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Leicester West

Constituency

The south of the East Midlands. About 135,667 people in 33 square kilometres.

MP for Leicester West

Liz KendallLabourMP since

They won by 8,777 votes on a 47.8% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Leicester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
24.8%
140th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
47.8%
Joint 31st lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
125,136
29th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Leicester West at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Liz KendallElectedLabour15,79844.6%
Max ChauhanConservative7,02119.8%
Ian HayesReform UK5,66616.0%
Aasiya BoraGreen Party4,08911.6%
Benjamin FeistLiberal Democrat2,1796.2%
Rahoul NaikOne Leicester3270.9%
Steve ScoreTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3170.9%
Electorate
74,102
Turnout
47.8%
Majority
8,777 (24.8%)
Valid votes
35,397
Rejected ballots
161

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Leicester West compares

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Leicester WestMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Leicester West is 24.8%.
24.8%140th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Leicester West is 47.8%.
47.8%joint 31st lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Leicester West is 125,136.
125,13629th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Leicester West is 32.0%.
32%joint 287th fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Leicester West?

Leicester West had 125,136 usual residents at the census.

Leicester West is the 29th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Leicester

Most of Leicester West lies in Leicester. These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Leicester West itself. See Leicester

Average house price
£227,322
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,281
9th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
34.4
16th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Leicester West in brief

The winner in Leicester West had a majority of 24.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Leicester West at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 47.8%.

Leicester West had 125,136 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Leicester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.