North West Leicestershire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for North West Leicestershire is Amanda Hack (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Amanda Hack (Labour) won 16,871 votes, 34.7% of the valid vote; Craig Smith (Conservative) came second with 15,859. 48,572 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,750, 62.5% of those registered. The majority was 1,012.
Key figures
What the figures show
79.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.7 points). 15.4% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 19.8% of children under 16 in North West Leicestershire (3,717) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.0% in 2021/22 to 15.6% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 106,245 people lived in North West Leicestershire in mid-2024, up 17.6% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 18,730; people aged 65 and over, 21,352.
Full-time employees living in North West Leicestershire had median pay of £38,938 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,804. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,317. The residents' figure ranks 280th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £265,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £172,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £275,875, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 256th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,489 sales were registered in the period, against 1,886 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in North West Leicestershire accounted for 74,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,890 local units for March 2026.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,365, or 2.1% of the working-age population. That is down from 1,375 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,775 households and 419.4 residents per square kilometre; 28.2% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.2% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Amanda Hack, Labour
- MP for North West Leicestershire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Amanda Hack on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Amanda Hack in Hansard, from 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 193 spoken contributions by Amanda Hack since 4 July 2024.
I have also made visits to local sorting offices, and the super-frustrating thing to hear about the real issues we are having with services is that they were all foreseen. Colleagues in post offices across the country would have identified that they were going to be a problem.
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I thank my hon. Friend for his leadership in this campaign. The three things as outlined are no more than what our miners deserve. Just a few weeks ago, I went to an event celebrating 40 years since Whitwick colliery closed.
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North West Leicestershire has an out-of-hospital survival rate for cardiac arrest of just 3.5%—roughly a third of the national average.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. My constituency is the home of East Midlands airport, where just a few weeks ago there was an increase for rapid drop off from £5 for 15 minutes to £8 for 10 minutes.
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To add to that, travelling with an EpiPen is also incredibly problematic. Airlines often have different regulations setting out what a person should take and how they should prove that they need to carry an EpiPen.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hack | Labour | 16,871 | 34.7% | +9.3 |
| Craig Smith | Conservative | 15,859 | 32.7% | −29.4 |
| Noel Matthews | Reform UK | 9,678 | 19.9% | |
| Carl Benfield | Green Party | 2,831 | 5.8% | +1.2 |
| Alice Delemare | Liberal Democrat | 1,629 | 3.4% | −3.5 |
| Andrew Bridgen | Independent | 1,568 | 3.2% | |
| Siobhan Dillon | Independent | 136 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 34.7% | Conservative 32.7% | 1,012 | 62.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 62.1% | Labour 25.4% | 18,548 | 67.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
North West Leicestershire lies within North West Leicestershire.
- North West Leicestershire E07000134
Who has power over North West Leicestershire
Every body that makes decisions for North West Leicestershire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North West Leicestershire this page: Amanda Hack (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for North West Leicestershire?
Amanda Hack (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North West Leicestershire?
The House of Commons Library records 16,871 votes for Amanda Hack of Labour and a majority of 1,012; 62.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North West Leicestershire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,365, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North West Leicestershire?
£265,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North West Leicestershire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,938 (April 2025).
How many children in North West Leicestershire live in low income families?
3,717 children under 16, 19.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North West Leicestershire?
106,245 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.