Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutland and Melton | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Rutland and Melton in Rutland and Leicestershire for the 2019 general election | |
![]() Location of Rutland and Leicestershire within England | |
County | 1983–1997 Leicestershire 1997–present Leicestershire and Rutland |
Electorate | 77,324 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Uppingham |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Rutland and Stamford, and Melton |
Replaced by | Rutland and Stamford, and Melton and Syston |
Rutland and Melton was a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2024. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. For its entire existence, the seat elected members of the Conservative Party.
History
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).
The constituency was considered a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence, electing a Conservative with a significant margin even with the 1997 national swing towards the Labour Party. Sir Alan Duncan held the seat from 1992 to 2019, when he was replaced by Alicia Kearns.[2]
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed as follows:[3]
- The Borough of Melton to the newly created seat of Melton and Syston
- The County of Rutland and the parts in Harborough District, including Thurnby, to the re-established seat of Rutland and Stamford
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.
2010–2024: The county of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the District of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Nevill, Thurnby and Houghton, and Tilton.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Michael Latham | Conservative | |
1992 | Sir Alan Duncan | Conservative | |
2019 | Alicia Kearns | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alicia Kearns | 36,507 | 62.6 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Andy Thomas | 9,583 | 16.4 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Weaver | 7,970 | 13.7 | +5.5 | |
Green | Alastair McQuillan | 2,875 | 4.9 | +1.9 | |
UKIP | Marietta King | 917 | 1.6 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Anthony Watchorn[note 1] | 458 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 26,924 | 46.2 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 58,310 | 70.5 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 36,169 | 62.8 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Heather Peto | 13,065 | 22.7 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Reynolds | 4,711 | 8.2 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | John Scutter | 1,869 | 3.2 | −12.7 | |
Green | Alastair McQuillan | 1,755 | 3.0 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 23,104 | 40.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 57,569 | 73.4 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 30,383 | 55.6 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Richard Billington[9] | 8,678 | 15.9 | +11.3 | |
Labour | James Moore | 8,383 | 15.4 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Reynolds | 4,407 | 8.1 | −17.7 | |
Green | Alastair McQuillan | 2,325 | 4.3 | New | |
Independent | Marilyn Gordon | 427 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 21,705 | 39.7 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,603 | 68.4 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 28,228 | 51.2 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Grahame Hudson | 14,228 | 25.8 | +7.2 | |
Labour | John Morgan | 7,839 | 14.2 | −10.8 | |
UKIP | Peter Baker | 2,526 | 4.6 | +1.4 | |
BNP | Keith Addison | 1,757 | 3.2 | New | |
Independent | Leigh Higgins | 588 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 14,000 | 25.4 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 55,166 | 71.7 | +6.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 25,237 | 51.2 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Linda Arnold | 12,307 | 25.0 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Grahame Hudson | 9,153 | 18.6 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Peter Baker | 1,554 | 3.2 | +0.6 | |
Veritas | Duncan Shelley | 696 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent | Helen Pender | 337 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 12,930 | 26.2 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 49,284 | 65.0 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 22,621 | 48.1 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Matthew O'Callaghan | 14,009 | 29.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kim Lee | 8,386 | 17.8 | −1.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Baker | 1,223 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
Green | Chris Davies | 817 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 8,612 | 18.3 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,056 | 64.2 | −10.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 24,107 | 45.8 | −15.6 | |
Labour | John Meads | 15,271 | 29.0 | +13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kim Lee | 10,112 | 19.2 | −1.6 | |
Referendum | Rupert King | 2,317 | 4.4 | New | |
UKIP | Jeff Abbott | 823 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,836 | 16.8 | −23.8 | ||
Turnout | 52,630 | 75.0 | −5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Duncan | 38,603 | 59.0 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Joan Taylor | 13,068 | 20.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Lustig | 12,682 | 19.4 | −4.1 | |
Green | Jim Berreen | 861 | 1.3 | New | |
Natural Law | R Gray | 237 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 25,535 | 39.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 65,451 | 80.8 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Latham | 37,073 | 62.0 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Renold | 14,051 | 23.5 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Leslie Burke | 8,680 | 14.5 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 23,022 | 38.5 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 59,804 | 76.8 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Latham | 33,262 | 60.4 | ||
Liberal | David Farrer | 14,909 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | John Whitby | 6,414 | 11.6 | ||
Ecology | Heather Goddard | 532 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 18,353 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 59,804 | 73.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sir Alan Duncan will not stand for re-election". 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ "Rutland & Melton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Election 2017: Rutland and Melton". The Daily Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "UK Polling Report". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Rutland and Melton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Rutland and Melton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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