Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Mid Leicestershire
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	75,924 (2024)^[1]
Party:	Conservative Party (UK)
Region:	England
Towns:	Anstey, Birstall, Braunstone Town, Rothley, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Groby

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

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.

Members of Parliament

Charnwood, Bosworth, South Leicestershire prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Declaration of Results (Mid Leicestershire) July 4 2024 . Charnwood Borough Council . July 9, 2024.
2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-14 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule I Part I.
4. Web site: New Seat Details – Leicestershire Mid . 2024-04-09 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Web site: LGBCE . Blaby LGBCE . 2024-04-09 . www.lgbce.org.uk.
6. Web site: The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .
7. Web site: LGBCE . Charnwood LGBCE . 2024-04-09 . www.lgbce.org.uk.
8. Web site: The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .