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Constituency

Leicester West

At a glance

Leicester West is a UK parliamentary constituency in East Midlands, currently represented in the House of Commons by Liz Kendall, a Labour MP. Liz Kendall has represented the seat since 6 May 2010. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 8,777 votes (24.8%), ranking #511 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 64.4 %, 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 Liz Kendall
Photograph of Liz Kendall MP ID 4026
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 6 May 2010
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 64.4 %
1,520 of 2,361 eligible divisions
Region East Midlands
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4143
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Leicester West.

Map

MP voting summary

How Liz Kendall has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,520 of 2,361 eligible divisions (64.4 %).

64.4 %

Participation

872

Aye

648

No

2

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 872 / Noes 648

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Trade
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment
Defence
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Defence
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No
King's Speech Motion for an Address Aye
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Election results

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

Safe seat — won by 24.8% in 2024

Majority of 8,777 votes · #511 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

48 % turnout · maj 8,777
Liz Kendall · Labour 15,798 (44.6%)
Max Chauhan · Conservative 7,021 (19.8%)
Ian Hayes · Reform UK 5,666 (16%)
Aasiya Bora · Green Party 4,089 (11.6%)
Benjamin Feist · Liberal Democrat 2,179 (6.2%)
Rahoul Naik · One Leicester 327 (0.9%)
Steve Score · Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 317 (0.9%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Leicester West?

Liz Kendall is the current MP for Leicester West. Source

Which party currently holds Leicester West?

Leicester West is currently represented by Liz Kendall of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Leicester West?

Leicester West's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4143. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Leicester West?

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

Can the MP for Leicester West 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 West data come from?

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