Mid Leicestershire covers a broad area surrounding the northern and western edges of Leicester. It includes suburban communities close to the city as well as villages and rural settlements farther out. The constituency is shaped by a transition from continuous or near-continuous development around Leicester into farmland and countryside. Several local centres serve growing commuter communities, while major roads connect the area with Leicester, Loughborough and the wider East Midlands. Woodland, reservoirs and agricultural land provide significant open space between settlements. The seat therefore combines outer suburban development with a substantial rural hinterland rather than being centred on one traditional market town.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Mid Leicestershire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population104,533
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1720.8% · 21,693 people
18 to 246.5% · 6,782 people
25 to 3411.5% · 11,973 people
35 to 4919.7% · 20,635 people
50 to 6420.1% · 20,971 people
65 and over21.5% · 22,479 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
41,841 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners78.9% · 32,997 households
Private renters13.0% · 5,457 households
Social renters7.3% · 3,062 households
Other tenure0.8% · 325 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
41,841 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.0% · 10,880 households
Families with dependent children29.4% · 12,291 households
Other single-family households41.4% · 17,341 households
Other household types3.2% · 1,329 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
101,640 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.0% · 6,088 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.6% · 9,787 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4% · 85,765 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 8 December 2026
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately
Signatures in this constituency174
Signatures nationally127,162
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded20
Total awarded£918,433
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026
KMBC Access Project
Kirby Muxloe Bowls Club
£15,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will make the club more accessible by creating a dropped kerb at the entrance for people with mobility issues, add ramped access to the clubhouse and refurbish the clubhouse and members changing by adding unisex accessible toilet and changing area. Funding is required for the improvement works to support people with accessibility requirements.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council
£278,461
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Leicestershire County Council - Museums - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026
Flow State 2
Grant to individual
£28,970
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Flow State 2 - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 13 April 2026
The Leicestershire fixers toolkit
Leicestershire County Council
£15,305
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Leicestershire County Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 April 2026
AdventurHers
AdventurHers cic
£17,296
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
AdventurHers cic - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
15 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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