Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Mid Leicestershire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 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, 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 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Peter Bedford, a Conservative.[2]
Boundaries
[edit]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
[edit]Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Peter Bedford | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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".
- ^ "Mid Leicestershire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mid Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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