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Hinckley and Bosworth.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Luke Evans holds the seat on 35.6% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentLuke Evans · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsHinckley and Bosworth · North West Leicestershire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001288
Electorate · 2024
76.4k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.6%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +11.3pp over LD
Settlements
11
Largest: Hinckley
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
15.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

A GP by training, Luke Evans has been most active recently on assisted dying -- and his votes reveal a consistent position: tighter restrictions. On 20 June 2025 he voted against several amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that the majority of his Conservative colleagues supported, while backing two amendments designed to prevent voluntary self-starvation from qualifying someone as terminally ill. His stance runs roughly 30 percentage points below his party average on both end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards, suggesting his medical background is shaping a more cautious line than most Conservative MPs have taken. Beyond the chamber, he is prominent in local news for securing £24.6 million in NHS funding for Hinckley's Community Diagnostic Centre -- a win he has been publicly credited with delivering.

Evans votes with the Conservatives 97% of the time, making him a reliable party-liner outside specific conscience issues. His participation rate of 78% sits somewhat below the Commons average. He votes strongly in favour of parliamentary and Lords scrutiny, backing the upper chamber's positions in every relevant vote recorded -- a consistent pattern across Lords ping-pong exchanges on the Pension Schemes, Children's Wellbeing, and English Devolution bills. His speeches cluster around the economy, health, and social care, reflecting both his shadow health brief and constituency priorities.

His shadow health ministerial role explains his frequent Commons contributions critiquing government health policy -- including NHS referral rationing -- and his strong public health voting record, which runs 31 points above his party average. Local news over the past 90 days skews neutral to slightly negative on crime and economic stories, with health coverage notably more positive. No committee memberships are recorded.

35.6%
Con vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
15
Wards · 30 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.15 wards · 30 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ambien Miriam Jervis Surtees631Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Appleby Richard Blunt457North West Leicestershire LabMay 2023
Barlestone Nailstone Osbaston Bill Crooks783Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Barwell(3 seats)Green · Smith · Simmons1,796Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Burbage Sketchley Stretton(3 seats)Walker · Williams · Flemming4,560Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Burbage St Catherines Lash Hill(2 seats)Glenville · Stead-Davis1,626Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Cadeby Carlton Market Bosworth With Shackerstone Maureen Ann Cook610Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Earl Shilton(3 seats)Weightman · Allen · Allen2,357Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Hinckley Castle(2 seats)Mullaney · Bray1,673Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Hinckley Clarendon(3 seats)Pendlebury · Gibbens · Lynch3,342Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Hinckley De Montfort(3 seats)Hodgkins · Mullaney · Gibbens4,504Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Hinckley Trinity(2 seats)Cope · Moore1,608Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Newbold Verdon With Desford Peckleton(3 seats)Crooks · Bools · Webber-Jones4,533Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023
Oakthorpe Donisthorpe Mike Ball336North West Leicestershire LabMay 2023
Twycross Witherley With Sheepy Brian Edmund Sutton639Hinckley and Bosworth LDMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Hinckley (50,724), with Rural & dispersed (10,660) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 98,541.

large-town 50,724town 30,442village 17,375

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Hinckley50,724large town
Rural & dispersed10,660town
Earl Shilton10,630town
Barwell9,152town
Desford4,063village
Barlestone3,260village
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate59.7%57.1%+4%
Owner-occupied74.2%63.1%+18%
Private rented15.2%20.0%-24%
Social rented10.5%16.8%-37%

Ethnicity.

White94.8%
Asian2.3%
Black0.6%
Mixed1.7%
Other0.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.4% Female 50.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£29,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£36,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,010
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
52
32 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
71.0%
Attainment 8: 47.4

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£300m
Taxpayers54,000
Median per taxpayer£2,900
Mean per taxpayer£5,590

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Hinckley and Bosworth and North West Leicestershire. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
15.6
-25% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.2
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
40% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences6.3
Anti-social behaviour1.6
Criminal damage & arson1.5
Burglary1.1
Shoplifting1.0
Other theft1.0
Public order1.0

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Luke EvansWONCon17,03235.6
Michael MullaneyLD11,62424.3
Peter CheshireRef8,81718.4
Rebecca PawleyLab8,60118.0
Cassie WellsGrn1,5143.2
Harry MastersInd2110.4

Turnout 47,799

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission