South Leicestershire / data

Alberto Costa · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
343
of 504 possible
Attendance
68%
161 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
57
16 debates
Written Qs
79
78 answered
Committees
6
2 chair
Expenses
£293k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 188 claims
Interests
25
7 categories

A · Overview

Last update: 25 Apr 2026

Issue volume

Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
IssueVolumeVotes
Taxation
79
Economy
78
Employment
42
Crime & Policing
40
Education
25
Welfare and Benefits
21
Constitution and Democracy
19
Housing
19

Speech topics

Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
TopicDebatesWords
Energy1
Defence1
Local Government53,309
Environment33,192
Culture Community22,789
Health12,449
Mp Performance62,171
Other42,007

B · Notable divisions

Source: Hansard · The Public Whip

Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.

No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.

C · Speeches

Source: Hansard · 9,735 words
DateContributionWords
22 Apr 2026Point of Order: Rectification ProcedureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the House for failing to declare an interest during a debate on 16 July 2025 about the Committee on Standard
Mp Performance
95
02 Mar 2026Middle EastPutting aside for a moment the rights and wrongs of the Prime Minister’s decision on Saturday morning, the BBC is in a unique position: running BBC Persian language broadcasting in
DefenceEnergy
84
09 Feb 2026 Standards in Public LifeI never comment on any conduct or standards issues that may impact individual MPs, precisely because of my adjudicatory role on the Committee on Standards, and I do not propose to
Mp PerformanceCrimeOther
194
16 Dec 2025Quarries: Planning PolicyI absolutely agree, and I sympathise entirely with the hon. Lady. I would go further. I made the point earlier about finding suitable experts who are able to apply their technical
EnvironmentHealthLocal Government
621
16 Dec 2025Quarries: Planning PolicyAs the hon. Lady will hear in the remaining parts of my speech, I entirely concur with her comments. Given that the proposed quarry site is not allocated in Leicestershire county c
EnvironmentHealthLocal Government
1,211
16 Dec 2025Quarries: Planning PolicyI beg to move, That this House has considered planning policy for quarries. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I am grateful for the opportunity to bri
EnvironmentHealthLocal Government
372
16 Dec 2025Quarries: Planning PolicyTo conclude, there is no doubt that quarrying plays an extremely important role in delivering the homes, roads and infrastructure that our country needs, as the Minister has said a
EnvironmentHealthLocal Government
245
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. Only a few days ago, on Wednesday 10 December, on a point of order, the hon. Member for Harrow East, in respect of the police settlement and the local government settlem235
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Let me turn to ministerial statements to the House and standards expected. The “Ministerial Code”, at paragraph 1.6.b, states: “Ministers have a duty to Parliament to account, and 102
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Indeed. In the foreword to the “Ministerial Code”, which was updated in October this year—I have a copy here—you state: “This Code sets out the higher standards that the British pe64
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. Paragraph 1.6.c of the “Ministerial Code” states: “It is of paramount importance that ministers give accurate and truthful information to Parliament, correcting any inad48
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. Again, to refer to a recent example and to assist you in showing how you comply with the extract from the “Ministerial Code”, I would like to turn to last week’s Prime M114
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you very much. Can I now turn to the issue of written parliamentary questions and standards? I know that my colleague, the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre, as Chair of the93
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. Can you explain why your Government are failing to provide timely responses to WPQs, as obligated under the standards outlined by your own “Ministerial Code”?27
15 Dec 2025Liaison Committee (Commons) — Oral Evidence (HC 530)Thank you. I will now refer to a further contemporary example. I understand that this coming Thursday, the last day before the forthcoming parliamentary recess, your Government, Pr104

