Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)
| Melton and Syston | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Leicestershire |
| Major settlements | Melton Mowbray, Sileby, Syston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Rutland and Melton, Charnwood, Loughborough |
Melton and Syston is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] It will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries[edit]
Map of boundaries from 2024
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.
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Argar[6] | ||||
| Labour | Zafran Khan[7] | ||||
| Green | Alastair McQuillan[8] | ||||
| Reform UK | Peter Morris[9] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Konieczko[10] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Andy Konieczko, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the new Melton & Syston constituency". Loughborough, Charnwood and Melton Lib Dems. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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