Constituency view

Leicester South

East Midlands, England

Ind gain from Lab

Current MP

Current representation

Shockat Adam

Independent

Male

Previous MP: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) - defeated 2024

Majority979

Turnout59.0%

Electorate70,867

Valid votes41,837

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Other15,536 - 37.1%

Labour13,760 - 32.9%

Conservative4,820 - 11.5%

Green3,826 - 9.1%

Reform2,470 - 5.9%

Lib Dem1,425 - 3.4%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£297,800,381

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,387 total benefits bill per resident · 6% above average

Leicester South: £2,387
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 214 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£297,800,381	145/575
Change over 2 years	+19.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£35,694	+8.3%

Universal Credit£186,340,586
£1,493 per resident · 16,531 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,417 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£59,650,380
£478 per resident · 7,792 claimants (+16.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,359 · 43% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,393
Housing Benefit£22,338,727
£179 per resident · 2,623 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£11,155,908
£89 per resident · 1,878 claimants
Carer's Allowance£10,978,695
£88 per resident · 2,544 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£7,336,086
£59 per resident · 1,131 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 39.0%White British 32.1%Asian 43.5%Black, African or Caribbean 9.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.9%Other 4.5%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 45.0%White British 39.7%Asian 40.9%Black, African or Caribbean 7.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.4%Other 3.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 57.5%White British 53.4%Asian 35.5%Black, African or Caribbean 4.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.5%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 67.7%White British N/AAsian 27.7%Black, African or Caribbean 3.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Leicester South (2021)

UK 60.0%Other EU 8.3%Other countries 31.7%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Leicester South (2011)

UK 63.7%Other EU 4.8%Other countries 31.5%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Leicester South (2001)

UK 72.7%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 25.7%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Leicester South (1991)

UK 78.3%Other EU 2.7%Other countries 19.0%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Leicester South

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Leicester South	National	Difference	Rank
% White	39.0%	83.0%	-44.1pp	631/650
% White British	32.1%	74.4%	-42.3pp	595/632
% Asian	43.5%	8.6%	+34.9pp	19/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	9.2%	3.7%	+5.5pp	67/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.9%	2.7%	+1.2pp	133/650
% Other ethnic group	4.5%	2.0%	+2.5pp	64/650
% UK-born	60.0%	84.0%	-24.0pp	606/650
% Non-UK-born	40.0%	16.0%	+24.0pp	45/650
% Other EU-born	8.3%	6.0%	+2.4pp	126/650
% Other countries-born	31.7%	10.1%	+21.6pp	28/650
% Christian	21.4%	46.7%	-25.3pp	571/575
% Muslim	36.8%	6.3%	+30.5pp	12/575
% Hindu	8.1%	1.6%	+6.5pp	15/575
% Sikh	4.0%	0.9%	+3.1pp	30/575
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3pp	140/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	375/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	-0.0pp	195/575
% No religion	22.8%	37.0%	-14.2pp	542/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp	304/575
% Has any religion	71.3%	57.0%	+14.3pp	33/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Leicester South

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.