Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)

Melton and Syston
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Melton and Syston in the East Midlands
County	Leicestershire
Electorate	71,615 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Melton Mowbray, Sileby, Syston
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Edward Argar (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Rutland and Melton, Charnwood, Loughborough

Melton and Syston is a county constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat is currently represented by Edward Argar of the Conservative Party. Argar previously represented the former constituency of Charnwood.

Boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Charnwood wards of: East Goscote; Queniborough; Sileby; Syston East; Syston West; Thurmaston; Wreake Villages.

• The Borough of Melton. ^[3]

It includes the following areas:

• The whole of the Borough of Melton, including the town of Melton Mowbray, transferred from Rutland and Melton (abolished, with Rutland now included in Rutland and Stamford)
• Syston, East Goscote and Thurmaston, transferred from Charnwood (abolished and largely replaced by Mid Leicestershire)
• Sileby, transferred from Loughborough.

Following a local government boundary review in Charnwood which came into effect in May 2023, ^{[4] [5]} the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Charnwood wards of: Sileby & Seagrave (most); South Charnwood; Syston; Thurmaston; Wreake Valley. ^[6]

• The Borough of Melton.

Members of Parliament

Rutland and Melton, Charnwood and Loughborough prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Edward Argar	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Melton and Syston ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Argar	17,526	38.1	−25.2
	Labour	Zafran Khan	12,130	26.4	+2.9
	Reform UK	Peter Morris	8,945	19.5	N/A
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	3,685	8.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Konieczko	2,547	5.5	−2.2
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	517	1.1	N/A
	ADF	Teck Khong	348	0.8	N/A
	Rejoin EU	Matt Shouler	288	0.6	N/A
Majority			5,396	11.7
Turnout			45,986	61.9
Registered electors			74,316
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
4. LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
5. "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
6. "New Seat Details - Melton and Syston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
7. "Melton and Syston - General election results 2024". BBC News . Retrieved 26 August 2024.

External links

• Melton and Syston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK