24-642: South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa , a member of the Conservative Party . The current constituency has similar boundaries to the previous Blaby constituency . Historically the "Southern Division of Leicestershire ", was a county constituency , less formally known as South Leicestershire. From 1832 to 1885 it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by
48-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
72-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
96-500: Is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Luke Evans , a Conservative . Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the seat was known as Bosworth up until the 2024 general election , 1885–1918 : The Sessional Divisions of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (except the parishes of Bardon, Breedon, Thringstone, Osgathorpe, and Whitwick) and Market Bosworth. 1918–1950 : The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley ,
120-495: Is a slice of Leicestershire to the south west of Leicester, with most of the population in commuter towns and villages like Whetstone , Blaby and Narborough . Further south it is more rural, with the largest settlement the old market town of Lutterworth . Nearby is the former site of RAF Bitteswell , since redeveloped as Magna Park, one of the largest distribution centres in Europe. The constituency name of South Leicestershire
144-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
168-634: Is the former mining village of Earl Shilton , which is now in local elections generally over-shadowed by surrounding areas with majority-Conservative support. The constituency was once held for Labour by Woodrow Wyatt , who later left the party and became one of its most voluble critics in the 1980s. During the 2015 count, a police car outside the Hinckley Leisure Centre, where the count was taking place, caught fire then exploded while being hosed down by firefighters. Five men were arrested. South Leicestershire prior to 1885 Going into
192-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
216-536: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Two Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards were transferred to the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire , partly offset by the addition of two small wards from the District/constituency of North West Leicestershire . The Western, or Bosworth, division
240-574: The Blaby constituency with a new South Leicestershire seat, with some boundary changes. This change occurred for the 2010 general election . The electoral wards used to create the new constituency were; Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the 2024 general election , the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020): The Blaby District wards of Millfield, Ravenhurst and Fosse, and Winstanley (comprising
264-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
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#1732783448060288-675: The bloc vote system of election. 1832–1885 : The Hundreds of Gartree (excluding the parishes of Baggrave , Burrough , Knossington , Marefield , Pickwell-cum-Leesthorpe , Ouston , and Newbold-Saucey ), Sparkenhoe and Guthlaxton, and the Borough of Leicester and the Liberties thereof. Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended replacing
312-632: The 2015 general election, this was the 180th most marginal constituency in Great Britain, the Liberal Democrats requiring a swing from the Conservatives of 4.6% to take the seat (based on the result of the 2010 general election). General Election 1914–15 : Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914,
336-1446: The Rural District of Market Bosworth. 1974–1983 : The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley as altered by the West Midland Counties Order 1965 and the County of Leicester (Coalville Urban District) Confirmation Order 1969, and the Rural District of Market Bosworth. 1983–1997 : The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth , and the Borough of Charnwood ward of Bradgate. 1997–2010 : The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Ambien, Bagworth, Barleston, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth, Castle, Clarendon, De Montfort, Desford and Peckleton, Earl Shilton, Markfield, Newbold Verdon, Sheepy and Witherley, Trinity, and Twycross and Shackerstone. 2010–2024 : The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Ambien, Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill, Burbage Sketchley and Stretton, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone, Earl Shilton, Hinckley Castle, Hinckley Clarendon, Hinckley De Montfort, Hinckley Trinity, Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead, Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton, Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton, and Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy. Further to
360-534: The Rural Districts of Hinckley and Market Bosworth , and the parish of Bardon in the Rural District of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 1950–1955 : The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley, and the Rural District of Market Bosworth. 1955–1974 : The Urban District of Coalville as constituted by the County of Leicester (Coalville Urban District) Confirmation Order 1953, the Urban District of Hinckley, and
384-549: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
408-630: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency) Hinckley and Bosworth ( / ˈ b ɒ z w ər θ / BOZ -wərth )
432-540: The borough the constituency retains under the independent Boundary Commission the poetic name of Bosworth, alluding to the Battle of Bosworth of the medieval Wars of the Roses which is recreated annually on the battlefield. The seat had a coal mining tradition; however, other industry, such as defence, trade and retail supports the residential town of Hinckley and its rural hinterland. The area of strongest Labour support
456-572: The community of Braunstone Town ) were transferred to the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire ; the Harborough District wards of Bosworth and Fleckney were transferred in from Harborough . Following a local government boundary review in Blaby which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: The current South Leicestershire
480-1273: The footsteps of his father in this role (his father having represented Leicestershire) and as partner in Leicester Bank, and Albert Pell , a member of a group of MPs, which included Henry Chaplin , Sir Massey Lopes and Clare Sewell Read , who supported farming interests. He was also a member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Leicestershire prior to 1832 Blaby and Harborough prior to 2010 52°30′N 1°12′W / 52.50°N 1.20°W / 52.50; -1.20 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of
504-594: Was created in 1885, and included part of the Ashby de la Zouch and all of the Market Bosworth petty sessional divisions . It was redefined in 1918 to cover the urban districts of Coalville and Hinckley , the rural districts of Hinckley and Market Bosworth and the civil parish of Bardon from Ashby RD . Hinckley RD was abolished in the 1930s and in 1948 and 1970 the Bosworth constituency by which date it
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#1732783448060528-465: Was new for 2010 , but the seat was not massively changed from the old seat of Blaby . Both this and its predecessor are safe Tory seats held by the party since Blaby's creation in 1974 . The best known MP to represent the area is the former Chancellor Nigel Lawson . The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election , when the two-seat Leicestershire constituency
552-533: Was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs. Both divisions of the county were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election , when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth , Harborough , Loughborough and Melton . Prominent members in this period included Thomas Paget (Jnr) (1807–1892) who followed
576-520: Was shaped to eventually all of Coalville, Hinckley and Market Bosworth RD. Coalville has been part of North West Leicestershire since the 1983 election. The seat was held by Labour for 25 years until the Conservatives gained it in the 1970 general election and they have represented it since then. Hinckley expanded greatly after World War II and is the most economically significant town other than Leicester in Leicestershire however unlike
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