South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leicestershire
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of South Leicestershire in Leicestershire.
Location of Leicestershire within England.
County	Leicestershire
Electorate	77,412 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Lutterworth, Whetstone, Braunstone Town, Narborough and Blaby
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Alberto Costa (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Blaby, Harborough
1832–1885
Number of members	Two
Replaced by	Bosworth, Harborough
Created from	Leicestershire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative Party.

The current constituency has similar boundaries to the previous Blaby constituency. Historically the "Southern Division of Leicestershire", was a county constituency, less formally known as South Leicestershire. From 1832 to 1885 it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended replacing the Blaby constituency with a new South Leicestershire seat, with some boundary changes. This change occurred for the 2010 general election.

The electoral wards used to create the new constituency are;

The current South Leicestershire is a slice of Leicestershire to the south west of Leicester, with most of the population in commuter towns and villages clustered close to Leicester itself, both in the suburb of Braunstone Town, including the large modern development of Thorpe Astley, and commuter villages like Whetstone, Blaby and Narborough. Further south it is more rural, with the largest settlement the old market town of Lutterworth. Nearby is the former site of RAF Bitteswell, since redeveloped as Magna Park, one of the largest distribution centres in Europe.