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Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates:52°42′N0°48′W / 52.7°N 0.8°W /52.7; -0.8

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Former parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 to 2024

Rutland and Melton
Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundary of Rutland and Melton inRutland andLeicestershire for the 2019 general election
Location ofRutland andLeicestershire within England
County	1983–1997Leicestershire 1997–presentLeicestershire andRutland
Electorate	77,324 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Melton Mowbray,Oakham andUppingham
1983–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Rutland and Stamford, andMelton
Replaced by	Rutland and Stamford, andMelton and Syston

Rutland and Melton was acounty constituency spanningLeicestershire andRutland, represented in theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2024. It elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst-past-the-post system of election. For its entire existence, the seat elected members of theConservative Party.

History

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The constituency was created in1983 from the former seats ofRutland and Stamford andMelton. Initially, it covered all ofRutland andMelton borough and part ofCharnwood. A boundary change implemented in1997 saw the area of Charnwood replaced with part ofHarborough district up to the boundary of the city ofLeicester (for exampleScraptoft).

The constituency was considered a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence, electing a Conservative with a significant margin even with the 1997 national swing towards theLabour Party.Sir Alan Duncan held the seat from 1992 to 2019, when he was replaced byAlicia Kearns.^[2]

Further to the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the2024 general election, with its contents distributed as follows:^[3]

TheBorough of Melton to the newly created seat ofMelton and Syston
TheCounty of Rutland and the parts inHarborough District, includingThurnby, to the re-established seat ofRutland and Stamford

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1983–1997: The district ofRutland, theBorough of Melton, and theborough of Charnwood wards ofEast Goscote,Queniborough,Six Hills,Syston, andThurmaston.

1997–2010: The county of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the District of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Easton, Houghton,Scraptoft,Thurnby, and Tilton.

2010–2024: The county of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the District of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Nevill, Thurnby and Houghton, and Tilton.

Members of Parliament

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	Member^[4]	Party
1983	Michael Latham	Conservative
1992	SirAlan Duncan	Conservative
2019	Alicia Kearns	Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Rutland and Melton^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alicia Kearns	36,507	62.6	−0.2
	Labour	Andy Thomas	9,583	16.4	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Weaver	7,970	13.7	+5.5
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	2,875	4.9	+1.9
	UKIP	Marietta King	917	1.6	−1.7
	Independent	Anthony Watchorn^{[note 1]}	458	0.8	New
Majority			26,924	46.2	+6.1
Turnout			58,310	70.5	−2.9
	Conservativehold		Swing	+3.0

General election 2017: Rutland and Melton^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	36,169	62.8	+7.2
	Labour	Heather Peto	13,065	22.7	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Reynolds	4,711	8.2	+0.1
	UKIP	John Scutter	1,869	3.2	−12.7
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	1,755	3.0	−1.3
Majority			23,104	40.1	+0.4
Turnout			57,569	73.4	+5.0
	Conservativehold		Swing	-0.05

General election 2015: Rutland and Melton^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	30,383	55.6	+4.4
	UKIP	Richard Billington^[9]	8,678	15.9	+11.3
	Labour	James Moore	8,383	15.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Reynolds	4,407	8.1	−17.7
	Green	Alastair McQuillan	2,325	4.3	New
	Independent	Marilyn Gordon	427	0.8	New
Majority			21,705	39.7	+14.3
Turnout			54,603	68.4	−3.3
	Conservativehold		Swing	−3.4

General election 2010: Rutland and Melton^[10]^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	28,228	51.2	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Grahame Hudson	14,228	25.8	+7.2
	Labour	John Morgan	7,839	14.2	−10.8
	UKIP	Peter Baker	2,526	4.6	+1.4
	BNP	Keith Addison	1,757	3.2	New
	Independent	Leigh Higgins	588	1.1	New
Majority			14,000	25.4	−0.8
Turnout			55,166	71.7	+6.7
	Conservativehold		Swing	−3.6

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Rutland and Melton^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	25,237	51.2	+3.1
	Labour	Linda Arnold	12,307	25.0	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Grahame Hudson	9,153	18.6	+0.8
	UKIP	Peter Baker	1,554	3.2	+0.6
	Veritas	Duncan Shelley	696	1.4	New
	Independent	Helen Pender	337	0.7	New
Majority			12,930	26.2	+7.9
Turnout			49,284	65.0	+0.8
	Conservativehold		Swing	+4.0

General election 2001: Rutland and Melton^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	22,621	48.1	+2.3
	Labour	Matthew O'Callaghan	14,009	29.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Lee	8,386	17.8	−1.4
	UKIP	Peter Baker	1,223	2.6	+1.0
	Green	Chris Davies	817	1.7	New
Majority			8,612	18.3	+1.5
Turnout			47,056	64.2	−10.8
	Conservativehold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Rutland and Melton^[15]^[16]^[17]^{[note 2]}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	24,107	45.8	−15.6
	Labour	John Meads	15,271	29.0	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Lee	10,112	19.2	−1.6
	Referendum	Rupert King	2,317	4.4	New
	UKIP	Jeff Abbott	823	1.6	New
Majority			8,836	16.8	−23.8
Turnout			52,630	75.0	−5.2
	Conservativehold		Swing	-14.5

General election 1992: Rutland and Melton^[18]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Duncan	38,603	59.0	−3.0
	Labour	Joan Taylor	13,068	20.0	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Lustig	12,682	19.4	−4.1
	Green	Jim Berreen	861	1.3	New
	Natural Law	R Gray	237	0.4	New
Majority			25,535	39.0	+0.5
Turnout			65,451	80.8	+4.0
	Conservativehold		Swing	−4.2

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Rutland and Melton^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Latham	37,073	62.0	+0.6
	Liberal	Robert Renold	14,051	23.5	−3.6
	Labour	Leslie Burke	8,680	14.5	+2.9
Majority			23,022	38.5	+5.2
Turnout			59,804	76.8	+3.5
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1983: Rutland and Melton^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Latham	33,262	60.4
	Liberal	David Farrer	14,909	27.1
	Labour	John Whitby	6,414	11.6
	Ecology	Heather Goddard	532	1.0
Majority			18,353	33.3
Turnout			59,804	73.3
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Notes

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^Watchorn died on 26 November 2019 during the election campaign.^[6]
^The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.

References

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^"Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England".2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved13 March 2011.
^"Sir Alan Duncan will not stand for re-election". 30 October 2019.Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved13 December 2019.
^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England".boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved25 July 2023.
^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
^"Rutland & Melton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News.Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved21 November 2019.
^"Melton election contenders send condolences after death of Independent candidate".Melton Times. 28 November 2019.Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved30 December 2020.Watchorn, who was 69, and who was a farmer at Whissendine, had been taken ill on Tuesday and passed away at Peterborough Hospital the following morning.
^"General Election 2017: Rutland and Melton".The Daily Express. 9 June 2017.Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved13 June 2017.
^"Election Data 2015".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^^a ^b"UK Polling Report".Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved11 December 2014.
^"Election Data 2010".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved7 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Politics Resources".Election 2010. Politics Resources. 6 May 2010.Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved7 January 2011.
^"Election Data 2005".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2001".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1997".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997.Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved7 January 2011.
^C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
^"Election Data 1992".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992.Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved6 December 2010.
^"Election Data 1987".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1983".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.

External links

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Rutland and Melton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Rutland and Melton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK

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