| Leicester South | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
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| County | Leicestershire |
| Electorate | 71,007 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Leicester |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Shockat Adam (Independent) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Leicester South East and Leicester South West |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Leicester |
| Replaced by | Leicester South East, Leicester South West and Leicester North East |
Leicester South is a constituency[n 1], recreated in 1974, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2024 by Shockat Adam.
It had been held from 2011 by Jonathan Ashworth of the Labour Co-op Party (which denotes he is a member of the Labour Party and Co-operative Party, one of 38 such current Labour MPs, and requires members to contribute practically to a cooperative business).[n 2] A previous version of the seat existed between 1918 and 1950. Except for a 2004 by-election when it was won by the Liberal Democrats, Leicester South was held by the Labour Party from 1987 to 2024, when it was taken with a narrow majority by Shockat Adam standing as an independent.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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