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Leicester West

Constituency

The south of the East Midlands. About 135,667 people in 33 square kilometres.

MP for Leicester West

Liz KendallLabourMP since

They won by 8,777 votes on a 47.8% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

Under 5%40% or more

The winner in Leicester West had a majority of 24.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
24.8%
140th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
47.8%
Joint 31st lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
125,136
29th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
68.0%
Joint 98th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Leicester West at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Liz KendallElectedLabour15,79844.6%
Max ChauhanConservative7,02119.8%
Ian HayesReform UK5,66616.0%
Aasiya BoraGreen Party4,08911.6%
Benjamin FeistLiberal Democrat2,1796.2%
Rahoul NaikOne Leicester3270.9%
Steve ScoreTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3170.9%
Electorate
74,102
Turnout
47.8%
Majority
8,777 (24.8%)
Valid votes
35,397
Rejected ballots
161

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Leicester West compares

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Leicester WestMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Leicester West is 24.8%.
24.8%140th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Leicester West is 47.8%.
47.8%joint 31st lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Leicester West is 125,136.
125,13629th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Leicester West is 68.0%.
68.0%joint 98th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Leicester West?

Leicester West had 125,136 usual residents at the census.

Leicester West is the 29th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Leicester

Most of Leicester West lies in Leicester. These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Leicester West itself. See Leicester

Average house price
£227,322
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Leicester West in brief

The winner in Leicester West had a majority of 24.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Leicester West at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.8%.

Leicester West had 125,136 usual residents at the census.

68.0% of residents in Leicester West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.