Melton and Syston (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Melton and Syston
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Melton and Syston in the East Midlands
CountyLeicestershire
Electorate71,615 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsMelton Mowbray, Sileby, Syston
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentEdward Argar (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRutland 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.

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

General election 2024: Melton and Syston[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Argar 17,526 38.1
Labour Zafran Khan 12,130 26.4
Reform UK Peter Morris 8,945 19.5
Green Alastair McQuillan 3,685 8.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Konieczko 2,547 5.5
Independent Marilyn Gordon 517 1.1
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Teck Khong 348 0.8
Rejoin EU Matt Shouler 288 0.6
Majority 5,396 11.7
Turnout 46,149 62.2
Registered electors 74,316
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
  4. ^ LGBCE. "Charnwood | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ^ "The Charnwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  6. ^ "New Seat Details - Melton and Syston". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ^ "Melton and Syston - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  • Melton and Syston UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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  • Bassetlaw
  • Bolsover
  • Broxtowe
  • Chesterfield
  • Corby and East Northamptonshire
  • Derby North
  • Derby South
  • Derbyshire Dales
  • Erewash
  • Gedling
  • High Peak
  • Kettering
  • Leicester West
  • Lincoln
  • Loughborough
  • Mansfield
  • Mid Derbyshire
  • North East Derbyshire
  • North West Leicestershire
  • Northampton North
  • Northampton South
  • Nottingham East
  • Nottingham North and Kimberley
  • Nottingham South
  • Rushcliffe
  • Sherwood Forest
  • South Derbyshire
  • Wellingborough and Rushden
Conservative (15)
  • Daventry
  • Gainsborough
  • Grantham and Bourne
  • Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
  • Hinckley and Bosworth
  • Leicester East
  • Louth and Horncastle
  • Melton and Syston
  • Mid Leicestershire
  • Newark
  • Rutland and Stamford
  • Sleaford and North Hykeham
  • South Holland and The Deepings
  • South Leicestershire
  • South Northamptonshire
Reform UK (2)
  • Ashfield
  • Boston and Skegness
Independent (1)
  • Leicester South

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