# Leicester East

The south of the East Midlands. About 127,844 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.

Shivani Raja has been the Conservative MP for Leicester East since July 2024. They won by 4,426 votes on a 61.0% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001326. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Shivani Raja has been the Conservative MP for Leicester East since July 2024.
They won by 4,426 votes on a 61.0% turnout.

MP: [Shivani Raja](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5068) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Leicester East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shivani Raja (elected) | Conservative | 14,526 | 31.1% |
| Rajesh Agrawal | Labour | 10,100 | 21.6% |
| Zuffar Haq | Liberal Democrat | 6,329 | 13.5% |
| 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 | 0.2% |

Electorate 76,560. Turnout 61.0%. Majority 4,426 (9.5%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3580

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 9.5%** (July 2024). The winner in Leicester East had a majority of 9.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 210th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.0%** (July 2024). Turnout in Leicester East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.0% (House of Commons Library). Joint 296th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 124,658** (2021). Leicester East had 124,658 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 31st most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 58%** (2022). About 58% of people in Leicester East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001326) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 58% of people in Leicester East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001326) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Leicester, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Leicester East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001326) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Leicester, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Leicester East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001326) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leicester East had 124,658 usual residents at the census.

## How Leicester East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Leicester East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 9.5% | joint 210th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.0% | joint 296th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 124,658 | 31st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 58% | joint 260th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Leicester East?

Leicester East had 124,658 usual residents at the census.
Leicester East is the 31st most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Leicester

Most of Leicester East lies in Leicester. These figures are published for the whole of Leicester, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Leicester East itself. [See Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- **Average house price: £227,322** (July 2026). Leicester’s average house price was £227,322 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,281** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leicester earned a median of £32,281 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 9th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Leicester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Leicester has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 16th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leicester East in brief

The winner in Leicester East had a majority of 9.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Leicester East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.0%.
Leicester East had 124,658 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in Leicester East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001326
- Council: [Leicester †](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 21.47 km²
- People, mid-2024: 127,844*
- Wards: 7
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 65
- Output areas: 325

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Melton and Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston), [Rutland and Stamford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rutland-and-stamford), [Leicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-south), [Leicester West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-west), [Mid Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-leicestershire)

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## Latest updates for Leicester East

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001326

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leicester-east#f-ge2024-majority.

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