Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rutland and Melton
County constituency
Rutland and Melton shown within Leicestershire
Created: 1983
MP: Alan Duncan
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
Counties: Leicestershire, Rutland
EP constituency: East Midlands

Rutland and Melton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

It covers all of Rutland, Melton Borough and some parts Harborough district to the boundary of the city of Leicester (such as Scraptoft).

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Rutland and Melton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 25,237 51.2 +3.1
Labour Linda Arnold 12,307 25.0 −4.8
Liberal Democrat Graham Hudson 9,153 18.6 +0.8
UK Independence Peter Baker 1,554 3.2 +0.6
Veritas Duncan Shelley 696 1.4 N/A
Independent Helen Pender 337 0.7 N/A
Majority 12,930 26.2
Turnout 49,284 65.0 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
General Election 2001: Rutland and Melton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Duncan 22,621 48.1 +2.3
Labour Matthew O’Callaghan 14,009 29.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Kim Lee 8,386 17.8 -1.4
UK Independence Peter Baker 1,223 2.6 +1.0
Green Chris Davies 817 1.7 N/A
Majority 8,612 18.3
Turnout 47,056 64.2 -10.7
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

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[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Rutland and Melton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Latham 37,073 62.0 -
Labour Chris Burke 8,680 14.5 -
Liberal Rob Renold 14,051 23.5 -
Majority 23,022
Turnout 59,804 - -
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Rutland and Melton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Latham 33,262 - -
Labour John Whitby 6,414 - -
Liberal David Farrer 14,909 - -
Ecology Heather Goddard 532 - -
Majority 18,353 - -
Turnout 59,804 - -
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] See also

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