Rutland and Melton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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) |
Seats | One |
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.
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]
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).
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]
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Latham | Conservative | |
1992 | Sir Alan Duncan | Conservative | |
2019 | Alicia Kearns | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |