Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bosworth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Bosworth in Leicestershire.
Outline map
Location of Leicestershire within England.
County Leicestershire
Electorate 77,787 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth
Current constituency
Created 1885 (1885)
Member of Parliament David Tredinnick (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from South Leicestershire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East Midlands

Bosworth is a county constituency 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

Bosworth constituency covers approximately the same area as the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth.

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[edit] Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the earlier constituency arrangement. The 2010 Bosworth constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:

  • Ambien, Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill, Burbage Sketchley and Stretton, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone, Earl Shilton, Hinckley Castle, Hinckley Clarendon, Hinckley De Montfort, Hinckley Trinity, Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead, Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton, Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton, and Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy.

These boundaries were first contested in 2010.

[edit] History

The Western, or Bosworth, division was created in 1885, and included part of the Ashby de la Zouch petty sessional division and all of the Market Bosworth petty sessional division. It was redefined in 1918, covering the urban districts of Coalville and Hinckley, the rural districts of Hinckley and Market Bosworth and the parish of Bardon from Ashby RD. Hinckley RD was abolished in the 1930s, and in 1948 and 1970 the Bosworth constituency was restated as forming Coalville, Hinckley and Market Bosworth RD.

Coalville has formed part of the North West Leicestershire constituency since the 1983 election.

The seat was Labour for 25 years until the Conservatives gained it in the 1970 general election and have held it since. The seat had a coal mining tradition that has been engulfed by the more residential town of Hinckley and its rural hinterland. The strongest Labour area is the former mining village of Earl Shilton, but this is now easily over-shadowed by surrounding Conservative areas. It was once held for Labour by Woodrow Wyatt, who left the party and became one of its most virulent and voluble critics in the 1980s.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member [2] Party
1885 James Ellis Liberal
1892 Sir Charles McLaren Liberal
Dec 1910 Henry McLaren Liberal
1922 Guy Paget Conservative
1923 George Ward Liberal
1924 Robert Gee Conservative
1927 by-election Sir William Edge Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1945 Arthur Allen Labour
1959 Woodrow Wyatt Labour
1970 Adam Butler Conservative
1987 David Tredinnick Conservative

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Bosworth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 23,132 42.6 0.0
Liberal Democrat Michael Mullaney 18,100 33.3 +11.7
Labour Rory Palmer 8,674 16 -15.9
BNP John Ryde 2,458 4.5 +4.5
UKIP Dutch Veldhuizen 1,098 2 -1.9
English Democrats James Lampitt 615 1.1 +1.1
Science Michael Brooks[4] 197 0.4 +0.4
Majority 5,032 9.3 -1.9
Turnout 70.2 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.9

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 20,212 42.6 -1.8
Labour Rupert Herd 14,893 31.4 -8.0
Liberal Democrat James Moore 10,528 22.2 +6.0
UKIP Denis Walker 1,866 3.9 +3.9
Majority 5,319 11.2 +6.2
Turnout 47,499 66.3 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
General Election 2001: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 20,030 44.4 +3.8
Labour Andrew Furlong 17,750 39.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Jon Ellis 7,326 16.2 -1.6
Majority 2,280 5.0
Turnout 45,106 64.4 -12.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 21,189 40.63 -13.61
Labour Andrew Furlong 20,162 38.66 +12.70
Liberal Democrat Jon Ellis 9,281 17.8 -0.93
Referendum Party S Halborg 1,521 2.92 N/A
Majority 1,027 1.97 -26.32
General Election 1992: Bosworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 36,618 54.2 -0.2
Labour DB Everitt 17,524 26.0 +8.8
Liberal Democrat GM Drozdz 12,643 18.7 -8.6
Green B Fewster 716 1.1 +0.0
Majority 19,094 28.3 +1.2
Turnout 67,501 84.1 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing -4.5

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 34,145 54.44 -0.96
Liberal D C Bill 17,129 N/A +8.76
Labour R S Hall 10,787 17.2 -2.26
Green D Freer 660 1.05 N/A
Majority 17,016 27.13 -3.13
General Election 1983: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 31,663 55.40 -7.24
Social Democrat M Fox 14,369 25.14 N/A
Labour D J M Janner 11,120 19.46 +1.13
Majority 17,294 30.26 -14.05

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 25,808 62.64 +21.21
Labour J Goodwin 7,553 18.33 -22.66
Liberal D Matthew 6,738 16.35 -1.22
New Britain J Pratt 581 1.41 N/A
Ecology J Dempsey 523 1.27 N/A
Majority 18,255 44.31 +43.87
General Election Oct 1974: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 28,490 41.43 +2.04
Labour M G M Sloman 28,188 40.99 +3.96
Liberal M J Galton 12,082 17.57 -6.02
Majority 302 0.44 -1.92
General Election Feb 1974: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 28,151 39.39 -11.48
Labour M G M Sloman 26,464 37.03 -12.10
Liberal M J Galton 16,859 23.59 N/A
Majority 1,687 2.36 +0.61
General Election 1970: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 30,732 50.87 +14.88
Labour Woodrow Wyatt 29,677 49.13 -1.10
Majority 1,055 1.75 -12.48

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Woodrow Wyatt 27,427 50.23 +4.64
Conservative C J P Wood 19,654 35.99 +0.75
Liberal A H Extance 7,526 13.78 -5.39
Majority 7,773 14.23 +3.88
General Election 1964: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Woodrow Wyatt 25,334 45.59 -5.70
Conservative P L Braithwaite 19,583 35.24 -13.47
Liberal J H David 10,652 19.17 N/A
Majority 5,751 10.35 +7.77

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Woodrow Wyatt 27,734 51.29 -2.72
Conservative P L Braithwaite 26,341 48.71 +2.72
Majority 1,393 2.58 -5.44
General Election 1955: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Cecil Allen 27,626 54.01 -3.08
Conservative D C Bray 23,526 45.99 +3.08
Majority 4,100 8.02 -6.17
General Election 1951: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Cecil Allen 30,767 57.09 +3.45
Conservative D C Bray 23,122 42.91 +13.62
Majority 7,645 14.19 -24.35
General Election 1950: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Cecil Allen 29,282 53.64 -1.99
Conservative A Cripps 15,988 29.29 N/A
Liberal L W Harvey 9,315 17.07 N/A
Majority 13,294 24.35 +13.08

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Cecil Allen 26,151 55.63 N/A
Liberal National J M Tucker 20,854 44.37 N/A
Majority 5,297 11.27

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)[self-published source?][better source needed]
  3. ^ Bosworth UK Polling
  4. ^ Brooks, Michael (30 March 2010). "Taking a stand for science". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2010/mar/30/mp-homeopathy-science. Retrieved 1 April 2010. 
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010. 

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