South Leicestershire covers a broad area south of Leicester and includes growing commuter towns, villages and extensive countryside. The northern edge is closely connected to the Leicester urban area, while communities farther south are more distinct and separated by farmland and open land. Major road and motorway corridors cross the constituency, providing links toward Leicester, Coventry, Rugby and the wider Midlands. Settlement is distributed among several local centres rather than focused on one dominant town. Overall, the seat combines outer-suburban development with traditional villages, market communities and a substantial rural hinterland.
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 South Leicestershire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population107,867
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1720.0% · 21,575 people
18 to 246.2% · 6,727 people
25 to 3412.3% · 13,274 people
35 to 4919.0% · 20,510 people
50 to 6421.0% · 22,660 people
65 and over21.4% · 23,121 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.
42,390 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners77.2% · 32,715 households
Private renters11.7% · 4,977 households
Social renters9.5% · 4,029 households
Other tenure1.6% · 669 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.
42,391 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.4% · 10,779 households
Families with dependent children29.2% · 12,373 households
Other single-family households42.9% · 18,170 households
Other household types2.5% · 1,069 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.
101,512 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.7% · 5,787 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.6% · 9,793 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7% · 85,932 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 constituency242
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 recorded35
Total awarded£957,881
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
VegVan Community Growing Wellbeing & CSA Network Pilot
VegVan Community Farm CIC
£18,600
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
VegVan Community Farm CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Phizzical Productions
Phizzical CIO
£210,641
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Phizzical Productions - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
RISE UP -Tackling Social Isolation and Mental Health
Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd.
£19,920
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Blaby & Whetstone Youth Club Ltd. - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 May 2026
Making fitness and wellbeing accessible and inclusive
Fitness Without Boundaries
£19,600
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Fitness Without Boundaries - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 April 2026
Stoney Stanton - Accessible Play Equipment
Stoney Stanton Parish Council
£15,400
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Stoney Stanton Parish Council - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
30 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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