Leicester East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leicester East is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since July 2024 by Shivani Raja of the Conservative Party. Similar to Putney which became the only Labour gain in 2019, Leicester East was the sole Conservative gain in the 2024 general election, amid the worst election results for the party since its foundation.[2]
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Leicester East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Electorate | 76,465 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 (1974) |
Member of Parliament | Shivani Raja (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Leicester South East Leicester North East |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Leicester |
Replaced by | Leicester South East Leicester North East |
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