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{{Short description| |
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards}} |
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{{Infobox UK constituency main |
{{Infobox UK constituency main |
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|name = Bosworth |
|name = Hinckley and Bosworth |
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|parliament = uk |
|parliament = uk |
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|map1 = Bosworth2007 |
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|caption = Boundaries since 2024 |
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|map2 = EnglandLeicestershire |
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|image2 = [[File:East Midlands - Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.svg|175px|alt=Map of constituency]] |
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|map_entity = [[Leicestershire]] |
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|caption2 = Boundary of Hinckley and Bosworth in the East Midlands |
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|year = 1885 |
|year = 1885 |
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|abolished = |
|abolished = |
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|type = County |
|type = County |
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|previous = [[ |
|previous = [[South Leicestershire]] |
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| population = 98,282 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507757&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473|title=Bosworth: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
| population = 98,282 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507757&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473|title=Bosworth: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> |
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|electorate = 75,683 (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-east-midlands/#lg_hinckley-and-bosworth-cc-75683 |
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|electorate = 77,787 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web |
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|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands |
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|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm |
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|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England |
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|date=4 March 2011 |
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|work=2011 Electorate Figures |
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|publisher=Boundary Commission for England |
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England |
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|access-date=2 July 2024 |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm |
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|archive-date=6 November 2010 |
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|mp = [[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]] |
|mp = [[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]] |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|region = England |
|region = England |
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|county = [[Leicestershire]] |
|county = [[Leicestershire]] |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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'''Bosworth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|z|w|ər|θ}} {{respell|BOZ|wərth}}) is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[ |
'''Hinckley and Bosworth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|z|w|ər|θ}} {{respell|BOZ|wərth}}) is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[UK Parliament]] since [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] by [[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} |
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Prior to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the seat was known as '''Bosworth''' up until the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-east-midlands/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=220|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}} |
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=== Historic (Bosworth) === |
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'''1885–1918''': The Sessional Divisions of [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]] (except the parishes of Bardon, Breedon, Thringstone, Osgathorpe, and Whitwick) and Market Bosworth. |
'''1885–1918''': The Sessional Divisions of [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]] (except the parishes of Bardon, Breedon, Thringstone, Osgathorpe, and Whitwick) and Market Bosworth. |
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'''2010–2024''': The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of 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. |
'''2010–2024''': The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of 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. |
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=== Current (Hinckley and Bosworth) === |
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Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], which came into effect for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020): |
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⚫ | * The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of 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; Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton; Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy. |
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* The District of North West Leicestershire wards of Appleby; Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands}}</ref> |
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''Two Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards were transferred to the new constituency of [[Mid Leicestershire]], partly offset by the addition of two small wards from the District/constituency of [[North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Leicestershire]].'' |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Western, or Bosworth, division was created in 1885, and included part of the Ashby de la Zouch and all of the Market Bosworth [[petty sessional division]]s. It was redefined in 1918 to cover the urban districts of [[Coalville]] and [[Hinckley]], the rural districts of [[Hinckley Rural District|Hinckley]] and [[Market Bosworth Rural District|Market Bosworth]] and the [[ |
The Western, or Bosworth, division was created in 1885, and included part of the Ashby de la Zouch and all of the Market Bosworth [[petty sessional division]]s. It was redefined in 1918 to cover the urban districts of [[Coalville]] and [[Hinckley]], the rural districts of [[Hinckley Rural District|Hinckley]] and [[Market Bosworth Rural District|Market Bosworth]] and the [[civil parish]] of [[Bardon, Leicestershire|Bardon]] from [[Ashby de la Zouch Rural District|Ashby RD]]. Hinckley RD was abolished in the 1930s and in 1948 and 1970 the Bosworth constituency by which date it was shaped to eventually all of Coalville, Hinckley and Market Bosworth RD. Coalville has been part of [[North West Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Leicestershire]] since the 1983 election. |
