Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

Rutland and Melton
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Rutland and Melton in Rutland and Leicestershire for the 2019 general election
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Location of Rutland and Leicestershire within England
County1983–1997 Leicestershire
1997–present Leicestershire and Rutland
Electorate77,324 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsMelton Mowbray, Oakham and Uppingham
19832024
SeatsOne
Created fromRutland and Stamford, and Melton
Replaced byRutland and Stamford, and Melton and Syston

Rutland and Melton was a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2024. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. For its entire existence, the seat elected members of the Conservative Party.

  1. ^ "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.