Blaby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blaby
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Blaby in Leicestershirefor the 2005 general election
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Location of Leicestershire within England
County Leicestershire
1974 (1974)–2010
SeatsOne
Created from Harborough
Replaced by South Leicestershire

Blaby was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1974 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was a safe seat for the Conservative Party, being held by Conservative MPs throughout its existence.

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History

Blaby constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the Harborough seat. It is named after the village of Blaby in south west Leicestershire. A safe Conservative seat consisting mostly of middle-class commuter towns and villages for the neighbouring city of Leicester, it was held for many years by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. Lawson was succeeded in 1992 by Andrew Robathan, who held the seat until its abolition.

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England renamed the Blaby constituency as South Leicestershire, with minor alterations to its boundaries, in time for the 2010 election.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The Rural Districts of Blaby and Lutterworth.

1983–1997: The District of Blaby, and the District of Harborough wards of Broughton, Dunton, Gilmorton, Kilworth, Lutterworth Linden, Lutterworth St Mary's, Lutterworth Sherrier, Lutterworth Wycliffe, Peatling, and Ullesthorpe.

1997–2010: The District of Blaby wards of Cosby, Countesthorpe, Croft Hill, Enderby, Flamville, Fosse, Glen Parva, Millfield, Narborough, Normanton, Northfield, Ravenhurst, St John's, Stanton, Whetstone, Winchester, and Winstanley, and the District of Harborough wards of Broughton, Dunton, Gilmorton, Kilworth, Lutterworth Linden, Lutterworth St Mary's, Lutterworth Sherrier, Lutterworth Wycliffe, Peatling, and Ullesthorpe.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] PartyNotes
February 1974 Nigel Lawson Conservative Later Baron Lawson of Blaby; Cabinet minister 1981–1989
1992 Andrew Robathan Conservative Later Baron Robathan of Poultney
2010 Constituency abolished: see South Leicestershire

Elections

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General election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Blaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Lawson 26,892 48.7
Liberal G. Broad14,59426.4
Labour D. E. Lack13,74924.9
Majority 12,29822.3
Turnout 55,23585.6
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Blaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Lawson 25,405 49.9 +1.2
Labour Malcolm Fox13,24426.0+1.1
Liberal D. Inman12,29024.1−2.3
Majority 12,16123.9+1.6
Turnout 50,93978.3−7.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Blaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Lawson 33,221 58.1 +8.2
Labour Keith Hill 12,58122.0−4.0
Liberal D. Inman9,27716.2−7.9
National Front P. Gegan2,0563.6New
Majority 20,64036.1+12.2
Turnout 57,13583.3+5.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Blaby [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Lawson 32,689 58.7 +0.6
Alliance (Liberal)Richard Lustig15,57328.0+11.8
Labour Christopher Wrigley6,83812.3−9.7
National Front P. Gegan5681.0−2.6
Majority 17,11630.7−5.4
Turnout 55,66877.4−5.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Blaby [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Lawson 37,732 60.5 +1.8
Alliance (Liberal)Richard Lustig15,55625.0−3.0
Labour James Roberts9,04614.5+2.2
Majority 22,17635.5+4.8
Turnout 62,33480.9+3.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Blaby [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Robathan 39,498 57.9 −2.6
Labour Ethel Ranson14,15120.8+6.3
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Lewin13,78020.2−4.8
BNP John Peacock5210.8New
Natural Law Sue Lincoln2600.4New
Majority 25,34737.1+1.6
Turnout 68,21083.4+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1997: Blaby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Robathan 24,564 45.8 −12.1
Labour Ross Willmott18,09033.8+13.0
Liberal Democrats Geoff Welsh8,00114.9−5.3
Referendum Robert Harrison2,0183.8New
BNP John Peacock5231.0+0.2
Independent Terence Stokes3970.7New
Majority 6,47412.0−25.1
Turnout 53,59376.1−7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Blaby [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Robathan 22,104 46.4 +0.6
Labour John Morgan15,89533.4−0.4
Liberal Democrats Geoff Welsh8,28617.4+2.5
BNP Edward Scott1,3572.8+1.8
Majority 6,20913.0+1.0
Turnout 47,64264.5−11.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2005: Blaby [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Robathan 22,487 45.5 −0.9
Labour John Morgan14,61429.6−3.8
Liberal Democrats Jeff Stephenson9,38219.0+1.6
BNP Michael Robinson1,7043.5+0.7
UKIP Delroy Young1,2012.4New
Majority 7,87315.9+2.9
Turnout 49,38865.5+1.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

From the general election of 2010, Blaby has been re-shaped and renamed South Leicestershire.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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