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The seat was held by Labour for 25 years until the Conservatives gained it in the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 general election]] and they have represented it since then. [[Hinckley]] expanded greatly after [[World War II]] and is the most economically significant town other than [[Leicester]] in [[Leicestershire]] however unlike the borough the constituency retains under the independent [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]] the poetic name of Bosworth, alluding to the [[Battle of Bosworth]] of the medieval [[Wars of the Roses]] which is recreated annually on the battlefield. |
The seat was held by Labour for 25 years until the Conservatives gained it in the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 general election]] and they have represented it since then. [[Hinckley]] expanded greatly after [[World War II]] and is the most economically significant town other than [[Leicester]] in [[Leicestershire]] however unlike the borough the constituency retains under the independent [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]] the poetic name of Bosworth, alluding to the [[Battle of Bosworth]] of the medieval [[Wars of the Roses]] which is recreated annually on the battlefield. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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''[[South Leicestershire]] prior to 1885'' |
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|b|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> |
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|b|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]] |
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]] |
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| [[James Ellis (British politician)|James Ellis]] |
| [[James Ellis (British politician)|James Ellis]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]] |
| [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]] |
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| [[Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway|Charles McLaren]] |
| [[Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway|Charles McLaren]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|1910]] |
| [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|1910]] |
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| [[Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway|Henry McLaren]] |
| [[Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway|Henry McLaren]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] |
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] |
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| [[Guy Paget]] |
| [[Guy Paget]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Unionist]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Unionist]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] |
| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] |
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| [[George Ward (Liberal MP)|George Ward]] |
| [[George Ward (Liberal MP)|George Ward]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] |
| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] |
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| [[Robert Gee]] |
| [[Robert Gee]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Unionist]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Unionist]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1927 Bosworth by-election|1927 by-election]] |
| [[1927 Bosworth by-election|1927 by-election]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[William Edge (politician)|Sir William Edge]] |
|rowspan="2"| [[William Edge (politician)|Sir William Edge]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | |
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| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] |
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] |
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| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]] |
| [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
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| [[Arthur Allen (Labour politician)|Arthur Allen]] |
| [[Arthur Allen (Labour politician)|Arthur Allen]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] |
| [[1959 United Kingdom general election|1959]] |
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| [[Woodrow Wyatt]] |
| [[Woodrow Wyatt]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] |
| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] |
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| [[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]] |
| [[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] |
| [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] |
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| [[David Tredinnick (politician)|David Tredinnick]] |
| [[David Tredinnick (politician)|David Tredinnick]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] |
| [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] |
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| [[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]] |
| [[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]] |
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=== Elections in the 2020s === |
=== Elections in the 2020s === |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Hinckley and Bosworth |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Hinckley and Bosworth<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001288 Hinckley and Bosworth]</ref> }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party= |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]]|votes=17,032|percentage=35.6|change=-29.0|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party= |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Mullaney|votes=11,624|percentage=24.3|change=+6.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Peter Cheshire|votes=8,817|percentage=18.4|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Rebecca Pawley |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Rebecca Pawley|votes=8,601|percentage=18.0|change=+3.8}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Cassie Wells|votes=1,514|percentage=3.2|change=+0.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Harry Masters|votes=211|percentage=0.4|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=5,408|percentage=11.3|change=-35.3}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=47,799|percentage=62.5|change=-6.7}} |
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{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=76,431}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link|swing=|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}} |
