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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%
Demographics

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.