Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rutland and Stamford
County constituency
for the House of Commons
East Midlands - Rutland and Stamford constituency.svg
Boundary of Rutland and Stamford in the East Midlands
County Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland
Electorate 70,864 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Oakham, Stamford and Uppingham
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Rutland & Melton
Grantham & Stamford
1918–1983
Created from Rutland and Stamford
Replaced by Rutland & Melton
Stamford & Spalding

Rutland and Stamford is a county constituency comprising the area of Lincolnshire centred on the town of Stamford; the county of Rutland; and also parts of rural Leicestershire, making it a very unusual parliamentary constituency in that it spans three counties. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system. Since the 2024 general election, the Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford is Alicia Kearns.

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History

The constituency was originally created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was succeeded by the Rutland and Melton and Stamford and Spalding constituencies.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. [2]

Boundaries

Historic

1918–1950: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural Districts of Bourne and Uffington, and part of the Rural District of Grantham.

1950–1983: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural District of South Kesteven, and parts of the Rural Districts of East Kesteven and West Kesteven.

Current

The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It includes the following areas:

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1983

Rutland and Stamford prior to 1918

ElectionMemberParty [5]
1918 Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby Conservative
1922 Charles Harvey Dixon Conservative
1923 by-election Neville Smith-Carington Conservative
1933 by-election Lord Willoughby de Eresby Conservative
1950 Sir Roger Conant Conservative
1959 Kenneth Lewis Conservative
1983 Constituency abolished. See Rutland & Melton and Stamford & Spalding

In 1983 Rutland became part of the Rutland and Melton constituency along with Melton borough and part of Harborough District in Leicestershire.

MPs since 2024

Rutland & Melton and Grantham & Stamford prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alicia Kearns Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Rutland and Stamford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alicia Kearns 21,248 43.7 −19.6
Labour Joe Wood10,85422.3+7.6
Reform UK Chris Clowes7,00814.4N/A
Liberal Democrats James Moore6,25212.9−2.9
Green Emma Baker2,8065.8+2.2
Rejoin EU Joanna Burrows4090.8N/A
Majority 10,39421.4N/A
Turnout 48,57767.9
Registered electors 71,711
Conservative win (new seat)

Reform UK removed Ginny Ball as its candidate in March 2024 after "exposure of a range of racist comments on her social media feed". [7]

Elections 1918–1983

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 8,83853.6
Labour Fleming Eccles 7,63946.4
Majority 1,1997.2
Turnout 16,47761.8
Registered electors 26,647
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Charles Harvey Dixon 10,278 46.8 −6.8
Labour Fleming Eccles 7,23632.9−13.5
National Farmers' Union Edward Clark4,47120.3New
Majority 3,04213.9+6.7
Turnout 21,98581.2+19.4
Registered electors 27,074
Unionist hold Swing +3.4
1923 Rutland and Stamford by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Neville Smith-Carington 11,196 57.1 +10.3
Labour Arthur Sells8,40642.9+10.0
Majority 2,79014.2+0.3
Turnout 19,60271.5−9.7
Registered electors 27,409
Unionist hold Swing +0.2
General election 1923: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Neville Smith-Carington 10,803 51.4 +4.6
Liberal Frank Stapledon Hiley5,20324.8New
Labour Arthur Sells5,00523.8−9.1
Majority 5,60026.6+12.7
Turnout 21,01176.7−4.5
Registered electors 27,409
Unionist hold Swing +6.9
General election 1924: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Neville Smith-Carington 13,286 66.7 +15.3
Labour H F Wheeler6,63333.3+9.5
Majority 6,65333.4+6.8
Turnout 19,91971.5−5.2
Registered electors 27,869
Unionist hold Swing +2.9
General election 1929: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Neville Smith-Carington 12,607 47.4 −19.3
Labour Henry James Jones7,40327.9−5.4
Liberal Harry Payne6,56124.7New
Majority 5,20419.5−13.9
Turnout 26,57176.7+5.2
Registered electors 34,647
Unionist hold Swing −7.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neville Smith-Carington 19,086 71.9 +24.5
Labour F E Church7,44628.1+0.2
Majority 11,64043.8+24.3
Turnout 26,53275.3−1.4
Conservative hold Swing
1933 Rutland and Stamford by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 14,605 53.3 −18.6
Labour Arnold William Gray12,81846.7+18.6
Majority 1,7876.6−37.2
Turnout 27,42377.2+1.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 16,799 59.9 −12.0
Labour Arnold William Gray11,23840.1+12.0
Majority 5,56119.8−24.0
Turnout 28,03778.4+3.1
Conservative hold 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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Rutland and Stamford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby 15,359 53.7 −6.2
Labour Arnold William Gray13,22346.3+6.2
Majority 2,1367.4−12.4
Turnout 28,58272.9−5.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Conant 16,498 49.6 −4.1
Labour Tom Bradley 13,71241.3−5.0
Liberal Cyril Valentine3,0249.1New
Majority 2,7868.3+0.9
Turnout 33,23483.8+10.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Conant 17,850 54.1 +4.5
Labour Tom Bradley 15,12745.9+4.6
Majority 2,7238.2−0.1
Turnout 32,977
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Conant 17,675 54.3 +0.2
Labour Tom Bradley 14,85645.7−0.2
Majority 2,8193.6−4.6
Turnout 32,53179.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 19,078 57.4 +3.1
Labour Christopher S B Attlee14,13742.6−3.1
Majority 4,94114.8+11.2
Turnout 33,215
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 18,720 55.5 −1.9
Labour Co-op A Victor Butler14,99044.5+1.9
Majority 3,73011.0−3.8
Turnout 33,71079.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 17,991 53.4 −2.1
Labour Co-op A Victor Butler15,70446.6+2.1
Majority 2,2876.8−4.2
Turnout 33,695
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Rutland and Stamford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 22,803 60.1 +6.7
Labour Henry Toch15,13639.9−6.7
Majority 7,66720.2+13.4
Turnout 37,93975.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Rutland and Stamford [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 21,088 47.25
Labour Anthony Byrne12,20327.34
Liberal David Howie11,33625.40New
Majority 8,88519.91
Turnout 44,62782.40
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Rutland and Stamford [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 19,101 46.2 −1.0
Labour Malcolm R.C. Withers12,11129.3+2.0
Liberal David Howie10,11324.5−0.9
Majority 6,99016.9−3.0
Turnout 41,32572.0−10.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Rutland and Stamford [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Lewis 26,198 56.48 +10.28
Labour Malcolm R.C. Withers11,38324.54−4.76
Liberal Peter Blaine8,80118.98−5.52
Majority 14,81531.94
Turnout 46,38278.08
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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 3 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 25 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands Region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details - Rutland and Stamford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  6. ↑ "Rutland and Stamford - General election results 2024". BBC News . Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Ofori, Morgan; Quinn, Ben; Walker, Peter (21 March 2024). "Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, Fred WS (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949. Political Reference Publications. ISBN   978-0-900178-01-6.
  9. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fred WS Craig, ed. (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0900178078.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  11. 1 2 3 Craig, Fred WS (1984). British parliamentary election results, 1974–1983. ISBN   978-0-900178-23-8.
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