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|electorate = 72,022 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archive-date=6 November 2010}}</ref> |
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'''North West Leicestershire''' 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 [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since 2024 by [[Amanda Hack]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. It had previously been held by [[Andrew Bridgen]] since 2010, as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] from 2010 until 2023, a [[Reclaim Party]] member between May and December 2023 and as an Independent for the remainder of his term. |
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'''North West Leicestershire''' 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 [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since 2010 by [[Andrew Bridgen]]. Bridgen originally served as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] and now serves as an Independent following his suspension in January 2023 and subsequent expulsion. He joined the [[Reclaim Party]] in May 2023,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Ben |title=Andrew Bridgen becomes first Reclaim MP after expulsion from Tories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/10/andrew-bridgen-becomes-first-reclaim-mp-after-expulsion-from-tories |access-date=10 May 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 May 2023}}</ref> then left Reclaim and became an Independent again the following December.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1737394674359214324 |user=abridgen |title=A statement by Andrew Bridgen MP: "This morning, I have made the incredibly difficult decision to resign from the Reclaim Party. I would first of all like to thank Laurence and all of the team at Reclaim who have been excellent and supported me wholeheartedly for the last 9 months. I have come to this decision purely because of a difference in the direction of the Party, I will still wholeheartedly support the policies and values of the Reclaim Party and wish them all of the best in their future endeavours However, I need to make a very important decision with a general election pending in the first half of next year. I need to put North West Leicestershire first, above any Party allegiance. I will continue standing up and fighting for the people of North West Leicestershire and delivering what is best for them. I have consistently campaigned against HS2 since my first election in 2010, I have been at the forefront of exposing scandals such as the modern day slavery cover up in Leicester and the Post Office Horizon scandal which was debated in the House of Commons yesterday. I have been standing up for those who have been injured by vaccines and exposing the worrying cover up of Trends in Excess Deaths on a national and indeed global scale" ENDS}}</ref>{{#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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==History== |
==History== |
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North West Leicestershire's main settlements are the small towns of [[Coalville]] and [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]. The population is divided between Labour-inclined former mining areas with high rates of employment<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|url-status=dead|title=2011 census interactive maps|archive-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> and low [[social housing]] dependency,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|This should be contrasted with most constituencies in [[County Durham]], [[South Yorkshire]] and [[West Yorkshire]] which historically had a similar but more densely populated mining population and which have higher [[Index of Multiple Deprivation|Indicators of Multiple Deprivation]] and are Labour [[safe seat]]s based on length of service by one [[political party]]|group= n}} and Conservative-inclined rural villages, with most people focused close to the two towns named.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/|title=OpenStreetMap|website=OpenStreetMap}}</ref> The seat has been a [[bellwether]] since 1983, as the winning party has formed the government. |
North West Leicestershire's main settlements are the small towns of [[Coalville]] and [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]. The population is divided between Labour-inclined former mining areas with high rates of employment<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|url-status=dead|title=2011 census interactive maps|archive-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> and low [[social housing]] dependency,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|This should be contrasted with most constituencies in [[County Durham]], [[South Yorkshire]] and [[West Yorkshire]] which historically had a similar but more densely populated mining population and which have higher [[Index of Multiple Deprivation|Indicators of Multiple Deprivation]] and are Labour [[safe seat]]s based on length of service by one [[political party]]|group= n}} and Conservative-inclined rural villages, with most people focused close to the two towns named.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/|title=OpenStreetMap|website=OpenStreetMap}}</ref> The seat has been a [[bellwether]] since 1983, as the winning party has formed the government. |
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In 2011 [[UK Coal |
In 2011, [[UK Coal]] were given permission to develop an [[opencast coal mining]] pit on the site of the former Minorca colliery on the outskirts of [[Measham]], in the seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13895845|title=Leicestershire opencast coal mine gains approval|work=BBC News|date=23 June 2011|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> However, the mine never opened and UK Coal ceased operations in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://harworthgroup.com/about/at-a-glance/ | title = At a glance | publisher = Harworth Group | access-date = 17 December 2015 | archive-date = 22 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163634/http://harworthgroup.com/about/at-a-glance/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
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| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
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| [[David Ashby]] |
| [[David Ashby]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
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| [[David Taylor ( |
| [[David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP)|David Taylor]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
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| rowspan=4|[[Andrew Bridgen]] |
| rowspan=4|[[Andrew Bridgen]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|''Apr 2023'' |
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| [[Independent politician|Independent]] |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]] |
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|''May 2023'' |
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| [[Reclaim Party|Reclaim]] |
| [[Reclaim Party|Reclaim]] |
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|''Dec 2023'' |
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| [[Independent politician|Independent]] |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]] |
