East Midlands · England · 75,924Boundary · 2023

Mid Leicestershire

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Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 4.6%. Covers Leicester, Birstall and Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe. Population 102,785. Recorded crime is 42% below the national average.

Bedford's most significant break from his party came on the assisted dying bill in June 2025, when he voted in favour of both the final passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and two liberalising amendments -- while opposing two amendments his party majority supported, likely judging them too restrictive. This puts him 62 percentage points above his party's average on assisted dying access, one of the sharpest deviations recorded. Beyond that conscience vote, he has been active on local issues: opposing a proposed boundary expansion that would absorb Mid Leicestershire villages into Leicester city, campaigning with the family of Bhim Kohli for tougher sentencing and greater parental accountability following a violent death in his constituency, and writing publicly in defence of Thatcherite economic principles.

At 72% participation in divisions -- modestly below the Commons average -- Bedford votes with his party 96% of the time. His stance profile is strongly conservative: 100% aligned against tax increases and in favour of business interests and parliamentary scrutiny, near-zero alignment with the government's budget and workers' rights agenda, and consistent support for Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill where the government sought to override them. He sits on the Work and Pensions Committee and his 28 parliamentary contributions have concentrated on economy and jobs, social care, and cost-of-living -- themes that also dominate his public commentary.

334
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Peter Bedford

Peter Bedford

Conservative and Unionist Party

Mr Peter Bedford is the Conservative MP for Mid Leicestershire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situations where advertisers know their adverts could influence vulnerable people's choices — going further than the basic ban proposed by the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 4.6%. Covers Leicester, Birstall and Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe. Population 102,785. Recorded crime is 42% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Bedford’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.367 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Bedford has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
82
Economy
68
Employment
42
Crime & Policing
40
Education
33
Constitution and Democracy
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 1413 Jun 2025
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.15 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AnsteyDeborah Taylor998Conserva
AnsteyPaul Richard Baines840Conserva
Birstall East WanlipAndy Dent783Conserva
Birstall East WanlipJulie Palmer657Labour P
Birstall WestGlenn Matthews828Conserva
Birstall WestShona Rattray1,036Conserva
Braunstone MillfieldNick Brown712Labour P
Braunstone MillfieldTracey Shepherd643Labour P
Forest BradgateDavid Snartt695Conserva
Glenfield EllisHelen Gambardella536Liberal
Glenfield EllisNick Chapman586Conserva
Glenfield FaireLee Martin Breckon606Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
102,785
Electorate 75,924 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
35
26 primary · 5 secondary
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