Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Charnwood
Charnwood
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Charnwood in Leicestershire for the 2019 general election
	Location of Leicestershire within England
County	Leicestershire
Population	94,748 (2011 census)
Electorate	75,454 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Anstey, Birstall,; East Goscote, Queniborough, Rothley, Syston, Thurmaston, Woodhouse Eaves, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Groby
1997–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Loughborough, Rutland and Melton, Blaby, Bosworth
Replaced by	Mid Leicestershire, Melton and Syston

Charnwood was a constituency^{[n 1]} of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament from 1997 to 2024.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished for the 2024 general election, with the majority of the electorate being included in the new constituency of Mid Leicestershire. Syston, East Goscote and Thurmaston were included in the newly created constituency of Melton and Syston.

Constituency profile

The seat emerged from the Boundary Commission report of 1995 reflecting population increases in Leicestershire for the 1997 general election; the largest part of it was previously in Loughborough. During its existence, Charnwood was a Conservative Party stronghold. It mostly comprised affluent commuter villages to the north of Leicester and south of Loughborough; its residents were slightly wealthier than the UK average.^[3]

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of Charnwood wards of Birstall Goscote, Birstall Greengate, Birstall Netherhall, Birstall Riverside, Birstall Stonehill, Bradgate, East Goscote, Mountsorrel and Rothley, Queniborough, Six Hills, Syston, Thurcaston, Thurmaston, Woodhouse and Swithland, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Kirby, Leicester Forest East, the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Groby and Ratby.

2010–2024: The Borough of Charnwood wards of Anstey, Birstall Wanlip, Birstall Watermead, East Goscote, Forest Bradgate, Mountsorrel, Queniborough, Rothley and Thurcaston, Syston East, Syston West, Thurmaston, Wreake Villages, the District of Blaby wards of Ellis, Fairestone, Forest, Muxloe, the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth ward of Groby.

The seat was close to Leicester, between the city and Nottingham; it covered slightly more than half of the local government district of Charnwood to the north of Leicester. The town of Loughborough is the largest in the borough, but lies in a separate constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]^[5]	Party
	1997	Stephen Dorrell	Conservative
	2015	Edward Argar	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Charnwood^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Argar	35,121	63.4	+3.0
	Labour	Gary Godden	12,724	23.0	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Tipton	4,856	8.8	+5.1
	Green	Laurie Needham	2,664	4.8	+2.9
Majority			22,397	40.4	+10.8
Turnout			55,365	69.6	−1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.45

General election 2017: Charnwood^[8]^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Argar	33,318	60.4	+6.1
	Labour	Sean Kelly-Walsh^[11]	16,977	30.8	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Sansome^[12]	2,052	3.7	−3.2
	UKIP	Victoria Connor	1,471	2.7	−13.2
	Green	Nick Cox^[13]	1,036	1.9	New
	BNP	Stephen Denham	322	0.6	−0.3
Majority			16,341	29.6	−2.8
Turnout			55,176	70.7	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

General election 2015: Charnwood^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Argar^[16]	28,384	54.3	+4.7
	Labour	Sean Kelly-Walsh ^[17]	11,453	21.9	+2.2
	UKIP	Lynton Yates^[18]	8,330	15.9	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Sansome	3,605	6.9	−14.6
	BNP	Cathy Duffy	489	0.9	−4.9
Majority			16,931	32.4	+4.3
Turnout			52,261	67.6	−4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.25

General election 2010: Charnwood^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	26,560	49.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Webber-Jones	11,531	21.5	+3.2
	Labour	Eric Goodyer	10,536	19.7	−8.9
	BNP	Cathy Duffy	3,116	5.8	+2.2
	UKIP	Miles Storier	1,799	3.4	+0.4
Majority			15,029	28.1	+10.7
Turnout			53,542	71.9	+5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Charnwood^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	23,571	46.6	−1.6
	Labour	Richard Robinson	14,762	29.2	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sue King	9,057	17.9	+1.7
	BNP	Andrew Holders	1,737	3.4	New
	UKIP	Jamie Bye	1,489	2.9	−0.4
Majority			8,809	17.4	+1.4
Turnout			50,616	66.4	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

General election 2001: Charnwood^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	23,283	48.2	+1.7
	Labour	Sean Sheahan	15,544	32.2	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan King	7,835	16.2	+3.3
	UKIP	Jamie Bye	1,603	3.3	New
Majority			7,739	16.0	+6.5
Turnout			48,265	64.4	−12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Charnwood^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	26,110	46.5
	Labour	David Knaggs	20,210	36.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Wilson	7,224	12.9
	Referendum	Hugh Meechan	2,104	3.7
	BNP	Matthew Palmer	525	0.9
Majority			5,900	10.5
Turnout			56,173	77.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

^ "Charnwood: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Seat Details - Charnwood". ElectoralCalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
^ "Charnwood 1997–". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ "Election of a Member of Parliamnet for Charnwood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "Charnwood parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "How did Charnwood vote in 2017?". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "General Election 2017: Charnwood". The Daily Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/who-are-labour-s-general-election-candidate-in-leicestershire/story-30310977-detail/story.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Simon Sansome". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
^ "General Election 2017: Who are the candidates in Charnwood? | Leicester Mercury". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ "Conservatives choose councillor to fight Stephen Dorrell's Charnwood seat in General Election". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ "UK ELECTION RESULTS: CHARNWOOD 2015". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ Dan J Martin (19 February 2015). "UKIP lifts suspension of Charnwood parliamentary candidate Lynton Yates after "ban drivers on benefits" leaflet". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

Large printable map showing roads and constituency boundary (Walkingclub.org)
nomis Constituency Profile for Charnwood — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Charnwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Charnwood UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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

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

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

[4] "Seat Details - Charnwood". ElectoralCalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.

[5] "Charnwood 1997–". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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

[Statement_of_persons_nominated-7] "Election of a Member of Parliamnet for Charnwood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[8] "Charnwood parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[How_did_Charnwood_vote_in_2017-9] "How did Charnwood vote in 2017?". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[beeb2017-10] "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[11] "General Election 2017: Charnwood". The Daily Express. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[12] ttp://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/who-are-labour-s-general-election-candidate-in-leicestershire/story-30310977-detail/story.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[13] "Simon Sansome". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.

[14] "General Election 2017: Who are the candidates in Charnwood? | Leicester Mercury". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[electoralcalculus-15] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[beeb2015-16] "Charnwood Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[17] "Conservatives choose councillor to fight Stephen Dorrell's Charnwood seat in General Election". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[erbs-18] "UK ELECTION RESULTS: CHARNWOOD 2015". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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

[electoralcalculus2010-20] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2005-21] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-22] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-23] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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