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Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards


Rutland and Melton is a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Alicia Kearns, a Conservative. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

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The constituency was first contested in 1983. It has been considered a safe Conservative seat since its creation, continuing to elect a Conservative with a significant margin even with the 1997 national swing towards the Labour Party. Sir Alan Duncan did not stand for re-election in 2019.[2]

The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[3]

Boundaries

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1983–1997: The district of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the borough of Charnwood wards of East Goscote, Queniborough, Six Hills, Syston, and Thurmaston.

1997–2010: The county of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the district of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Easton, Houghton, Scraptoft, Thurnby, and Tilton.

2010–present: The county of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the district of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Nevill, Thurnby and Houghton, and Tilton.

The constituency was created in 1983 from the former seats of Rutland and Stamford and Melton. Initially, it covered all of Rutland and Melton borough and part of Charnwood. A boundary change implemented in 1997 saw the area of Charnwood replaced with part of Harborough district up to the boundary of the city of Leicester (for example Scraptoft).

Proposed abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed to two new constituencies:[3]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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See also

Notes

  1. Watchorn died on 26 November 2019 during the election campaign.[6]
  2. The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.

References

  1. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "Sir Alan Duncan will not stand for re-election". 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Rutland & Melton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "Melton election contenders send condolences after death of Independent candidate". Melton Times. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Watchorn, who was 69, and who was a farmer at Whissendine, had been taken ill on Tuesday and passed away at Peterborough Hospital the following morning.
  5. "General Election 2017: Rutland and Melton". The Daily Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. "UK Polling Report". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Politics Resources". Election 2010. Politics Resources. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  11. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  15. C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  16. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  18. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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