Leicester South
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 70,867E14001327
Election history
2024 General Election →
Turnout 41,837| Independent | 14,739 | 35.2% |
| Labour | 13,760 | 32.9% |
| Conservative | 4,820 | 11.5% |
| Green Party | 3,826 | 9.2% |
| Reform UK | 2,470 | 5.9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,425 | 3.4% |
| Communist Party of Britain | 279 | 0.7% |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 189 | 0.5% |
Most-signed petitions in Leicester South
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards2,993 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call a General Election1,887 local · 3,084,713 total
- Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders1,496 local · 244,450 total
- Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners978 local · 114,026 total
- Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders799 local · 188,125 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act676 local · 550,136 total
- Call an immediate general election652 local · 1,059,229 total
- Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza568 local · 198,966 total
- Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal519 local · 106,570 total
- Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza457 local · 67,305 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants366 local · 720,772 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 316 local · 281,794 total
- Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy300 local · 118,874 total
- Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold292 local · 189,887 total
- Reduce the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 3 years for legal immigrants289 local · 47,087 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers276 local · 427,447 total
- Reduce the school week to four days a week243 local · 126,014 total
- Tighten the rules on political donations237 local · 144,783 total
- Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill193 local · 166,495 total
- Decriminalise Abortion191 local · 103,653 total
About Leicester South
Leicester South 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 70,867 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4142.
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