The ceremonial county of Leicestershire (which includes the unitary authority of Leicester) is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies: 3 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. One of these is a cross-county boundary constituency with Lincolnshire also including the small historic county of Rutland, which was administratively a district of Leicestershire from 1974 to 1997. Since 1997, Rutland has been a separate unitary authority.

Constituencies

NameBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapHarborough, Oadby and Wigston CC74,8102,378Neil O'BrienHajira PiranieHinckley and Bosworth CC75,6835,408Luke EvansMichael MullaneyLeicester East BC76,4654,426Shivani RajaRajesh AgrawalLeicester South BC71,007979Shockat AdamJon AshworthLeicester West BC72,8488,777Liz KendallMax ChauhanLoughborough CC73,9023,960Jeevun SandherJane HuntMelton and Syston CC71,6155,396Edward ArgarZafran KhanMid Leicestershire CC76,1732,201Peter BedfordRobert MartinNorth West Leicestershire CC75,3731,012Amanda HackCraig SmithRutland and Stamford CC70,86410,394Alicia KearnsJoe WoodSouth Leicestershire CC75,6345,508 Alberto CostaRobert Parkinson

Historic constituencies In the unreformed House of Commons, Leicestershire and Rutland were represented by two Knights of the Shire each, and the only parliamentary borough was Leicester, which sent two burgesses.

Under the Reform Act 1832, Leicestershire was split into two divisions, North and South, which each elected two members. The Reform Act 1885 redistributed these seats into four single-member divisions: Melton, or Eastern, Loughborough, or Mid, Harborough, or Southern, and Bosworth, or Western.

At the 1918 general election, the four divisions of the county were retained, and the borough of Leicester was split into three single-member constituencies, Leicester East, Leicester South, and Leicester West. From 1950 to 1974 Leicester had four constituencies, these being Leicester North East, Leicester North West, Leicester South East and Leicester South West: the three seat arrangement of South, East and West was reverted to thereafter.

Rutland constituted a constituency on its own until 1918, when it became part of the Rutland and Stamford constituency, with nearby Stamford in Lincolnshire.

In 1983, seats in Leicestershire were redrawn. Rutland was merged with Melton to form Rutland and Melton, with Loughborough, Bosworth, and Harborough remaining as seat names. The new North West Leicestershire constituency was created. A further constituency, Charnwood was created in the north for the 1997 election.

Boundary Changes

2024 See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to include Leicestershire and Rutland with Lincolnshire in a sub-region of the East Midlands region, creating one additional seat by re-establishing the constituency of Rutland and Stamford, which spans all three counties. As a consequence, Rutland and Melton is now abolished, being replaced by Melton and Syston, while a reconfigured Charnwood has been renamed Mid Leicestershire. Bosworth is renamed Hinckley and Bosworth and Harborough renamed Harborough, Oadby and Wigston. Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024 Current nameBoundaries 2024–Present1Bosworth CC1Harborough, Oadby and Wigston CC2Charnwood CC2Hinckley and Bosworth CC 3Harborough CC3Leicester East BC4Leicester East BC4Leicester South BC5Leicester South BC5Leicester West BC6Leicester West BC6Loughborough CC7Loughborough CC7Melton and Syston CC8North West Leicestershire CC8Mid Leicestershire CC9Rutland and Melton CC9North West Leicestershire CC10South Leicestershire CC10Rutland and Stamford CC11South Leicestershire CC

2010 In the Fifth Review the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Leicestershire retained its current constituencies, with minor changes only to reflect revisions to local authority ward boundaries. Although virtually unchanged, Blaby was renamed South Leicestershire on the grounds that it does not match the borders of Blaby district, and the village of Blaby itself is not one of the major population centres. NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–20241Bosworth CC2Charnwood CC3Harborough CC4Leicester East BC5Leicester South BC6Leicester West BC7Loughborough CC8North West Leicestershire CC9Rutland and Melton CC10South Leicestershire CC (previously Blaby CC)

Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Leicestershire and Rutland in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Conservative173,71134.2%19.1%70Labour142,11428.0%4.1%30Reform UK77,88915.3%14.5%00Liberal Democrats49,3439.7%0.1%00Greens34,0146.7%6.7%00Others30,8756.1%5.6%11Total507,946100.011

Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative50.652.048.736.838.137.441.043.948.953.334.2Labour25.327.333.043.841.536.127.630.640.132.128.0Liberal Democrat122.720.217.115.117.020.823.38.06.69.89.7Green Party -*****0.42.72.13.56.7UKIP - - -***2.614.41.8* -Reform UK2 - - - - - - - - -0.815.3Other1.40.51.24.33.45.85.10.40.50.56.1 11983 & 1987 - SDP–Liberal Alliance

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* Included in Other

Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative86655577777Labour13355533333Independent00000000001Total9991010101010101011 11983 & 1987 - SDP–Liberal Alliance

Maps 1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Historical representation by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

Constituency188518868891189294189519000419060607Jan 1910Dec 19101316BosworthEllisC. McLarenH. McLarenHarboroughPagetTaplingLoganStanhopeLehmannLoganHarrisLeicesterMcArthurWhiteheadBroadhurstThomassonCrawshay-WilliamsHewartPictonHazellRollestonMacDonaldLoughboroughJohnson-Fergusonde LisleJohnson-FergusonLevyMeltonJ. MannersH. MannersE. MannersC. MannersWalkerYateRutlandFinchGretton

1918 to 1950 From 1918 to 1983 Rutland was categorised with Lincolnshire.

Constituency1918221922192319242719293119313319351945BosworthMcLarenPagetWardGeeEdge→AllenHarboroughFraserBlackWinbyStuartTreeAttewellLeicester EastHewartBantonEvansBantonLoderWiseLyonsDonovanLeicester SouthBlaneReynoldsAllenWaterhouseBowdenLeicester WestGreenHillPethick-LawrencePickeringNicolsonB. JannerLoughboroughGuestSpearsRyeWintertonKimballFollickMeltonYateEverardNutting

1950 to 1983 From 1918 to 1983 Rutland was categorised with Lincolnshire.

Constituency19505019511955565719596219641966671970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981BosworthAllenWyattButlerHarboroughBaldockFarrLeicester NE / Leicester E (1974)DonovanUngoed-ThomasBradley→Leicester SW / Leicester S (1974)BowdenBoardmanMarshallLeicester NW / Leicester W (1974)B. JannerG. JannerLeicester South EastWaterhousePeelLoughboroughFollickCroninDorrellMeltonNuttingPikeLathamBlabyLawson

1983 to present

Constituency19831987199219972001042005201011201520172019202323232024Blaby / South Leics (2010)LawsonRobathanCostaBosworth / Hinckley & Bosworth (2024)ButlerTredinnickEvansHarborough / H., Oadby & Wigston ('24)FarrGarnierO'BrienLeicester EastBruinvelsVazWebbe→RajaLeicester SouthSpencerMarshallGillSoulsbyAshworthAdamLeicester WestG. JannerHewittKendallLoughboroughDorrellReedMorganHuntSandherRutland & Melton / R. & Stamford ('24)1LathamDuncanKearnsNorth West LeicestershireAshbyTaylorBridgen→→→HackCharnwood / Mid Leicestershire (2024)DorrellArgarBedfordMelton and SystonArgar 1includes parts of Lincolnshire

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the East Midlands (region) East Midlands (European Parliament constituency) Leicestershire County Council Rutland County Council

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