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| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] |
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| [[Amanda Hack]] |
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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]]: North West Leicestershire<ref>https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2024_north_west_leicestershire/General%20election%202024%20-%20North%20West%20Leicestershire%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20and%20Notice%20of%20Poll.pdf</ref> |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: North West Leicestershire<ref>https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/files/documents/notice_of_persons_nominated_general_election_2024_north_west_leicestershire/General%20election%202024%20-%20North%20West%20Leicestershire%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20and%20Notice%20of%20Poll.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref> |
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{{cite news |title=North West Leicestershire - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001404 |access-date=5 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref>|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Carl Benfield|votes=|percentage=|change=|}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Amanda Hack]]|votes=16,871|percentage=34.7|change=+9.3|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Craig Smith|votes=15,859|percentage=32.7|change=-29.4|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Noel Matthews|votes=9,678|percentage=19.9|change=''N/A''|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Carl Benfield|votes=2,831|percentage=5.8|change=+1.1|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Alice Delemare|votes=1,629|percentage=3.4|change=-3.4|}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Andrew Bridgen]]|votes=1,568|percentage=3.2|change=''N/A''|}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Siobhan Dillon|votes=136|percentage=0.3|change=''N/A''|}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box majority|votes=1,012|percentage=2.0|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=48,572|percentage=63.0|change={{decrease}} 4.6}} |
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{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=77,757}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link|winner = Labour Party (UK)|loser = Conservative Party (UK)|swing = {{increase}} 19.4}} |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Michael Wyatt<ref>https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/parliamentary_election_results_2017</ref> |
|candidate = Michael Wyatt<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/parliamentary_election_results_2017 | title=General election results - 2017 }}</ref> |
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|votes = 3,420 |
|votes = 3,420 |
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|percentage = 6.4 |
|percentage = 6.4 |
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|party = UK Independence Party |
|party = UK Independence Party |
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|candidate = Andy McWilliam<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/hampshirenorthwest/|title=UK Polling Report}}</ref> |
|candidate = Andy McWilliam<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/hampshirenorthwest/|title=UK Polling Report|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224211616/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/hampshirenorthwest/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|votes = 8,704 |
|votes = 8,704 |
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|percentage = 16.9 |
|percentage = 16.9 |
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|party = Labour and Co-operative |
|party = Labour and Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[David Taylor ( |
|candidate = [[David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP)|David Taylor]] |
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|votes = 21,449 |
|votes = 21,449 |
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|percentage = 45.5 |
|percentage = 45.5 |
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|party = Labour and Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[David Taylor ( |
|candidate = [[David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP)|David Taylor]] |
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|votes = 23,431 |
|votes = 23,431 |
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|percentage = 52.1 |
|percentage = 52.1 |
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|party = Labour Co-operative |
|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[David Taylor ( |
|candidate = [[David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP)|David Taylor]] |
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|votes = 29,332 |
|votes = 29,332 |
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|percentage = 56.4 |
|percentage = 56.4 |
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|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP)|David Taylor]] |
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|votes = 27,400 |
|votes = 27,400 |
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|percentage = 43.9 |
|percentage = 43.9 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13278.html North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65776.html North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168506.html North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 5 December 2024
North West Leicestershire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Electorate | 75,373 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Amanda Hack (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bosworth and Loughborough |
North West Leicestershire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Amanda Hack of the Labour Party. It had previously been held by Andrew Bridgen since 2010, as a Conservative from 2010 until 2023, a Reclaim Party member between May and December 2023 and as an Independent for the remainder of his term.
History
[edit]The constituency was contested for the first time in 1983, and Conservative candidate David Ashby became its first MP that year. He stood down in 1997 and Labour's David Taylor won the seat, holding it until he died of a heart attack in December 2009. Taylor had already announced that he would stand down at the 2010 general election. With the next election being due on 6 May 2010, it was considered uneconomic and (based on precedent) unnecessary to arrange a by-election. In the 2010 election, Andrew Bridgen took the seat for the Conservatives, with a swing of 12% from Labour to the Conservatives and with a smaller Labour–Liberal Democrats swing. Bridgen's majority was 7,511 or 14.5% of the total votes cast.
Constituency profile
[edit]North West Leicestershire's main settlements are the small towns of Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The population is divided between Labour-inclined former mining areas with high rates of employment[2] and low social housing dependency,[3][n 2] and Conservative-inclined rural villages, with most people focused close to the two towns named.[4] The seat has been a bellwether since 1983, as the winning party has formed the government.
