Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)
| Charnwood | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Charnwood in Leicestershire | |
 Location of Leicestershire within England | |
| County | Leicestershire |
| Population | 94,748 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 75,454 (December 2010)[2] |
| Major settlements | Anstey, Birstall, East Goscote, Queniborough, Rothley, Syston, Thurmaston, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Groby |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Edward Argar (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Blaby, Bosworth |
Charnwood is a constituency[n 1] in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Edward Argar, a Conservative.[n 2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished, with the majority being included in the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire, to be first contested at the next general election. Syston, East Goscote and Thurmaston will be included in the newly created constituency of Melton and Syston.
Constituency profile[edit]
The seat emerged from the Boundary Commission report of 1995 reflecting population increases in Leicestershire for the 1997 general election; the largest part of it was previously in Loughborough. To date Charnwood has been a Conservative Party stronghold.
It mostly comprises affluent commuter villages to the north of Leicester and south of Loughborough; its residents are slightly wealthier than the UK average.[3]
Boundaries[edit]
1997–2010: The Borough of Charnwood wards of Birstall Goscote, Birstall Greengate, Birstall Netherhall, Birstall Riverside, Birstall Stonehill, Bradgate, East Goscote, Mountsorrel and Rothley, Queniborough, Six Hills, Syston, Thurcaston, Thurmaston, Woodhouse and Swithland, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Kirby, Leicester Forest East, the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Groby and Ratby.
2010–present: The Borough of Charnwood wards of Anstey, Birstall Wanlip, Birstall Watermead, East Goscote, Forest Bradgate, Mountsorrel, Queniborough, Rothley and Thurcaston, Syston East, Syston West, Thurmaston, Wreake Villages, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Forest, Muxloe, the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth ward of Groby.
The seat is close to Leicester, between the city and Nottingham; it covers slightly more than half of the local government district of Charnwood to the north of Leicester. The town of Loughborough is the largest in the borough, but lies in a separate constituency.
Proposed abolition[edit]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed to two new constituencies:
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[4][5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Stephen Dorrell | Conservative | |
| 2015 | Edward Argar | Conservative | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Argar | 35,121 | 63.4 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Gary Godden | 12,724 | 23.0 | −7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Tipton | 4,856 | 8.8 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Laurie Needham | 2,664 | 4.8 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 22,397 | 40.4 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 55,365 | 69.6 | −1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.45 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Argar | 33,318 | 60.4 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Sean Kelly-Walsh[11] | 16,977 | 30.8 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansome[12] | 2,052 | 3.7 | −3.2 | |
| UKIP | Victoria Connor | 1,471 | 2.7 | −13.2 | |
| Green | Nick Cox[13] | 1,036 | 1.9 | New | |
| BNP | Stephen Denham | 322 | 0.6 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 16,341 | 29.6 | -2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 55,176 | 70.7 | +3.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Argar[16] | 28,384 | 54.3 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Sean Kelly-Walsh [17] | 11,453 | 21.9 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Lynton Yates[18] | 8,330 | 15.9 | +12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Sansome | 3,605 | 6.9 | -14.6 | |
| BNP | Cathy Duffy | 489 | 0.9 | -4.9 | |
| Majority | 16,931 | 32.4 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 52,261 | 67.6 | -4.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.25 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Dorrell | 26,560 | 49.6 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Webber-Jones | 11,531 | 21.5 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Eric Goodyer | 10,536 | 19.7 | -8.9 | |
| BNP | Cathy Duffy | 3,116 | 5.8 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Miles Storier | 1,799 | 3.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 15,029 | 28.1 | +10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 53,542 | 71.9 | +5.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Elections in the 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Dorrell | 23,571 | 46.6 | -1.6 | |
| Labour | Richard Robinson | 14,762 | 29.2 | -3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue King | 9,057 | 17.9 | +1.7 | |
| BNP | Andrew Holders | 1,737 | 3.4 | New | |
| UKIP | Jamie Bye | 1,489 | 2.9 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 8,809 | 17.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,616 | 66.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Dorrell | 23,283 | 48.2 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Sean Sheahan | 15,544 | 32.2 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan King | 7,835 | 16.2 | +3.3 | |
| UKIP | Jamie Bye | 1,603 | 3.3 | New | |
| Majority | 7,739 | 16.0 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 48,265 | 64.4 | -12.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Dorrell | 26,110 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | David Knaggs | 20,210 | 36.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Wilson | 7,224 | 12.9 | ||
| Referendum | Hugh Meechan | 2,104 | 3.7 | ||
| BNP | Matthew Palmer | 525 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 5,900 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 56,173 | 77.3 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References[edit]
- ^ "Charnwood: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Seat Details - Charnwood". ElectoralCalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Charnwood 1997–". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ^ "Election of a Member of Parliamnet for Charnwood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Charnwood parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "How did Charnwood vote in 2017?". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "General Election 2017: Charnwood". The Daily Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/who-are-labour-s-general-election-candidate-in-leicestershire/story-30310977-detail/story.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Simon Sansome". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
- ^ "General Election 2017: Who are the candidates in Charnwood? | Leicester Mercury". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Conservatives choose councillor to fight Stephen Dorrell's Charnwood seat in General Election". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "UK ELECTION RESULTS: CHARNWOOD 2015". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Dan J Martin (19 February 2015). "UKIP lifts suspension of Charnwood parliamentary candidate Lynton Yates after "ban drivers on benefits" leaflet". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Large printable map showing roads and constituency boundary (Walkingclub.org)
- nomis Constituency Profile for Charnwood — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
