Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Leicestershire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Mid Leicestershire in the East Midlands
CountyLeicestershire
Electorate75,924 (2024)[1]
Major settlementsAnstey, Birstall, Braunstone Town, Rothley, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Groby
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentPeter Bedford (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromCharnwood, 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]

Boundaries

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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

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Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Peter Bedford Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Mid Leicestershire[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bedford 17,735 36.9 −25.3
Labour Robert Martin 15,534 32.3 +6.7
Reform UK Tom Smith 8,923 18.6 N/A
Green Tony Deakin 3,414 7.1 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Bradwell 2,444 5.1 −2.9
Majority 2,201 4.6
Turnout 48,235 63.5
Registered electors 75,933
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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