Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rugby
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Rugby in Warwickshirefor the 2010 general election
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Location of Warwickshire within England
County Warwickshire
Electorate 69,932 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Rugby, Bulkington
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Mark Pawsey (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Rugby & Kenilworth
18851983
SeatsOne
Created from North Warwickshire
Replaced by Rugby & Kenilworth and Nuneaton [2]

Rugby is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 recreation by Mark Pawsey, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

History

1885–1918: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Rugby, Southam, Burton Dassett and Kingston, and Kenilworth (except the parishes of Lillington and Milverton).

1918–1945: The Rural Districts of Farnborough, Monks Kirby, Rugby and Southam, the Rural District of Brailes (except the parishes of Ilmington and Stretton-on-Fosse), the parishes of Charlcote, Combrook, Compton Verney, Eatington, Kineton, Loxley, Moreton Morrell, Newbold Pacey, Wellesbourne Hastings and Wellesbourne Mountford in the Rural District of Stratford-on-Avon, and the Urban District of Rugby.

1945–1950:

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Rugby and the Rural District of Rugby.

1974–1983: The borough of Rugby and the rural district of Rugby as altered by The West Midlands Order 1965 and The Coventry Order 1965.

2010-: The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth ward of Bulkington, and the Borough of Rugby wards of Admirals, Avon and Swift, Benn, Bilton, Brownsover North, Brownsover South, Caldecott, Earl Craven and Wolston, Eastlands, Fosse, Hillmorton, Lawford and King's Newnham, New Bilton, Newbold, Overslade, Paddox, and Wolvey.

Between 1950 and 1979, Rugby was a consistent Labour-Conservative marginal, often bucking the national swing (for example, William Price held the seat for Labour with an increased majority in 1970 while the Wilson government was defeated). Since its recreation in 2010, the seat has produced solid Conservative majorities.

Boundaries

Historic boundaries

When first created in 1885, the Rugby division consisted of the Petty Sessional Divisions of Rugby, Southam, Burton Dassett and Kington, and Kenilworth except the parishes of Lillington and Milverton. The division as recommended by the Boundary Commissioners had a population of 49,291 in the 1881 Census. [3]

Boundary changes in 1918 expanded the constituency to the south, while removing some areas near Leamington Spa. The constituency was defined as consisting of the Urban District of Rugby, the Rural Districts of Farnborough, Monks Kirby, Rugby and Southam, together with the majority of Brailes Rural district (excepting only the two parishes of Ilmington and Stretton-on-Fosse which were in a detached part of Warwickshire). Finally, the division included several parishes which were in the east of Stratford-on-Avon Rural District: Charlcote, Combrook, Compton Verney, Eatington, Kineton, Loxley, Moreton Morrell, Newbold Pacey, Wellesbourne Hastings and Wellesbourne Mountford. [4]

When changes were made to constituency boundaries in 1945 to split up some extremely large constituencies, Rugby was affected by the recommendations made as a result of the growth in electorate in the Coventry constituency. It gained some areas to the east of Coventry which had already been added to Rugby Rural District but were previously part of Nuneaton division. This change added about 2,000 voters. [5] The constituency was considerably reduced in area in boundary changes which came into effect in 1950, being reduced to simply the Municipal Borough of Rugby and the Rural District of Rugby. [6] No alteration in boundaries was made as part of the First Periodical Review of Boundaries in 1954, [7] and in the Second Periodical Review which came into effect in 1974, the definition remained the same although changes in local government boundaries meant that a minor change was made. [8]

The Third Periodical Review of constituency boundaries expanded the Rugby constituency to the west. The constituency lost 6,545 of its 60,909 electors, in and around the villages of Ansty and Wolvey, to Nuneaton. It then gained 16,600 electors from Kenilworth, resulting in its renaming as Rugby and Kenilworth. [9]

Current boundaries
Rugby (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which slightly altered this constituency for the 2010 general election since which it has electoral wards:

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Very small changes to align boundaries with those of wards in the Borough of Rugby.

