Dr Luke Evans · Conservative and Unionist Party
East Midlands, England
: 76,407
Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Bosworth.
A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.
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Luke Evans
Conservative and Unionist PartyDr Luke Evans is the Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care).
MPs voted on the final passage of the Crime and Policing Bill, a wide-ranging government legislation covering areas including sexual exploitation, non-consensual intimate image abuse, and related offences. Third Reading is the last Commons stage before a bill moves to the House of Lords.
Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.
Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.
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Positive coverage
“Government Tells NHS To Ration Hospital Referrals” — The People's Voice
“GPs told to delay referring 1 in 4 patients to hospital to cut lists” — Daily Mail Online
Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Barwell. Population 93,214.
Dangerous Earl Shilton rapist told victim 'we can be dead together'
Leicester Mercury · 9 Apr 2026
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£29,200
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£36,700
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
4,010
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
52
32 primary, 7 secondary, 13 other
Total Income Tax▼
£300m
from 54,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£2,900
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£5,590
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Attainment 8▼
47.4
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
71.0%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
1 large town, 3 towns, 7 villages, rural areas — 98,541 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
30 councillors across 15 wards · Last elections: May 2023
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambien | Conservative and Unionist Party | Miriam Jervis Surtees | May 2023 |
| Appleby | Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Blunt | May 2023 |
| Barlestone Nailstone Osbaston | Liberal Democrats | Bill Crooks | May 2023 |
| Barwell | Labour Party | Charlotte Elizabeth Green | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hazel Smith | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Simmons | May 2023 | |
| Burbage Sketchley Stretton | Liberal Democrats | Barry Richard Walker | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Williams | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Emil Hermann Flemming | May 2023 | |
| Burbage St Catherines Lash Hill | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Teresa Glenville | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Stead-Davis | May 2023 | |
| Cadeby Carlton Market Bosworth With Shackerstone | Conservative and Unionist Party | Maureen Ann Cook | May 2023 |
| Earl Shilton | Liberal Democrats | Anna Barbara Weightman | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Claire Marie Allen | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard George Allen | May 2023 | |
| Hinckley Castle | Liberal Democrats | Linda Joyce Mullaney | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Lee Bray | May 2023 | |
| Hinckley Clarendon | Liberal Democrats | Ann Pendlebury | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Cathie Gibbens | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Lynch | May 2023 | |
| Hinckley De Montfort | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Hodgkins | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Martin Gibbens | May 2023 | |
| Hinckley Trinity | Liberal Democrats | David Sebastian Cope | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Moore | May 2023 | |
| Newbold Verdon With Desford Peckleton | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Crooks | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Christopher Bools | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Webber-Jones | May 2023 | |
| Oakthorpe Donisthorpe | Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Ball | May 2023 |
| Twycross Witherley With Sheepy | Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Edmund Sutton | May 2023 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GE | Con | 17,032 | 35.6% |
| LD | 11,624 | 24.3% | |
| Ref | 8,817 | 18.4% | |
| Lab | 8,601 | 18.0% | |
| Green | 1,514 | 3.2% | |
| Ind | 211 | 0.4% |
Luke Evans has not appeared in national political news coverage tracked by our system. This is common for backbench MPs who focus on constituency-level work rather than national policy debates.
15 articles hidden as not sufficiently relevant to this constituency
Jack-Leland Webster, a resident of Earl Shilton in Hinckley and Bosworth, has been jailed for nine years and five months for rape, strangulation, and false imprisonment. The case highlights serious violent crime in the constituency and police's effective investigation and prosecution of sexual offences.
Jack-Leland Webster, a rapist and stalker from Earl Shilton in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency, was sentenced to nine years and five months after being convicted of rape, strangulation, and stalking. The article details his crimes including false imprisonment, sexual assault, and breaching bail conditions through creating fake social media accounts to harass his victim.
Leicester City Council is investing £1.2 million from the Government's Active Travel Fund to improve Rally Park, including better lighting, wider walking routes, and safer cycle tracks. The park has experienced crime and anti-social behaviour, though residents are divided on whether the funding addresses the real safety concerns, with some calling for youth services or police presence instead.
Shadow Health Minister Dr Luke Evans criticises Labour's new NHS quota system that incentivises GPs to handle one in four referrals without hospital consultation, arguing it risks patient safety by preventing specialist care. The article warns that rationing appointments through financial incentives will have catastrophic health impacts despite improving headline waiting list figures.
A former special police constable from Leicestershire has been charged with multiple indecent images offences committed between 2018 and 2023. The article notes this is the third Leicestershire Police officer charged with sexual offences in seven months, including Matthew Hunt from Earl Shilton near Hinckley.
Hinckley's railway bridge on Watling Street is Britain's most frequently hit by vehicles, struck at least 22 times in 2024-2025, causing significant disruption to rail services and costing taxpayers £23m annually. The article highlights the dangers faced by local residents and businesses, with National Highways planning a road-lowering scheme since 2023 that remains controversial.
The NHS has been ordered to ration hospital referrals by requiring GPs to delay at least one in four patient referrals, a move the Labour government claims will reduce waiting lists. Dr Luke Evans, the shadow health minister and local MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, has strongly criticized the policy as harmful to both patients and clinicians, calling it an attempt to manipulate waiting list figures.
The NHS faces allegations of deliberately rationing hospital appointments to meet Labour's waiting list reduction targets, with GPs reportedly advised to handle at least one in four referrals themselves. Shadow Health Minister Dr Luke Evans criticizes the initiative as potentially harmful to patients and healthcare providers.
A critical opinion piece argues that NHS plans to reduce referrals to hospitals by one in four as a cost-control measure effectively denies care to patients rather than genuinely improving waiting lists. Dr Luke Evans, the local MP and shadow health minister, is quoted expressing concern that the policy prioritises manipulating statistics over patient outcomes.
A burglar smashed into the Headway Charity Shop on Station Road in Hinckley early Sunday morning, stealing an empty till and a donation box containing only 13p, causing £800+ in damage. The incident is the second break-in at this charity shop in 14 months and part of a pattern of recent burglaries affecting local businesses in the area.
The NHS has mandated that GPs delay referring at least 1 in 4 patients to hospital under a new contract aimed at cutting waiting lists, with decisions made by doctors who haven't seen the patients. Dr Luke Evans, the Conservative shadow health minister and former GP, strongly criticises the policy as 'massaging' waiting list figures and warned it risks preventing sick patients from accessing critical treatment.
Leicestershire authorities have released the locations where mobile speed cameras will be deployed in April 2026, following record speeding offences last year. Hinckley is among the towns included on the list of monitoring sites across the county.
Darren Thompson, a recovering alcoholic from Hinckley, Leicestershire, has funded tickets to attend every England match at the 2026 World Cup by saving money he previously spent on alcohol. The 53-year-old's journey to sobriety over three years following hospitalization and rehab has inspired him to use his story to help others struggling with addiction.
NCP car parks is closing 22 locations across the UK after entering administration, including the Hinckley Britannia Shopping Centre car park. This closure will result in 33 redundancies and affects a major UK parking operator struggling with challenging market conditions.
An outline planning application has been submitted to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council for 158 new homes in Barlestone village, with local residents expressing concern that the development is excessive and will strain local services including schools, healthcare, and sewage infrastructure.
Hinckley Health Centre has been selected to receive multi-million-pound funding to become a neighbourhood health centre (NHC) with extended hours and expanded services, including walk-in urgent treatment and minor injuries facilities. However, the council leader notes this comes after the scrapping of a planned £10m day case unit and argues the government must do more for the town's health infrastructure.
Lloyds Banking Group is closing 95 branches across its Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland brands in 2026. Hinckley is listed among the locations losing a branch, which will impact vulnerable customers without reliable internet access or the ability to travel to alternative locations.
Leicester Royal Infirmary has begun construction on a new £12.8m Urgent Treatment Centre, part of broader NHS improvements across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The article highlights this as a significant step in healthcare service modernisation, with the new facility designed to improve patient pathways and clinical environments.
Residents of Nutts Lane in Hinckley are opposing plans for a 95,000 sq ft industrial warehouse operating 24/7, citing concerns about traffic congestion, loss of green space, and quality of life impacts. While developers argue the project could create 250 jobs, neighbours fear worsening congestion on an already-problematic road, particularly when the A5 bridge is struck by vehicles.
NCP has confirmed closure of four car parks in Leicester city centre, with one site in Hinckley (Britannia Shopping Centre car park) also affected. Local authorities report alternative capacity exists, though the closures follow NCP's administration and represent ongoing challenges for city centre accessibility and retail viability.
An NCP car park in Hinckley's Britannia Shopping Centre, which was set to close on March 27, will now remain open and free to use. Local businesses, council leaders, and residents have welcomed the decision as crucial for maintaining footfall and accessibility to the town centre.
A major 95,000 sq ft storage and logistics unit is planned for a disused playing field adjacent to Hammonds Way in Hinckley, which developers say would create 250 jobs and boost the local economy. The scheme faces objections from Sport England over the loss of green space and claims of local pitch deficiencies affecting local football clubs.
The 800-year-old Cock Inn in Sibson, within the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency, faces deterioration after closing in 2019. Local campaigners have launched a petition with over 900 signatures calling for urgent restoration of the Grade II-listed building, which is registered as an Asset of Community Value.
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