Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency)

Rutland and Melton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Rutland and Melton in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Location of Leicestershire and Rutland within England.
County	1983–1997 Leicestershire 1997–present Leicestershire and Rutland
Electorate	77,324 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Uppingham
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Alan Duncan (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Rutland & Stamford, and Melton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Rutland and Melton is a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was first contested in 1983. The current MP is Sir Alan Duncan. It has been considered a safe Conservative seat since its creation, continuing to elect a Conservative with a significant margin even with the 1997 national swing towards the Labour Party.

1983-1997: The District of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the Borough of Charnwood wards of East Goscote, Queniborough, Six Hills, Syston, and Thurmaston.

1997-2010: The District of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the District of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Easton, Houghton, Scraptoft, Thurnby, and Tilton.

2010-present: The District of Rutland, the Borough of Melton, and the District of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Nevill, Thurnby and Houghton, and Tilton.

The constituency was created in 1983 from the former seats of Rutland and Stamford and Melton. Initially it covered all of Rutland and Melton Borough and part of Charnwood. A boundary change implemented in 1997 saw the area of Charnwood replaced with part of Harborough District up to the boundary of the city of Leicester (for example Scraptoft).