Constituency profile

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of two local government districts with similar characteristics and that forming the bulk has a working population whose income is slightly above to the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing. [13] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 2.3% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.4%. [14]

The borough contributing to the bulk of the seat has a quite low 17.5% of its population without a car, 19.6% of the population without qualifications contrasted with a high 28.2% with level 4 qualifications or above by way of illustration. In terms of tenure 69.5% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census across the district. [15]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1983

EventMember [16] Party
1885 Henry Peyton Cobb Liberal
1895 Richard Verney [n 3] Conservative
1900 Corrie Grant Liberal
Jan 1910 John Baird Conservative
1922 Euan Wallace Conservative
1923 Ernest Brown Liberal
1924 David Margesson Conservative
1942 by-election William Brown Independent
1950 James Johnson Labour
1959 Roy Wise Conservative
1966 William Price Labour
1979 Jim Pawsey Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

ElectionMember [16] Party
2010 Mark Pawsey Conservative

Elections

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Rugby election history

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yousef Dahmash [17]
Liberal Democrats Richard Dickson [18]
Reform UK Devenne Kedward [19]
Labour John Slinger [20]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Rugby [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Pawsey 29,255 57.6 +3.3
Labour Debbie Bannagan15,80831.1-7.2
Liberal Democrats Rana Das-Gupta4,2078.3+2.7
Green Rebecca Stevenson1,5443.0+1.1
Majority13,44726.5+10.5
Turnout 50,81470.2-0.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.3
General election 2017: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Pawsey 27,872 54.3 +5.2
Labour Claire Edwards19,66038.3+10.4
Liberal Democrats Jerry Roodhouse2,8515.6-0.2
Green Graham Bliss9531.9-1.0
Majority8,21216.0-5.2
Turnout 51,33671.1+1.0
Conservative hold Swing -2.6
General election 2015: Rugby [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Pawsey 24,040 49.1 +5.1
Labour Claire Edwards13,69527.9-3.5
UKIP Gordon Davies6,85514.0+13.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Goncalves2,7765.8-14.1
Green Terry White1,4152.9+1.9
TUSC Peter McLaren2250.5New
Majority10,34521.2+8.6
Turnout 49,00670.1+1.2
Conservative hold Swing +4.25
General election 2010: Rugby [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Pawsey 20,901 44.0
Labour Andy King 14,90131.4
Liberal Democrats Jerry Roodhouse9,43419.9
BNP Mark Badrick1,3752.9
Green Roy Sandison4511.0
UKIP Barry Milford4060.9
Majority6,00012.6
Turnout 47,46868.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Pawsey 24,417 47.3 +10.0
Labour William Price 21,68842.0-6.2
Liberal B. Lomax4,9459.6-4.7
National Front A. Gresham5511.0New
Majority2,7295.3N/A
Turnout 51,60383.9+4.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election October 1974: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Price 22,926 48.2 -1.3
Conservative Tony Marlow 17,72237.3-0.1
Liberal A. Butcher6,77514.3+1.4
Social Credit Archie S Frost1370.3+0.1
Majority5,20410.9-1.2
Turnout 47,56079.8-6.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Price 25,176 49.5 -3.4
Conservative Tim Boswell 19,02237.4-9.2
Liberal J. Campbell6,56012.9New
Social Credit Archie S Frost1060.2-0.3
Majority6,15412.1-5.9
Turnout 50,88486.2+4.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Price 25,041 52.8 +2.8
Conservative J.H.P. Griffith22,08646.6-2.4
Social Credit Archie S Frost2540.5-0.4
Majority2,9556.2+5.2
Turnout 47,38181.8-3.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Price 21,797 50.0 +8.8
Conservative Roy Wise 21,38849.0+3.9
Social Credit Archie S Frost3970.9+0.2
Majority4091.0N/A
Turnout 43,57984.9+0.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1964: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Wise 19,221 45.1 +2.5
Labour D.H. Childs17,53241.2-0.2
Liberal Simon Goldblatt 5,52213.0-2.7
Social Credit Archie S Frost3040.7New
Majority1,6893.9+2.7
Turnout 42,58084.6-1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Wise 17,429 42.6 -4.0
Labour James Johnson 16,95941.4-8.7
Liberal Simon Goldblatt 6,41315.7New
Independent Archie S Frost1420.4New
Majority4701.2-2.3
Turnout 40,92485.6+0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 19,709 50.1 -0.2
Conservative Harold Soref 18,33146.6-3.1
Independent Eric H Shafer1,2743.2New
Majority1,3783.5+3.0
Turnout 39,29385.4-2.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 19,995 50.3 +0.3
Conservative James Dance 19,79649.7+11.4
Majority1990.5-2.2
Turnout 39,80887.7-0.5
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Rugby [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 15,983 41.0 +27.3
Conservative James Dance 14,94738.3+1.6
Independent William Brown 8,08020.7-19.7
Majority1,0362.7N/A
Turnout 39,01088.2+14.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Rugby [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Brown 18,615 40.4 N/A
Conservative John Lakin17,04937.0-24.6
Labour Ronald Lewis 10,47022.7-15.8
Majority1,5663.4N/A
Turnout 46,14473.6-0.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
1942 Rugby by-election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Brown 9,824 51.8 New
Conservative Claude Vivian Holbrook9,14548.2-13.4
Majority6793.6N/A
Turnout 18,96938.5-35.3
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

