Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Charnwood
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)
Electorate	75,454 (December 2010)
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	Ed Argar (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Blaby, Bosworth

Charnwood is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Ed Argar of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

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.

Boundaries

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, and Woodhouse and Swithland, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Kirby, and Leicester Forest East, and 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, and Wreake Villages, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Forest, and Muxloe, and the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth ward of Groby.

The seat is close to Leicester, between the city and Nottingham, and 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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]^[4]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Stephen Dorrell	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2015	Ed Argar	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Charnwood^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ed Argar^[7]	28,384	54.3	+4.7
	Labour	Sean Kelly-Walsh ^[8]	11,453	21.9	+2.2
	UKIP	Lynton Yates^[9]	8,330	15.9	+12.6
	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

General Election 2010: Charnwood^[10]
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
Turnout			53,542	71.9	+5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Charnwood^[11]
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	N/A
	UKIP	Jamie Bye	1,489	2.9	−0.4
Majority			8,809	17.4
Turnout			50,616	66.4	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

General Election 2001: Charnwood^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	23,283	48.2	+1.8
	Labour	Sean Sheahan	15,544	32.2	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan King	7,835	16.2	+3.4
	UKIP	Jamie Bye	1,603	3.3	N/A
Majority			7,739	16.0
Turnout			48,265	64.4	−12.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Charnwood^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	26,110	45.0	N/A
	Labour	David Knaggs	20,210	36.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Wilson	7,224	12.9	N/A
	Referendum	Hugh Meechan	2,104	3.7	N/A
	BNP	Matthew Palmer	525	0.9	N/A
Majority			5,900	10.5	N/A
Turnout			56,173	77.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

^ 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

^ "Charnwood: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ "Charnwood 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015.
^ "Conservatives choose councillor to fight Stephen Dorrell's Charnwood seat in General Election". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/charnwood-2015.html
^ Dan J Martin (19 February 2015). "UKIP lifts suspension of Charnwood parliamentary candidate Lynton Yates after "ban drivers on benefits" leaflet". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ "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

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.

52°42′N 1°12′W / 52.7°N 1.2°W / 52.7; -1.2

[3] A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[4] 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.

[1] "Charnwood: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[2] "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[5] "Charnwood 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)

[electoralcalculus-7] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[beeb2015-8] "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015.

[9] "Conservatives choose councillor to fight Stephen Dorrell's Charnwood seat in General Election". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[erbs-10] ttp://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/charnwood-2015.html

[11] Dan J Martin (19 February 2015). "UKIP lifts suspension of Charnwood parliamentary candidate Lynton Yates after "ban drivers on benefits" leaflet". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-12] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[electoralcalculus2005-13] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-14] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-15] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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