Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rutland and Melton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Rutland and Melton in Rutland and Leicestershire
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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
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Rutland & Stamford, and Melton

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.

Contents

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

Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

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

ElectionMember [4] Party
1983 Michael Latham Conservative
1992 Sir Alan Duncan Conservative
2019 Alicia Kearns Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Rutland and Melton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alicia Kearns 36,507 62.6 -0.2
Labour Andy Thomas9,58316.4-6.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Weaver7,97013.7+5.5
Green Alastair McQuillan2,8754.9+1.9
UKIP Marietta King9171.6-1.7
Independent Anthony Watchorn [note 1] 4580.8New
Majority26,92446.2+6.1
Turnout 58,31070.5-2.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
General election 2017: Rutland and Melton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 36,169 62.8 +7.2
Labour Heather Peto13,06522.7+7.3
Liberal Democrats Ed Reynolds4,7118.2+0.1
UKIP John Scutter1,8693.2-12.7
Green Alastair McQuillan1,7553.0-1.3
Majority23,10440.1+0.4
Turnout 57,56973.4+5.0
Conservative hold Swing -0.05
General election 2015: Rutland and Melton [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 30,383 55.6 +4.4
UKIP Richard Billington [9] 8,67815.9+11.3
Labour James Moore8,38315.4+1.2
Liberal Democrats Ed Reynolds4,4078.1−17.7
Green Alastair McQuillan2,3254.3New
Independent Marilyn Gordon4270.8New
Majority21,70539.7+14.3
Turnout 54,60368.4−3.3
Conservative hold Swing −3.4
General election 2010: Rutland and Melton [10] [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 28,228 51.2 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Grahame Hudson14,22825.8+7.2
Labour John Morgan7,83914.2−10.8
UKIP Peter Baker2,5264.6+1.4
BNP Keith Addison1,7573.2New
Independent Leigh Higgins5881.1New
Majority14,00025.4−0.8
Turnout 55,16671.7+6.7
Conservative hold Swing −3.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Rutland and Melton [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 25,237 51.2 +3.1
Labour Linda Arnold12,30725.0−4.8
Liberal Democrats Grahame Hudson9,15318.6+0.8
UKIP Peter Baker1,5543.2+0.6
Veritas Duncan Shelley6961.4New
Independent Helen Pender3370.7New
Majority12,93026.2+7.9
Turnout 49,28465.0+0.8
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
General election 2001: Rutland and Melton [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 22,621 48.1 +2.3
Labour Matthew O'Callaghan14,00929.8+0.8
Liberal Democrats Kim Lee8,38617.8−1.4
UKIP Peter Baker1,2232.6+1.0
Green Chris Davies8171.7New
Majority8,61218.3+1.5
Turnout 47,05664.2−10.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Rutland and Melton [15] [16] [17] [note 2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 24,107 45.8 −15.6
Labour John Meads15,27129.0+13.3
Liberal Democrats Kim Lee10,11219.2-1.6
Referendum Rupert King2,3174.4New
UKIP Jeff Abbott8231.6New
Majority8,83616.8−23.8
Turnout 52,63075.0-5.2
Conservative hold Swing -14.5
General election 1992: Rutland and Melton [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 38,603 59.0 −3.0
Labour Joan Taylor13,06820.0+5.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Lustig12,68219.4−4.1
Green Jim Berreen8611.3New
Natural Law R Gray2370.4New
Majority25,53539.0+0.5
Turnout 65,45180.8+4.0
Conservative hold Swing −4.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Rutland and Melton [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Latham 37,073 62.0 +0.6
Liberal Robert Renold14,05123.5-3.6
Labour Leslie Burke8,68014.5+2.9
Majority23,02238.5+5.2
Turnout 59,80476.8+3.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Rutland and Melton [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Latham 33,262 60.4
Liberal David Farrer14,90927.1
Labour John Whitby6,41411.6
Ecology Heather Goddard5321.0
Majority18,35333.3
Turnout 59,80473.3
Conservative win (new seat)

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.

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