D · Written questions

Source: UK Parliament Written Questions API (questions-statements.parliament.uk) · 79 tabled · 78 answered · 26 Jul 202413 Apr 2026
Top departments
DepartmentQuestionsShare
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2329.1%
Department of Health and Social Care1012.7%
Department for Education810.1%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs810.1%
Department for Transport810.1%
Home Office67.6%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office45.1%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology33.8%
Most recent
DateDepartmentQuestionStatus
13 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that data accessed or processed through the NHS Federated Data Platform cannot be repurposed, now or in the future, for immigration enforcement…Pending
10 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ongoing restructuring of NHS England and the reduction in Integrated Care Systems on (a) the pace of ser…Answered
10 Apr 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are adequate (a) resources and (b) workforce capacity in community health services, particularly in areas served by the Leice…Answered
23 Mar 2026Home OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Applying to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme, updated on 5 March 2026, when the additional 24-month Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) ext…Answered
18 Mar 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to review cases where foster carers and children may have been adversely affected by Local Authority Designated Officer investigations; and if she will make an…Answered
18 Mar 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to ensure accountability for public sector bodies and organisations carrying out safeguarding functions on behalf of local authorities; and whether her Department pla…Answered
18 Mar 2026Department for EducationTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce increased statutory rights and protections for foster carers, including safeguards against unsubstantiated allegations; and what assessment she has made…Answered
16 Mar 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish an implementation plan for the National Cancer Plan.Answered
16 Mar 2026Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when energy suppliers will be required to provide consumers with the option of having a SMETS2 smart meter installed in a non-communicating mode; and for what reason this optio…Answered
04 Mar 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to bring the Fielding Palmer Hospital back into full-time use as a community health hub for Lutterworth.Answered
04 Mar 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that British nationals stranded in the Gulf region are proactively contacted by consular officials to assess medical needs, in…Answered
04 Mar 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the consistency of her Department's travel advice issued to British nationals in the Middle East; and what step…Answered
04 Mar 2026Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will review the communication strategy relating to possible evacuation routes, including advice on travelling to neighbouring airports such as Muscat In…Answered
29 Jan 2026Department of Health and Social CareTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to publish details of the funding allocations and capital investment for neighbourhood health centres and community hospitals, including Fielding Palmer Hospital in L…Answered
29 Jan 2026Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTo ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to launch the consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire.Answered

E · Committees

Source: UK Parliament Committees API
CommitteeRoleHouseStartEnd
Liaison Committee (Commons)SelectMemberCommons04 Dec 2024present
Administration CommitteeSelectMemberCommons25 Nov 2024present
Committee of PrivilegesSelectChairCommons05 Nov 2024present
Committee of PrivilegesSelectMemberCommons28 Oct 2024present
Committee on StandardsSelectMemberCommons11 Sept 2024present
Committee on StandardsSelectChairCommons11 Sept 2024present

F · Expenses

Source: IPSA individual MP business-cost claims (theipsa.org.uk) · FY 2024–2025 · £293,104 paid · 188 claims

Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.

Category breakdown
CategoryClaimsPaid (£)Share
Office Costs14829,48110.1%
Staffing4220,41575.2%
Accommodation1629,45710.1%
MP Travel05,7792.0%
Staff Travel07,3962.5%
Dependant Travel05750.2%
Top itemised cost types
Cost typeCategoryClaimsPaid (£)
Stationery & printingOffice Costs355,452
Pooled staffing servicesStaffing25,263
Recruitment Services &CostsStaffing14,680
UtilitiesOffice Costs353,475
Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsOffice Costs32,874
Software & applicationsOffice Costs31,626
UtilitiesAccommodation151,222
Council taxAccommodation11,189
Landline phone & internet - rental & usageOffice Costs11769
Postage & couriersOffice Costs5718
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collectionOffice Costs6650
Cleaning servicesOffice Costs11560
Most recent
DateCategoryDescriptionPaid (£)Status
25 Apr 2025Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries20Paid
28 Mar 2025Office Costs
Cleaning services
Consistency office cleaner March 202564Paid
25 Mar 2025Staffing
Recruitment Services &Costs
Recruitment fee [200011479-1]4,680Paid
24 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Gas65Paid
24 Mar 2025Office Costs
Equipment - purchase
Other office equipment54Paid
20 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
Banner March 2025294Paid
17 Mar 2025Office Costs
Equipment - purchase
Sundries62Paid
15 Mar 2025Accommodation
Utilities
Dual Fuel45Paid
14 Mar 2025Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries24Paid
13 Mar 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
SUPERIOR OFFICE SUPPLI [200011725-4658]415Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs
work carried out as per estimate2,424Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Software & applications
ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011726-5698]720Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Gas128Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Water34Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Cleaning services
Const office cleaner Feb 202532Paid
07 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Electricity11Paid
04 Mar 2025Office Costs
Utilities
Electricity120Paid
24 Feb 2025Office Costs
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries30Paid
24 Feb 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-1007]19Paid
23 Feb 2025Office Costs
Stationery & printing
WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-2450]4Paid

G · Register of interests

Source: UK Parliament Members API — Registered Interests (members-api.parliament.uk) · 25 current · last amended 14 Apr 2026

Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation2 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited Address of donor: 50 Randles Road, Knowsley Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside L34 9HX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.56 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the second and final payment. Donor status: company, registration 01524815 (Registered 4 March 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Tratos UK Limited Address of donor: 50 Randles Road Knowsley Business Park Prescot Merseyside L34 9HX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,276.55 direct mail and printing costs for a constituency-wide newsletter. The total cost was split across two payments; this entry relates to the first payment. Donor status: company, registration 01524815 (Registered 9 February 2026)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Michael Fry Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: pro bono legal advice on planning, provided to me, to a maximum value of £1,500 (+VAT), value £1,800 Date received: 14 September 2025 Date accepted: 14 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 6 October 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources14 entries
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare for me and a member of staff in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £3.80 Date received: 9 February 2026 Date accepted: 9 February 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff and their guest attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value for two people is outlined below., value £140 Date received: 19 March 2026 Date accepted: 19 March 2026 Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London) (Registered 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: My member of staff attended a reception at the Italian Embassy in London, at which refreshments were provided. The approximate value per person is declared below. The threshold for registration was reached on 10 March 2026., value £70 Date received: 2 February 2026 Date accepted: 2 February 2026 Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London) (Registered 1 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments for myself and 45 guests following the ceremony at which I was conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy., value £828 Date received: 10 March 2026 Date accepted: 10 March 2026 Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London) (Registered 27 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: Italian Embassy in London Address of donor: 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approximate value of refreshments provided to me and a member of staff following an APPG meeting, value £140 Date received: 9 February 2026 Date accepted: 9 February 2026 Donor status: other (Italian Embassy in London) (Registered 27 March 2026; updated 2 April 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £19.20 Date received: 10 March 2026 Date accepted: 10 March 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for myself and a member of staff during a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £32.40 Date received: 17 March 2026 Date accepted: 17 March 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of drinks for myself and 45 guests in connection with my award of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy, value £192.38 Date received: 10 March 2026 Date accepted: 10 March 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £35.90 Date received: 24 February 2026 Date accepted: 24 February 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of lunch for a staff member in connection with my duties as Chair of the APPG on Italy, value £6.45 Date received: 13 February 2026 Date accepted: 13 February 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi fare in connection with my role as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £11 Date received: 9 February 2026 Date accepted: 9 February 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £5.48 Date received: 28 January 2026 Date accepted: 28 January 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £9.80 Date received: 21 January 2026 Date accepted: 21 January 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy Address of donor: c/o House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of refreshments for a meeting held in my capacity as Chair of the APPG Italy, value £15.20 Date received: 19 January 2026 Date accepted: 19 January 2026 Donor status: other (APPG Bank Account) (Registered 25 March 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Dr Maurizio Bragagni (4) Italian Parliament Address of donor: (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (3) private (4) Camera dei Deputati Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186 - Rome (Italy) Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Lunch for me and a member of my staff (£95.52). Tour of the Colosseum for myself, a member of my staff and one guest (£169.80), value £265.32 (2) Flights for a staff member and a guest (£368.15), meals for myself, my staff member and a guest (£270.87), transport for myself, my staff member and a guest (£250.21), other incidental costs (£100.21), value £989.44 (3) For myself, my staff member and one guest: Transport (£284.45), accommodation (£156.30), meals (£273.57) & other costs (£26.07), value £740.39 (4) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian select committee chairs we met. Estimated value of ceremonial items is, value £275 Destination of visit: Italy Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 12 October 2025 Purpose of visit: As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group in the Italian Parliament, as well as an additional invite to visit two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Interparliamentary Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including chairs of Italian parliamentary select committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome. Some members of the group also visited two factories run by an Anglo-Italian business company. (Registered 29 October 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Ownership details: owned jointly with my wife Rental income: from 1 June 2016 (Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)
18 Apr 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Glasgow Rental income: from 1 June 2016 (Registered 2 June 2015; updated 28 June 2016 and 11 October 2016)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
24 Mar 2026
I received the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy on Tuesday 10 March 2026. Date interest arose: 10 March 2026 (Registered 19 March 2026)
04 Nov 2025
I am an executive committee member of the Lutterworth and District Action Group (unpaid). Date interest arose: 4 October 2025 (Registered 21 October 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Non-practising solicitor in England and Wales; member of the Law Society of England and Wales. Date interest arose: 18 July 2019 (Registered 22 October 2015; updated 23 July 2019)
18 Apr 2024
Non-practising solicitor and notary public in Scotland. Date interest arose: 31 October 2016 (Registered 22 October 2015; updated 9 November 2016)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Dr Maria Costa Relationship: Spouse Role: Office Manager Working pattern: Full time (Registered 20 April 2016; updated 26 July 2024)

H · Ward results

Source: Local Government Boundary Commission · DCLEAPIL

Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 20 wards, 37 councillor seats.

WardCouncillorPartyVotesElection
BlabyAntony Robert MoseleyLiberal Democrats81804 May 2023
BlabyPaul HartshornLiberal Democrats84704 May 2023
BosworthAmanda Louise NunnConservative and Unionist Party44304 May 2023
Broughton Astley Primethorpe SuttonClive Grafton-ReedConservative and Unionist Party45804 May 2023
Broughton Astley Primethorpe SuttonPaul DannConservative and Unionist Party46504 May 2023
Broughton Astley South LeireJoshua WorrellConservative and Unionist Party47904 May 2023
Broughton Astley South LeireMark GravesLiberal Democrats45904 May 2023
Cosby South WhetstoneJane WolfeConservative and Unionist Party60904 May 2023
Cosby South WhetstoneLes PhillimoreConservative and Unionist Party71004 May 2023
CountesthorpeAdrian CliffordConservative and Unionist Party96604 May 2023
CountesthorpeJohn Richard HoldridgeLiberal Democrats85004 May 2023
CountesthorpeRoyston Oliver Charles BaylissLiberal Democrats86604 May 2023
DuntonNeil BannisterConservative and Unionist Party52604 May 2023
EnderbyCheryl CashmoreConservative and Unionist Party48704 May 2023
EnderbyHannah Victoria GillLiberal Democrats52204 May 2023
FleckneyAlan James BirchLiberal Democrats50404 May 2023
FleckneyStephen BilbieConservative and Unionist Party61304 May 2023
Fosse HighcrossBen TaylorConservative and Unionist Party73504 May 2023
Fosse HighcrossMike ShirleyConservative and Unionist Party71504 May 2023
Fosse NormantonMaggie WrightConservative and Unionist Party37904 May 2023
Fosse Stoney CoveLuke Graham CousinLiberal Democrats61604 May 2023
Fosse Stoney CoveNeil James WrightConservative and Unionist Party52104 May 2023
Glen ParvaAnde SavageLiberal Democrats43821 Dec 2023
Leicester Forest LubbesthorpeDillan Vinod ShikotraConservative and Unionist Party54004 May 2023
Leicester Forest LubbesthorpeMatt TomeoConservative and Unionist Party54504 May 2023
Leicester Forest LubbesthorpeStuart James CoarConservative and Unionist Party62304 May 2023
Lutterworth EastDavid Roger Frazer GairLabour Party52704 May 2023
Lutterworth EastMartin SarfasLiberal Democrats49704 May 2023
Lutterworth WestJim KnightLabour Party63304 May 2023
Lutterworth WestPaul BeadleLabour Party68404 May 2023
MistertonJon BatemanConservative and Unionist Party40904 May 2023
Narborough LittlethorpeJanet ForeyConservative and Unionist Party85304 May 2023
Narborough LittlethorpeNigel GrundyConservative and Unionist Party79904 May 2023
Narborough LittlethorpeTerry RichardsonConservative and Unionist Party85104 May 2023
North WhetstoneMark JacksonConservative and Unionist Party39004 May 2023
North WhetstoneSue FindlayConservative and Unionist Party38504 May 2023
UllesthorpeRosita PageConservative and Unionist Party51704 May 2023

I · Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 · NOMIS
IndicatorValueNotes
Population (2021 Census)102,738Electorate 78,511 (2024)
Median age44years
Degree-educated31.8%level 4 or above
Ethnicity (White)94.1%2021 Census ethnic group
Owner-occupied78.8%households
Private-rented11.8%households
Social-rented9.4%households
Employment rate62.1%16-64 in work

J · Public spending

Source: HMT Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (gov.uk/PESA) and departmental funding allocations · Status: Pending ingest

HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.

Sources

Hansard · UK Parliament Members API · UK Parliament Committees API · The Public Whip · Office for National Statistics · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · DCLEAPIL · NOMIS · HMRC SPI · ASHE.

Pending ingest: IPSA individual MP claims · Register of Members’ Financial Interests · HMT PESA & departmental funding allocations · UK Parliament Written Questions API (per-MP feed).

About this view

The data view is a structured archive — every datapoint is a row in a public source. Where a panel shows ‘pending’, the dataset is in the ingestion queue. Send corrections to corrections@beyondthevote.uk.

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