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===Elections in the 2010s=== |
===Elections in the 2010s=== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Bosworth<ref>{{cite |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Bosworth<ref>{{cite news |title=Bosworth Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000583 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]]|votes=36,056|percentage=63.9|change=+7.2}} |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Luke Evans (politician)|Luke Evans]]|votes=36,056|percentage=63.9|change=+7.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Mullaney|votes=9,096|percentage=16.1|change=-1.2}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Mullaney|votes=9,096|percentage=16.1|change=-1.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Mick Gregg|votes=1,502|percentage=2.7|change=+0.8}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Mick Gregg|votes=1,502|percentage=2.7|change=+0.8}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=26,278|percentage=46.6|change=+14.0}}{{Election box turnout|votes=56,432|percentage=69.2|change=-0.4}}{{Election box hold with party link|swing=|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box majority|votes=26,278|percentage=46.6|change=+14.0}}{{Election box turnout|votes=56,432|percentage=69.2|change=-0.4}}{{Election box hold with party link|swing=+7.0|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}} |
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|candidate = Mick Gregg |
|candidate = Mick Gregg |
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|votes = 1,047 |
|votes = 1,047 |
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|percentage = 1.9 |
|percentage = 1.9 |
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|change = ''New'' |
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|change = ''New'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/michael_mullaney|title=Michael Mullaney|date=14 February 2014|publisher=libdems.org.uk/}}</ref> |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Bosworth<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Bosworth', Feb 1974 – May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74087.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=18 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326205136/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74087.htm|archive-date=26 March 2016}}</ref>}} |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Bosworth<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Bosworth', Feb 1974 – May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74087.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=18 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326205136/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74087.htm|archive-date=26 March 2016}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]] |
|candidate = [[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]] |
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|candidate = [[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]]|votes=28,151|percentage=39.39|change=-11.48}} |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Adam Butler (British politician)|Adam Butler]]|votes=28,151|percentage=39.39|change=-11.48}} |
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*[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379894/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Bosworth] – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12945.html Bosworth UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66071.html Bosworth UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168505.html Hinckley and Bosworth UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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Hinckley and Bosworth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Population | 98,282 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,683 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Hinckley, Barwell, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Luke Evans (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | South Leicestershire |
Hinckley and Bosworth (/ˈbɒzwərθ/ BOZ-wərth) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Luke Evans, a Conservative.[n 2]
Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was known as Bosworth up until the 2024 general election,[3]
Boundaries
[edit]Historic (Bosworth)
[edit]1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (except the parishes of Bardon, Breedon, Thringstone, Osgathorpe, and Whitwick) and Market Bosworth.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley, the Rural Districts of Hinckley and Market Bosworth, and the parish of Bardon in the Rural District of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley, and the Rural District of Market Bosworth.
1955–1974: The Urban District of Coalville as constituted by the County of Leicester (Coalville Urban District) Confirmation Order 1953, the Urban District of Hinckley, and the Rural District of Market Bosworth.
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Coalville and Hinckley as altered by the West Midland Counties Order 1965 and the County of Leicester (Coalville Urban District) Confirmation Order 1969, and the Rural District of Market Bosworth.[4]
1983–1997: The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth, and the Borough of Charnwood ward of Bradgate.
1997–2010: The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Ambien, Bagworth, Barleston, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth, Castle, Clarendon, De Montfort, Desford and Peckleton, Earl Shilton, Markfield, Newbold Verdon, Sheepy and Witherley, Trinity, and Twycross and Shackerstone.
2010–2024: The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of 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.
Current (Hinckley and Bosworth)
[edit]Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of 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; Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton; Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy.
- The District of North West Leicestershire wards of Appleby; Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe.[5]
Two Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards were transferred to the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire, partly offset by the addition of two small wards from the District/constituency of North West Leicestershire.
History
[edit]The Western, or Bosworth, division was created in 1885, and included part of the Ashby de la Zouch and all of the Market Bosworth petty sessional divisions. It was redefined in 1918 to cover the urban districts of Coalville and Hinckley, the rural districts of Hinckley and Market Bosworth and the civil parish of Bardon from Ashby RD. Hinckley RD was abolished in the 1930s and in 1948 and 1970 the Bosworth constituency by which date it was shaped to eventually all of Coalville, Hinckley and Market Bosworth RD. Coalville has been part of North West Leicestershire since the 1983 election.
