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Bosworth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bosworth in Leicestershire
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Location of Leicestershire within England
CountyLeicestershire
Population98,282 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate77,787 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsHinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentDavid Tredinnick (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth Leicestershire

Bosworth /bɒzwərθ/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by David Tredinnick of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (except the civil 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 civil 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 Rural District of Market Bosworth.

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–present: 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.

History

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 is part of North West Leicestershire 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.

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 that however other industry, 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. It was once held for Labour by Woodrow Wyatt who 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.[3]

Members of Parliament

Charles McLaren
Election Member[4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 James Ellis Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1892 Charles McLaren Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1910 Henry McLaren Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1922 Guy Paget Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1923 George Ward Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1924 Robert Gee Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1927 Sir William Edge Liberal
style="background-color: Template:National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)/meta/color" | 1931 Liberal National
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1945 Arthur Allen Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1959 Woodrow Wyatt Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1970 Adam Butler Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1987 David Tredinnick Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Bosworth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Mullaney
Conservative David Tredinnick
Green Party Mick Gregg
General Election 2015: Bosworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 −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).[7]

General Election 2010: Bosworth[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 −15.9
BNP John Ryde 2,458 4.5 +4.5
UKIP Dutch Veldhuizen 1,098 2 −1.9
English Democrat James Lampitt 615 1.1 +1.1
Science Michael Brooks[9] 197 0.4 +0.4
Majority 5,032 9.3 −1.9
Turnout 54,274 70.2 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.9

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bosworth[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 +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[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Turnout 45,106 64.4 −12.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bosworth[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Tredinnick 21,189 40.6 −13.6
Labour Andrew Furlong 20,162 38.7 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Jon Ellis 9,281 17.8 −0.9
Referendum Scott Halborg 1,521 2.9 N/A
Majority 1,027 2.0 −26.3
Turnout 52,153 76.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1992: Bosworth[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 +0.0
Majority 19,094 28.3 +1.2
Turnout 67,501 84.1 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bosworth[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 −2.26
Green Dinah Freer 660 1.0 N/A
Majority 17,016 27.1 −3.13
Turnout 81.26
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Bosworth[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 31,663 55.4 −7.24
SDP M. Fox 14,369 25.1 N/A
Labour Daniel J.M. Janner 11,120 19.5 +1.13
Majority 17,294 30.3 −14.05
Turnout 78.19
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Bosworth[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Butler 37,030 48.5
Labour Derek Fatchett 28,595 37.5
Liberal Thomas Edward Brown 10,032 13.1
National Front David Henry Dunn 682 0.9 N/A
Majority 8,435 11.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 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
Turnout 82.03
Conservative hold Swing
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
Turnout 85.99
Conservative hold Swing
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
Turnout 77.14
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 14.23 +3.88
Turnout 79.76
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 N/A
Majority 5,751 10.35 +7.77
Turnout 82.80
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.
Turnout 83.05
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 80.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Allen 30,767 57.09 +3.45
Conservative Donald Charles Bray 23,122 42.91 +13.62
Majority 7,645 14.19 −24.35
Turnout 85.42
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Allen 29,282 53.64 −1.99
Conservative A Cripps 15,988 29.29 N/A
Liberal Leonard Wright Harvey 9,315 17.07 N/A
Majority 13,294 24.35 +13.08
Turnout 88.07
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Allen 26,151 55.63 N/A
National Liberal James Millard Tucker 20,854 44.37 N/A
Majority 5,297 11.27
Turnout 77.49
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 14 November 1935: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal William Edge 22,969 59.22
Labour C Rothwell 15,816 40.78
Majority 7,153 18.44
Turnout 73.33
National Liberal hold Swing
General Election 27 October 1931: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal William Edge 26,926 68.00
Labour John Morgan 12,670 32.00
Majority 14,256 36.00
Turnout 79.72
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing

Election in the 1920s

General Election 30 May 1929: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Edge 17,044 41.4 +7.8
Labour John Minto 15,244 37.0
Unionist Sydney Lipscomb Elborne 8,861 21.5 −13.4
Majority 1,800 4.4
Turnout 41,149
Liberal hold Swing +10.6
  • % change and swing from 1924
Bosworth by-election, 1927
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Edge 11,981 38.2
Labour John Minto 11,710 37.3
Unionist Edward Spears 7,685 24.5
Majority 271 0.9
Turnout 84.6
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing
General Election 29 October 1924: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Robert Gee 10,114 34.9
Liberal George Ward 9,756 33.6
Labour John Minto 9,143 31.5
Majority 358 1.3
Turnout 29,013
General Election 6 December 1923:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Ward 11,596
Unionist Guy Paget 8,430
Labour E Hughes 8,152
Majority
Turnout
General Election 15 November 1922:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Guy Paget 11,251
Labour Clement James Bundock 8,740
National Liberal Henry McLaren 7,513
Majority
Turnout

Election in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918: Bosworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry McLaren 12,545
Labour Thomas Richardson 6,344
Majority
Turnout

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Bosworth [18][19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Ellis 5,648 64.9 n/a
Conservative Sackville Stopford-Sackville 3,051 35.1 n/a
Majority 2,597 29.8 n/a
Turnout 87.7 n/a
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: Bosworth [18][19]
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
Turnout 82.4 −5.3
Liberal hold Swing -7.0

Elections in the 1890s

McLaren
General Election 1892: Bosworth [18][19]
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 87.1 +4.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
General Election 1895: Bosworth [18][19][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles McLaren 5,327 55.9 −2.4
Conservative Thomas Cope 4,207 44.1 +2.4
Majority 1,120 11.8 −4.8
Turnout 87.8 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Bosworth [18][19][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles McLaren unopposed n/a n/a
Liberal hold Swing n/a
General Election 1906: Bosworth [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles McLaren 7,678 67.9 n/a
Liberal Unionist Allen Henry Philip Stoneham 3,627 32.1 n/a
Majority 4,051 35.8 n/a
Turnout 86.2 n/a
Liberal hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Bosworth [18][22]
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 88.7 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -4.4
General Election December 1910: Bosworth [18][22]
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 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;

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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
  1. ^ "Bosworth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Pegden, Tom (8 May 2015). "Police car explodes outside General Election count". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
  5. ^ http://www.libdems.org.uk/michael_mullaney
  6. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ Ransome Mpini; Charlotte Thornton; John Walton; Marcelo Zanni (24 February 2014). "Election 2015: The political battleground". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ^ Brooks, Michael (30 March 2010). "Taking a stand for science". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "'Bosworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  19. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  20. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  21. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  22. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

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