Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
| Melton and Syston | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Melton and Syston in the East Midlands | |
| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBC | TBC | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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