Leicester East

Current MP

Shivani Raja

Conservative

Efficiency 6.9/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Leicester East

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards2,283 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election1,913 local · 3,084,713 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders1,645 local · 244,450 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners725 local · 114,026 total
• Call an immediate general election584 local · 1,059,229 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders540 local · 188,125 total
• Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal480 local · 106,570 total
• Reduce the school week to four days a week400 local · 126,014 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 391 local · 281,794 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza382 local · 198,966 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act354 local · 550,136 total
• Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza334 local · 67,305 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants329 local · 720,772 total
• Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants308 local · 47,087 total
• Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England218 local · 101,204 total
• Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy211 local · 118,874 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.205 local · 181,597 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers200 local · 427,447 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels188 local · 184,376 total
• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.178 local · 115,560 total

About Leicester East

Leicester East is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 76,560 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.