General Election 1939–40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Margesson 20,905 61.6 -8.3
Labour H William Fenner13,06138.5+8.5
Majority7,84423.1-16.8
Turnout 33,96673.8-5.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Margesson 24,49369.95
Labour E. J. Pay 10,52330.05
Majority13,97039.90
Turnout 35,01678.93
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist David Margesson 15,147 41.1 9.1
Labour John Morgan 11,58831.4+18.3
Liberal Robert Bernays 10,15827.59.1
Majority3,5599.74.0
Turnout 36,89384.8+0.1
Registered electors 43,515
Unionist hold Swing 13.8
General election 1924: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist David Margesson 14,434 50.2 +5.2
Liberal Ernest Brown 10,52436.618.4
Labour H Yates3,76813.1New
Majority3,91013.6N/A
Turnout 28,72684.7+9.5
Registered electors 33,903
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +11.9
General election 1923: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ernest Brown 13,798 55.0 +22.3
Unionist Euan Wallace 11,28645.02.6
Majority2,51210.0N/A
Turnout 25,08475.21.7
Registered electors 33,363
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +12.5
General election 1922: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Euan Wallace 11,934 47.6 12.9
Liberal George Peel 8,19632.76.8
Labour T H Holt-Hughes4,94019.7New
Majority3,73814.96.1
Turnout 25,07076.9+17.9
Registered electors 32,599
Unionist hold Swing 3.1

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Rugby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Baird 11,32560.5+6.9
Liberal Oscar Frederick Maclagan7,39939.56.9
Majority3,92621.0+13.8
Turnout 18,72459.027.8
Registered electors 31,726
Unionist hold Swing +6.9
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Baird 5,712 53.6 1.8
Liberal A. F. B. Williams 4,94146.4+1.8
Majority7717.23.6
Turnout 10,65386.84.3
Registered electors 12,275
Conservative hold Swing 1.8
General election January 1910: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Baird 6,191 55.4 +6.7
Liberal Rupert Scott 4,98644.66.7
Majority1,20510.8N/A
Turnout 11,17791.1+3.0
Registered electors 12,275
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Corrie Grant 5,181 51.3 0.0
Conservative Arthur Steel-Maitland 4,90948.70.0
Majority2722.60.0
Turnout 10,09088.1+5.7
Registered electors 11,451
Liberal hold Swing +0.0
General election 1900: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Corrie Grant 4,349 51.3 +3.0
Conservative F. E. Muntz4,13048.73.0
Majority2192.6N/A
Turnout 8,47982.43.8
Registered electors 10,284
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Verney 4,354 51.7 +5.8
Liberal Corrie Grant 4,07048.35.8
Majority2843.4N/A
Turnout 8,42486.2+0.9
Registered electors 9,777
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.8
General election 1892: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Peyton Cobb 4,519 54.1 +0.9
Conservative William Johnson Galloway 3,83145.90.9
Majority6888.2+1.8
Turnout 8,35085.3+8.3
Registered electors 9,785
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Peyton Cobb 4,006 53.2 4.8
Liberal Unionist Marston Clarke Buszard 3,52846.8+4.8
Majority4786.49.6
Turnout 7,53477.09.0
Registered electors 9,700
Liberal hold Swing 4.8
General election 1885: Rugby [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Peyton Cobb 4,877 58.0
Conservative James Darlington [30] 3,53342.0
Majority1,34416.0
Turnout 8,41086.7
Registered electors 9,700
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. Before birthright succession to the Lords as Baron Willoughby de Broke

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