WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Leicester South

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

979latest majority

59.0%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Shockat Adam

Independent

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate70,867

Turnout59.0%

Majority979

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Ezechiel AdloreOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party1890.5%

Ann GreenCommunist Party of Britain2790.7%

Osman AdmaniIndependent3290.8%

Carol WeaverLiberal Democrat1,4253.4%

Craig HarwoodReform UK2,4705.9%

Sharmen RahmanGreen Party3,8269.1%

Gerri HicktonConservative4,82011.5%

Jonathan AshworthLabour13,76032.9%

Shockat AdamIndependent14,73935.2%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 22,023 · 66.9% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Labour Majority 26,261 · 66.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Labour Majority 17,845 · 62.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population124,777Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1821.5%Share of population

Aged 65+10.6%Share of population

Home owners42.5%Households

Private renters34.8%Households

Social renters22.2%Households

One-person households30.6%Of households

Families with children32.1%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.