The seat was held by Labour for 25 years until the Conservatives gained it in the 1970 general election and they have represented it since then. Hinckley expanded greatly after World War II and is the most economically significant town other than Leicester in Leicestershire however unlike the borough the constituency retains under the independent Boundary Commission the poetic name of Bosworth, alluding to the Battle of Bosworth of the medieval Wars of the Roses which is recreated annually on the battlefield.
The seat had a coal mining tradition; however, other industry, such as defence, trade and retail supports the residential town of Hinckley and its rural hinterland. The area of strongest Labour support is the former mining village of Earl Shilton, which is now in local elections generally over-shadowed by surrounding areas with majority-Conservative support. The constituency was once held for Labour by Woodrow Wyatt, who later left the party and became one of its most voluble critics in the 1980s.
During the 2015 count, a police car outside the Hinckley Leisure Centre, where the count was taking place, caught fire then exploded while being hosed down by firefighters. Five men were arrested.[6]
Members of Parliament
[edit]South Leicestershire prior to 1885
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Luke Evans | 17,032 | 35.6 | −29.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | 11,624 | 24.3 | +6.1 | |
Reform UK | Peter Cheshire | 8,817 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Rebecca Pawley | 8,601 | 18.0 | +3.8 | |
Green | Cassie Wells | 1,514 | 3.2 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Harry Masters | 211 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,408 | 11.3 | −35.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,799 | 62.5 | −6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 76,431 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Luke Evans | 36,056 | 63.9 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Rick Middleton | 9,778 | 17.3 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | 9,096 | 16.1 | −1.2 | |
Green | Mick Gregg | 1,502 | 2.7 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 26,278 | 46.6 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 56,432 | 69.2 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 31,864 | 56.7 | +13.9 | |
Labour | Chris Kealey | 13,513 | 24.1 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | 9,744 | 17.3 | −5.0 | |
Green | Mick Gregg | 1,047 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 18,351 | 32.6 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 56,168 | 69.6 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 22,939 | 42.8 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | 11,951 | 22.3 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Chris Kealey | 9,354 | 17.5 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | David Sprason | 9,338 | 17.4 | +15.4 | |
Majority | 10,988 | 20.5 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,582 | 67.0 | −3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Going into the 2015 general election, this was the 180th most marginal constituency in Great Britain, the Liberal Democrats requiring a swing from the Conservatives of 4.6% to take the seat (based on the result of the 2010 general election).[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 23,132 | 42.6 | 0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mullaney | 18,100 | 33.3 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Rory Palmer | 8,674 | 16.0 | −15.9 | |
BNP | John Ryde | 2,458 | 4.5 | New | |
UKIP | Dutch Veldhuizen | 1,098 | 2.0 | −1.9 | |
English Democrat | James Lampitt | 615 | 1.1 | New | |
Science | Michael Brooks[13] | 197 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,032 | 9.3 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 54,274 | 70.2 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 20,212 | 42.6 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Rupert Herd | 14,893 | 31.4 | −8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Moore | 10,528 | 22.2 | +6.0 | |
UKIP | Denis Walker | 1,866 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 5,319 | 11.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,499 | 66.3 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 20,030 | 44.4 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Furlong | 17,750 | 39.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Ellis | 7,326 | 16.2 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 2,280 | 5.0 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,106 | 64.4 | −12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 21,189 | 40.6 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Furlong | 20,162 | 38.7 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Ellis | 9,281 | 17.8 | −2.9 | |
Referendum | Scott Halborg | 1,521 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,027 | 2.0 | −26.2 | ||
Turnout | 52,153 | 76.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 36,618 | 54.2 | −0.2 | |
