Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)
| Melton and Syston | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Melton and Syston in the East Midlands | |
| County | Leicestershire |
| Electorate | 71,615 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Melton Mowbray, Sileby, Syston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Edward Argar (Conservative) |
| 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.[2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat is currently represented by Edward Argar of the Conservative Party. Argar previously represented the former constituency of Charnwood.
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.[3]
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,[4][5] 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.[6]
- The Borough of Melton.
Members of Parliament
Rutland and Melton, Charnwood and Loughborough prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Edward Argar | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Argar | 17,526 | 38.1 | −25.2 | |
| Labour | Zafran Khan | 12,130 | 26.4 | +2.9 | |
| Reform UK | Peter Morris | 8,945 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Alastair McQuillan | 3,685 | 8.0 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Konieczko | 2,547 | 5.5 | −2.2 | |
| Independent | Marilyn Gordon | 517 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Teck Khong | 348 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Rejoin EU | Matt Shouler | 288 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,396 | 11.7 | |||
| Turnout | 46,149 | 62.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 74,316 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Melton and Syston - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
- Melton and Syston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK