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South Leicestershire

East Midlands, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Alberto Costa

Conservative

Male

Majority5,506
Turnout65.4%
Electorate78,511
Valid votes51,359
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative18,264 - 35.6%
Labour12,758 - 24.8%
Reform10,235 - 19.9%
Lib Dem7,621 - 14.8%
Green2,481 - 4.8%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£142,295,542

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

£1,319 total benefits bill per resident · 42% below average

South Leicestershire
£1,319
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 529 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£142,295,542503/575
Change over 2 years+22.3%
Median local wage (2025)£37,695+13.9%
  • Universal Credit£74,734,254

    £693 per resident · 6,349 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,238 · 1 in 29 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£37,448,913

    £347 per resident · 4,897 claimants (+18.6% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,918 · 39% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,764

  • Disability Living Allowance£11,228,838

    £104 per resident · 1,908 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£7,974,955

    £74 per resident · 1,154 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£5,791,760

    £54 per resident · 951 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£5,116,822

    £47 per resident · 1,182 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

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 94.1%White British 91.3%Asian 2.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1%Other 0.5%
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 96.7%White British 94.9%Asian 1.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.1%
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 97.9%White British 96.3%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.1%
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 data not available for this constituency.

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.

Country of birth

South Leicestershire (2021)
UK 94.9%Other EU 2.3%Other countries 2.9%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
South Leicestershire (2011)
UK 96.3%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 2.5%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
South Leicestershire (2001)
UK 96.8%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 2.5%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around South Leicestershire

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.