Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Peter Bedford, a Conservative.^[2]

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, Markfield, Leicester Forest East, Groby
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Peter Bedford (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Charnwood, 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.^[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
	2024	Peter Bedford	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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

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. "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.

External links

• Mid Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK