Leicester East

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards
AdministrativeArea constituency_of_the_house_of_commons Q1077463
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Leicester East

Summary

Leicester East is a constituency of the House of Commons[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leicester East is located in East Midlands[3].
  • Leicester East is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Leicester East's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons[5].
  • February 28, 1974 marks the founding of Leicester East[6].
  • Leicester East's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.64, 'lon': -1.08}[7].
  • Leicester East has a population of {'amount': '+125000'}[8].
  • Leicester East's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[9].
  • Leicester East's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+72986'}[10].
  • Leicester East's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+75430'}[11].
  • Leicester East's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+77788'}[12].
  • Leicester East's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+78433'}[13].
  • Leicester East's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+76560'}[14].
  • Leicester East covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.302'}[15].
  • Leicester East's historic county is recorded as Leicestershire[16].

Body

Geography

Leicester East is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in East Midlands[3].

Physical Characteristics

Leicester East covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.302'}[15]. It has a population of {'amount': '+125000'}[8].

Designation and Status

Leicester East's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons[5].

History and Context

February 28, 1974 marks the founding of Leicester East[6].

Why It Matters

Leicester East ranks in the top 6% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic county Leicestershire
    Population
    Country
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.302'}
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50008|batch #50008]]: parliament.uk constituency ID - batch 4"
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