Parliamentary representation from Rutland

The historic county of Rutland in the east midlands of England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Rutland.

The historic county was a single constituency, for parliamentary purposes, until 1918. From that year the county was linked with a part of a neighbouring historic county, first Lincolnshire and then Leicestershire.

The first part of this article covers the constituency wholly within the area of the historic county of Rutland, before 1918. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included the historic county of Rutland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Contents

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituency which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbrieviations:-

Constituency in the historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Rutland CC 1290 1918 2 (1290-1885) R
1 (1885–1918)

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Rutland and Melton CC 1983 * 1 R/Le
Rutland and Stamford CC 1918 1983 1 R/Li

Periods constituencies represented

  1290–1918 1918–1983 1983–*
Rutland 1290–1918  
Rutland and Melton   1983–*
Rutland and Stamford   1918–1983  

Summaries

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Type 1290-1918
County 1
Total 1

Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period

Type 1290-1885 1885-1918
County 2 1
Total 2 1

See also

References