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Constituency

Leicester East

At a glance

Leicester East is a UK parliamentary constituency in East Midlands, currently represented in the House of Commons by Shivani Raja, a Conservative MP. Shivani Raja has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was fairly safe, won by a majority of 4,426 votes (9.5%), ranking #210 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 63.1 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Shivani Raja
Photograph of Shivani Raja MP ID 5068
Current party
Con Conservative
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 63.1 %
363 of 575 eligible divisions
Region East Midlands
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4141
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Leicester East.

Map

MP voting summary

How Shivani Raja has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 363 of 575 eligible divisions (63.1 %).

63.1 %

Participation

182

Aye

181

No

1

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 182 / Noes 181

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners
Crime / Justice
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
No
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Representation history

Every MP who has represented this seat, with how each voted during their time in office.

Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Fairly safe — won by 9.5% in 2024

Majority of 4,426 votes · #210 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

61 % turnout · maj 4,426
Shivani Raja · Conservative 14,526 (31.1%)
Rajesh Agrawal · Labour 10,100 (21.6%)
Zuffar Haq · Liberal Democrat 6,329 (13.6%)
Claudia Webbe · Independent 5,532 (11.8%)
Keith Vaz · One Leicester 3,681 (7.9%)
Raj Solanki · Reform UK 2,611 (5.6%)
Mags Lewis · Green Party 2,143 (4.6%)
Malihah Adam · Independent 974 (2.1%)
Nagarjun Agath · Independent 703 (1.5%)
Khandu Patel · Independent 115 (0.3%)

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FAQs

Who is the MP for Leicester East?

Shivani Raja is the current MP for Leicester East. Source

Which party currently holds Leicester East?

Leicester East is currently represented by Shivani Raja of Conservative. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Leicester East?

Leicester East's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4141. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Leicester East?

The current MP profile for Leicester East is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Leicester East change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Leicester East data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source