In 2011, UK Coal were given permission to develop an opencast coal mining pit on the site of the former Minorca colliery on the outskirts of Measham, in the seat.[5] However, the mine never opened and UK Coal ceased operations in 2015.[6]
Boundaries
[edit]Historic
[edit]North West Leicestershire constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Bosworth to the south and Loughborough to the east.
1983–1997: The District of North West Leicestershire, and the Borough of Charnwood wards of Shepshed East and Shepshed West.
1997–2024: The District of North West Leicestershire.
Current
[edit]Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the size of the constituency was reduced to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the two small wards of Appleby, and Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe to the newly named constituency of Hinckley and Bosworth.[7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Bosworth and Loughborough prior to 1983
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1983 | David Ashby | Conservative | |
1997 | David Taylor | Labour | |
2010 | Andrew Bridgen | Conservative | |
Apr 2023 | Independent | ||
May 2023 | Reclaim | ||
Dec 2023 | Independent | ||
2024 | Amanda Hack | Labour |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Amanda Hack | 16,871 | 34.7 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Craig Smith | 15,859 | 32.7 | −29.4 | |
Reform UK | Noel Matthews | 9,678 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Green | Carl Benfield | 2,831 | 5.8 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alice Delemare | 1,629 | 3.4 | −3.4 | |
Independent | Andrew Bridgen | 1,568 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Siobhan Dillon | 136 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,012 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,572 | 63.0 | 4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 77,757 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.4 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Bridgen | 33,811 | 62.8 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Terri Eynon | 13,411 | 24.9 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Grahame Hudson | 3,614 | 6.7 | +0.3 | |
Green | Carl Benfield | 2,478 | 4.6 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Edward Nudd | 367 | 0.7 | New | |
Libertarian | Dan Liddicott | 140 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 20,400 | 37.9 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,821 | 68.2 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Bridgen[13] | 31,153 | 58.2 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Sean Sheahan[14] | 17,867 | 33.4 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Wyatt[15] | 3,420 | 6.4 | +2.5 | |
Green | Mia Woolley[16] | 1,101 | 2.1 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 13,286 | 24.8 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 53,541 | 71.0 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Bridgen | 25,505 | 49.5 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Jamie McMahon | 14,132 | 27.4 | −2.7 | |
UKIP | Andy McWilliam[18] | 8,704 | 16.9 | +14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Argent[19] | 2,033 | 3.9 | −12.7 | |
Green | Benjamin Gravestock[20] | 1,174 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 11,373 | 22.1 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,548 | 71.4 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Bridgen | 23,147 | 44.6 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Ross Willmott | 15,636 | 30.1 | −15.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Reynolds | 8,639 | 16.6 | +4.5 | |
BNP | Ian Meller | 3,396 | 6.5 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | Martin Green | 1,134 | 2.2 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 7,511 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,952 | 72.9 | +6.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 21,449 | 45.5 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Nicola Le Page | 16,972 | 36.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roderick Keys | 5,682 | 12.1 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | John Blunt | 1,563 | 3.3 | +1.0 | |
BNP | Clive Potter | 1,474 | 3.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,477 | 9.5 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,140 | 66.8 | +1.0 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 23,431 | 52.1 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Nick Weston | 15,274 | 33.9 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Fraser-Fleming | 4,651 | 10.3 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | William Nattrass | 1,021 | 2.3 | New | |
Independent | Robert Nettleton | 632 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 8,157 | 18.2 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,219 | 65.8 | −14.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | David Taylor | 29,332 | 56.4 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 16,113 | 31.0 | −14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stan Heptinstall | 4,492 | 8.6 | −1.6 | |
Referendum | Maurice Abney-Hastings | 2,008 | 4.0 | New | |
Majority | 13,219 | 25.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,945 | 80.0 | −6.1 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Ashby | 28,379 | 45.5 | −2.1 | |
Labour | David Taylor | 27,400 | 43.9 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Beckett | 6,353 | 10.2 | −6.9 | |
Natural Law | David Fawcett | 229 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 979 | 1.6 | −11.7 | ||
Turnout | 62,361 | 86.1 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Ashby | 27,872 | 47.6 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Susan Waddington | 20,044 | 34.3 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | David Emmerson | 10,034 | 17.1 | −4.6 | |
Green | Helen Michetschlager | 570 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 7,828 | 13.3 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,520 | 82.85 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Ashby | 24,760 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | Mel Read | 18,098 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Cort | 12,043 | 21.7 | ||
Ecology | Dinah Freer | 637 | 1.15 | ||
Majority | 6,662 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 55,538 | 81.07 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ This should be contrasted with most constituencies in County Durham, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire which historically had a similar but more densely populated mining population and which have higher Indicators of Multiple Deprivation and are Labour safe seats based on length of service by one political party
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External links
[edit]- North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- North West Leicestershire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK