tom Smith[12]
Majority
Turnout

References
  1. "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.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
  3. "New Seat Details – Leicestershire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. LGBCE. "Blaby | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  6. LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  8. "Conservatives pick candidate to run for MP in brand new Leicestershire seat". Leicester Mercury. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  9. "Liberal Democrats announce candidates vying for two Leicestershire seats". Leicester Mercury. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  10. "Tony Deakin Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Mid Leicestershire". Blaby Green Party. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  11. Robert Martin [@robertmartin1a] (May 24, 2024). "It is a great honor to be selected as the @MidLeics_Labour candidate for the general election. Let's go get a Labour government 🌹" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Mid Leicestershire Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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