Labour | David B. Everitt | 17,524 | 26.0 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gregory M. Drozdz | 12,643 | 18.7 | −8.6 | |
Green | Brian Fewster | 716 | 1.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 19,094 | 28.2 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 67,501 | 84.1 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Tredinnick | 34,145 | 54.4 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | David Bill | 17,129 | 27.3 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Richard Hall | 10,787 | 17.2 | −2.3 | |
Green | Dinah Freer | 660 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 17,016 | 27.1 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 62,721 | 81.3 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Butler | 31,663 | 55.4 | ||
SDP | Malcolm Fox | 14,369 | 25.1 | New | |
Labour | Daniel Janner | 11,120 | 19.5 | ||
Majority | 17,294 | 30.3 | |||
Turnout | 57,152 | 78.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Butler | 37,030 | 48.51 | +7.07 | |
Labour | Derek Fatchett | 28,595 | 37.46 | −3.53 | |
Liberal | Thomas Brown | 10,032 | 13.14 | −4.43 | |
National Front | David Dunn | 682 | 0.89 | New | |
Majority | 8,435 | 11.05 | +10.61 | ||
Turnout | 76,339 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Butler | 28,490 | 41.43 | +2.04 | |
Labour | Martyn Sloman | 28,188 | 40.99 | +3.96 | |
Liberal | Morris Galton | 12,082 | 17.57 | −6.02 | |
Majority | 302 | 0.44 | −1.92 | ||
Turnout | 68,760 | 82.03 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Butler | 28,151 | 39.39 | −11.48 | |
Labour | Martyn Sloman | 26,464 | 37.03 | −12.10 | |
Liberal | Morris Galton | 16,859 | 23.59 | New | |
Majority | 1,687 | 2.36 | +0.61 | ||
Turnout | 71,474 | 85.99 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Butler | 30,732 | 50.87 | +14.88 | |
Labour | Woodrow Wyatt | 29,677 | 49.13 | −1.10 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 1.74 | −12.50 | ||
Turnout | 60,409 | 77.14 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Woodrow Wyatt | 27,427 | 50.23 | +4.64 | |
Conservative | C J Philip Wood | 19,654 | 35.99 | +0.75 | |
Liberal | Anthony H Extance | 7,526 | 13.78 | −5.39 | |
Majority | 7,773 | 14.24 | +3.89 | ||
Turnout | 54,607 | 79.76 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Woodrow Wyatt | 25,334 | 45.59 | −5.70 | |
Conservative | Percy Laurence Braithwaite | 19,583 | 35.24 | −13.47 | |
Liberal | John H David | 10,652 | 19.17 | New | |
Majority | 5,751 | 10.35 | +7.77 | ||
Turnout | 55,569 | 82.80 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Woodrow Wyatt | 27,734 | 51.29 | −2.72 | |
Conservative | Percy Laurence Braithwaite | 26,341 | 48.71 | +2.72 | |
Majority | 1,393 | 2.58 | −5.44 | ||
Turnout | 54,075 | 83.05 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Allen | 27,626 | 54.01 | −3.08 | |
Conservative | Donald Charles Bray | 23,526 | 45.99 | +3.08 | |
Majority | 4,100 | 8.02 | −6.17 | ||
Turnout | 51,152 | 80.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Allen | 30,767 | 57.09 | +3.45 | |
Conservative | Donald Charles Bray | 23,122 | 42.91 | +13.62 | |
Majority | 7,645 | 14.18 | −24.35 | ||
Turnout | 53,889 | 85.42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Allen | 29,282 | 53.64 | −1.99 | |
Conservative | A Cripps | 15,988 | 29.29 | ||
Liberal | Leonard Wright Harvey | 9,315 | 17.07 | New | |
Majority | 13,294 | 24.35 | +13.09 | ||
Turnout | 54,585 | 88.07 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Allen | 26,151 | 55.63 | ||
National Liberal | James Millard Tucker | 20,854 | 44.37 | ||
Majority | 5,297 | 11.26 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,005 | 77.49 | |||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | William Edge | 22,969 | 59.22 | ||
Labour | C Rothwell | 15,816 | 40.78 | ||
Majority | 7,153 | 18.44 | |||
Turnout | 38,785 | 73.33 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | William Edge | 26,926 | 68.00 | ||
Labour | John Morgan | 12,670 | 32.00 | ||
Majority | 14,256 | 36.00 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,596 | 79.72 | |||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Election in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Edge | 17,044 | 41.4 | +7.8 | |
Labour | John Minto | 15,244 | 37.0 | +5.5 | |
Unionist | Sydney Lipscomb Elborne | 8,861 | 21.5 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 1,800 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,149 | 85.9 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 47,912 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.7 |
- % change and swing from 1924
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Edge | 11,981 | 38.2 | +4.6 | |
Labour | John Minto | 11,710 | 37.3 | +5.8 | |
Unionist | Edward Spears | 7,685 | 24.5 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 271 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,376 | 84.6 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 37,092 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Robert Gee | 10,114 | 34.9 | +5.0 | |
