| Charnwood | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Charnwood2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Charnwood in Leicestershire for the 2019 general election | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandLeicestershire.svg) 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 |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Blaby, Bosworth |
| Replaced by | Mid Leicestershire, Melton and Syston |
Charnwood was a constituency[n 1] of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament from 1997 to 2024.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with the majority of the electorate being included in the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire. Syston, East Goscote and Thurmaston were included in the newly created constituency of Melton and Syston.
- ^ "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.
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