South Leicestershire
ConstituencyThe south of the East Midlands. About 107,731 people in 332 square kilometres.
MP for South Leicestershire
Alberto CostaConservativeMP since
They won by 5,506 votes on a 65.4% turnout.
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Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in South Leicestershire had a majority of 10.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto CostaElected | Conservative | 18,264 | 35.6% |
| Robert Parkinson | Labour | 12,758 | 24.8% |
| Bill Piper | Reform UK | 10,235 | 19.9% |
| Paul Hartshorn | Liberal Democrat | 7,621 | 14.8% |
| Mike Jelfs | Green Party | 2,481 | 4.8% |
- Electorate
- 78,511
- Turnout
- 65.4%
- Majority
- 5,506 (10.7%)
- Valid votes
- 51,359
- Rejected ballots
- 183
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 South Leicestershire compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of South Leicestershire?
South Leicestershire had 101,506 usual residents at the census.
South Leicestershire is the 313th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Harborough
Most of South Leicestershire lies in Harborough. These figures are published for the whole of Harborough, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not South Leicestershire itself. See Harborough
South Leicestershire in brief
The winner in South Leicestershire had a majority of 10.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in South Leicestershire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 65.4%.
South Leicestershire had 101,506 usual residents at the census.
61.9% of residents in South Leicestershire were aged 15 to 64 at the census.