Liberal | George Ward | 9,756 | 33.6 | −7.6 | |
Labour | John Minto | 9,143 | 31.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 358 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,013 | 80.8 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,925 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Ward | 11,596 | 41.2 | +13.9 | |
Unionist | Guy Paget | 8,430 | 29.9 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Emrys Hughes | 8,152 | 28.9 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 3,166 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,178 | 80.3 | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 35,090 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Paget | 11,251 | 40.9 | New | |
Labour | Clement Bundock | 8,740 | 31.8 | −1.8 | |
National Liberal | Henry McLaren | 7,513 | 27.3 | −39.1 | |
Majority | 2,511 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,504 | 81.0 | +22.4 | ||
Registered electors | 33,937 | ||||
Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Election in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Henry McLaren | 12,545 | 66.4 | +1.9 |
Labour | Thomas Richardson | 6,344 | 33.6 | New | |
Majority | 6,201 | 32.8 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,889 | 58.6 | −26.3 | ||
Registered electors | 32,242 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Election results 1885–1918
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Ellis | 5,648 | 64.9 | ||
Conservative | Sackville Stopford-Sackville | 3,051 | 35.1 | ||
Majority | 2,597 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,699 | 87.7 | |||
Registered electors | 9,919 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Ellis | 4,732 | 57.9 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | Harrington Hulton | 3,440 | 42.1 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 1,292 | 15.8 | −14.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,172 | 82.4 | −5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,919 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles McLaren | 5,370 | 58.3 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Harrington Hulton | 3,846 | 41.7 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,524 | 16.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,216 | 87.1 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,586 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles McLaren | 5,327 | 55.9 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Sir Thomas Cope, 1st Baronet | 4,207 | 44.1 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 1,120 | 11.8 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,534 | 87.8 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,854 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles McLaren | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles McLaren | 7,678 | 67.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | Allen Henry Philip Stoneham | 3,627 | 32.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,051 | 35.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,305 | 86.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,114 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles McLaren | 7,709 | 63.5 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Keith Fraser | 4,427 | 36.5 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 3,282 | 27.0 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,136 | 88.7 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry McLaren | 7,500 | 64.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Dudley Beaumont Melchior Gurowski | 4,120 | 35.5 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 3,380 | 29.0 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,620 | 84.9 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Henry McLaren
- Unionist:
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Bosworth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Bosworth and Loughborough) Order 1971. SI 1971/2108". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6219–6220.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
- ^ Pegden, Tom (8 May 2015). "Police car explodes outside General Election count". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- ^ Hinckley and Bosworth
- ^ "Bosworth Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Ransome Mpini; Charlotte Thornton; John Walton; Marcelo Zanni (24 February 2014). "Election 2015: The political battleground". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Brooks, Michael (30 March 2010). "Taking a stand for science". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "'Bosworth', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
External links
[edit]- nomis Constituency Profile for Bosworth – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Bosworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Bosworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Hinckley and Bosworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK