Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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 |
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]