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South Leicestershire

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Alberto Costa
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
78,511
Turnout
65.4%
Majority
5,506

Where is South Leicestershire?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

South Leicestershire Leicester South Leicester West Rugby Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Leicester East Mid Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth Loughborough Daventry Coventry East North West Leicestershire Nuneaton Coventry South Northampton North Coventry North West Rushcliffe South Northamptonshire Melton and Syston Northampton South Warwick and Leamington Kettering South Derbyshire North Warwickshire and Bedworth Kenilworth and Southam Meriden and Solihull East Wellingborough and Rushden Tamworth Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Birmingham Yardley Sutton Coldfield Corby and East Northamptonshire Solihull West and Shirley Rutland and Stamford Birmingham Erdington Stratford-on-Avon Lichfield Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley Birmingham Ladywood Birmingham Perry Barr Birmingham Selly Oak Aldridge-Brownhills Grantham and Bourne Birmingham Edgbaston North Bedfordshire Birmingham Northfield West Bromwich Smethwick Walsall and Bloxwich Cannock Chase Bromsgrove Redditch Burton and Uttoxeter Tipton and Wednesbury Halesowen North West Cambridgeshire Wolverhampton South East Wolverhampton North East Huntingdon Droitwich and Evesham Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge West Worcestershire South Holland and The Deepings England
South Leicestershire

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

South Leicestershire is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Alberto Costa (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Alberto Costa MP

Conservative

Represents South Leicestershire in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
5,506
Turnout
65.4%
Full candidate result (5 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Alberto CostaElectedConservative18,26435.6%-31.0%
Robert ParkinsonLabour12,75824.8%4.9%
Bill PiperReform UK10,23519.9%
Paul HartshornLiberal Democrat7,62114.8%5.3%
Mike JelfsGreen Party2,4814.8%0.9%

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 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency452
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency390
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency360
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency323
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency242
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency242
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency153
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency128
Signatures nationally118,715

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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