Rutland and Melton | |
---|---|
Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Rutland and Melton in Rutland and Leicestershire for the 2019 general election | |
![]() Location of Rutland and Leicestershire within England | |
County | 1983–1997 Leicestershire 1997–present Leicestershire and Rutland |
Electorate | 77,324 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Melton Mowbray, Oakham and Uppingham |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Rutland and Stamford, and Melton |
Replaced by | Rutland and Stamford, and Melton and Syston |
Rutland and Melton was a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2024. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. For its entire existence, the seat elected members of the Conservative Party.