Melton and Syston | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Major settlements | Melton Mowbray, Sileby, Syston |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Rutland and Melton, Charnwood, Loughborough |
Melton and Syston is a county constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Charnwood wards of: East Goscote; Queniborough; Sileby; Syston East; Syston West; Thurmaston; Wreake Villages.
- The Borough of Melton.[2]
It includes the following areas:
- The whole of the Borough of Melton, including the town of Melton Mowbray, transferred from Rutland and Melton (abolished, with Rutland now included in Rutland and Stamford)
- Syston, East Goscote and Thurmaston, transferred from Charnwood (abolished and largely replaced by Mid Leicestershire)
- Sileby, transferred from Loughborough.
Following a local government boundary review in Charnwood which came into effect in May 2023,[3][4] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The Borough of Charnwood wards of: Sileby & Seagrave (most); South Charnwood; Syston; Thurmaston; Wreake Valley.[5]
- The Borough of Melton.
Members of Parliament
Rutland and Melton, Charnwood and Loughborough prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | TBC | TBC |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Argar[7] | ||||
Independent | Marilyn Gordon | ||||
Labour | Zafran Khan[8] | ||||
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Teck Khong | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Konieczko[9] | ||||
Green | Alastair McQuillan[10] | ||||
Reform UK | Peter Morris[11] | ||||
Rejoin EU | Matt Shouler | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
- ^ LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Melton and Syston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Melton Borough Council. 2024-06-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "The politician in pole position to be Melton's next MP". Melton Times. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Zafran Khan [@ZafranKhan4MS] (May 22, 2024). "I am utterly delighted to be selected as the @UKLabour parliamentary candidate for Melton & Syston…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Andy Konieczko, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the new Melton & Syston constituency". Loughborough, Charnwood and Melton Lib Dems. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Rutland & Melton Green Party People". Rutland & Melton Green Party. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Find My PPC (East Midlands)" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 21 December 2023.