Mid Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Leicestershire is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023,^[2] it will first be contested at the next general election.

Boundaries

The constituency will be composed of the following (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.^[2]

It will comprise the majority of the (to be abolished) constituency of Charnwood, together with small areas transferred from Bosworth and South Leicestershire.^[3]

Following local government boundary reviews in Blaby^[4][5] and Charnwood^[6][7] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency will now comprise the following from the next 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.^[3]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Mid Leicestershire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bedford^[8]
	Green	Tony Deakin^[9]
Majority
Turnout

References

1. "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.
2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
3. "New Seat Details - Leicestershire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
4. LGBCE. "Blaby | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
5. "The Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
6. LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
7. "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
8. "Conservatives pick candidate to run for MP in brand new Leicestershire seat". Leicester Mercury. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
9. "Tony Deakin Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Mid Leicestershire". Blaby Green Party. Retrieved 2024-03-15.