South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = South Leicestershire
Map1 = SouthLeicestershire2007
Map2 = Leicestershire
Type = County
Year = 1832; in time for 2009 or 2010 election
Abolition = 1885
members =one
Entity = Leicestershire
County = Leicestershire
EP = East Midlands
MP =
Party =

South Leicestershire, formally the "Southern Division of Leicestershire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

A new South Leicestershire constituency is to be created at the next general election, with similar boundaries to the existing Blaby constituency.

Boundaries

Boundaries 1832-1885

Boundaries from the next general election

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended replacing the Blaby constituency with a new South Leicestershire seat, with some boundary changes. This change will occur for the next general election.

The electoral wards used to create the new constituency are;
*From the district of Harborough: Broughton Astley-Astley, Broughton Astley-Broughton, Broughton Astley-Primethorpe, Broughton Astley-Sutton, Dunton, Lutterworth Brookfield, Lutterworth Orchard, Lutterworth Springs, Lutterworth Swift, Misterton, Peatling, and Ullesthorpe
*From Blaby: Blaby South, Cosby with South Whetstone, Countesthorpe, Croft Hill, Enderby and St John's, Millfield, Narborough and Littlethorpe, Normanton, North Whetstone, Pastures, Ravenhurst and Fosse, Saxondale, Stanton and Flamville, and Winstanley

History

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election, when the two-seat Leicestershire constituency was replaced by the Northern and Southern divisions, each of which elected two MPs.

Both divisions were abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when they were replaced by four new single-seat constituencies: Bosworth, Harborough, Loughborough and Melton.

Members of Parliament

Election results

References

*Rayment-hc