Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
Rutland and Stamford |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,a,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Rutland_and_Stamford_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29&revid=1228769503&groups=_a375f8cdc26b61524a2ebf8652b210b756d39610) Boundaries since 2024 |
![Map of constituency](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/East_Midlands_-_Rutland_and_Stamford_constituency.svg/175px-East_Midlands_-_Rutland_and_Stamford_constituency.svg.png) Boundary of Rutland and Stamford in the East Midlands |
County | Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 2024 |
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Member of Parliament | None |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Rutland & Melton Grantham & Stamford |
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1918–1983 |
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Created from | Rutland and Stamford |
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Replaced by | Rutland & Melton Stamford & Spalding |
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Rutland and Stamford is a county constituency comprising the area centred on the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the county of Rutland. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.
History
The constituency was originally created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was succeeded by the Rutland and Melton and Stamford and Spalding constituencies.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[1]
Boundaries
Historic
1918–1950: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural Districts of Bourne and Uffington, and part of the Rural District of Grantham.
1950–1983: The administrative county of Rutland, the Municipal Borough of Stamford, the Urban District of Bourne, the Rural District of South Kesteven, and parts of the Rural Districts of East Kesteven and West Kesteven.
Current
The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Harborough wards of: Billesdon & Tilton; Nevill; Thurnby & Houghton.
- The District of Rutland.
- The District of South Kesteven wards of: Casewick; Castle; Dole Wood; Glen; Isaac Newton; Stamford All Saints; Stamford St. George’s; Stamford St. John’s; Stamford St. Mary’s.[2][3]
It includes the following areas:
- The County of Rutland and the parts of Harborough District, including Thurnby, from the abolished constituency of Rutland and Melton
- The town of Stamford and surrounding areas from Grantham and Stamford which has been largely replaced by Grantham and Bourne.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918–1973
Rutland and Stamford prior to 1918
In 1983 Rutland became part of the Rutland and Melton constituency along with Melton borough and part of Harborough District in Leicestershire.
MPs since 2024
Rutland & Melton and Grantham & Stamford prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Reform UK removed Ginny Ball as their candidate in March 2024 after "exposure of a range of racist comments on her social media feed".[6]
Elections 1918–1983
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Rutland and Stamford[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Conant | 16,498 | 49.6 | −4.1 |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 13,712 | 41.3 | −5.0 |
| Liberal | Cyril Valentine | 3,024 | 9.1 | New |
Majority | 2,786 | 8.3 | +0.9 |
Turnout | 33,234 | 83.8 | +10.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Rutland and Stamford[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Conant | 17,850 | 54.1 | +4.5 |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 15,127 | 45.9 | +4.6 |
Majority | 2,723 | 8.2 | −0.1 |
Turnout | 32,977 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Rutland and Stamford[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Conant | 17,675 | 54.3 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 14,856 | 45.7 | −0.2 |
Majority | 2,819 | 3.6 | −4.6 |
Turnout | 32,531 | 79.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Rutland and Stamford[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Lewis | 19,078 | 57.4 | +3.1 |
| Labour | Christopher S B Attlee | 14,137 | 42.6 | −3.1 |
Majority | 4,941 | 14.8 | +11.2 |
Turnout | 33,215 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
See also
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands Region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Rutland and Stamford". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ "statement-persons-nominated-published-uk-general-election". Rutland CC. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, Fred WS (1969). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949.
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ a b c d e Fred WS Craig, ed. (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0900178078.
Constituencies in the East Midlands (47)
Conservative (32) | - Amber Valley
- Bassetlaw
- Bolsover
- Boston and Skegness
- Broxtowe
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Daventry
- Derby North
- Derbyshire Dales
- Erewash
- Gainsborough
- Gedling
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- High Peak
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Kettering
- Lincoln
- Loughborough
- Louth and Horncastle
- Mansfield
- Mid Derbyshire
- Newark
- Northampton North
- Northampton South
- North East Derbyshire
- Rushcliffe
- Sherwood Forest
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- South Derbyshire
- South Holland and The Deepings
- South Leicestershire
- South Northamptonshire
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Labour (7) | - Chesterfield
- Derby South
- Leicester South
- Leicester West
- Nottingham East
- Nottingham South
- Wellingborough and Rushden
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Independent (2) | - Leicester East
- North West Leicestershire
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Reform UK (1) | |
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Not yet contested (5) | - Grantham and Bourne
- Melton and Syston
- Mid Leicestershire
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Rutland and Stamford
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- East Midlands
- East of England
- London
- North East England
- North West England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- South East England
- South West England
- Wales
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Party affiliations are based on the situation as of the dissolution of parliament on 30 May 2024. Technically all seats are now vacant until the general election on 4 July 2024. |