Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Bosworth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bosworth in Leicestershire.
Location of Leicestershire within England.
County	Leicestershire
Population	98,282 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	77,787 (December 2010)^[2]
Major settlements	Hinckley, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of parliament	David Tredinnick (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	South Leicestershire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Bosworth /bɒzwɜːrθ/ 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

	Member^[4]	Party
1885	James Ellis	Liberal
1892	Charles McLaren	Liberal
1910	Henry McLaren	Liberal
1922	Guy Paget	Unionist
1923	George Ward	Liberal
1924	Robert Gee	Unionist
1927	Sir William Edge	Liberal
1931	Sir William Edge	Liberal National
1945	Arthur Allen	Labour
1959	Woodrow Wyatt	Labour
1970	Adam Butler	Conservative
1987	David Tredinnick	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bosworth^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Tredinnick^[6]	22,939	42.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Mullaney^[6]	11,951	22.3	-11.0
	Labour	Chris Kealey^[6]	9,354	17.5	+1.5
	UKIP	David Sprason^[6]	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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	-0.96
	Liberal	David Christopher Bill	17,129	27.3	+2.2
	Labour	Richard Sidney Hall	10,787	17.2	-2.26
	Green	Dinah Gillian 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 Courtauld Butler	31,663	55.4	-7.24
	Social Democratic	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 Courtauld Butler	37,030	48.5
	Labour	Derek John 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 Courtauld 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 Courtauld 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 Courtauld Butler	30,732	50.87	+14.88
	Labour	Woodrow Lyle 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 Lyle 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 Lyle 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 Lyle 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 Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Cecil Allen	26,151	55.63	N/A
	Liberal National	James Millard Tucker	20,854	44.37	N/A
Majority			5,297	11.27
Turnout				77.49
	Labour gain from Liberal National		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 14 November 1935: Bosworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal National	Sir William Edge	22,969	59.22
	Labour	C Rothwell	15,816	40.78
Majority			7,153	18.44
Turnout				73.33
	Liberal National hold		Swing

General Election 27 October 1931: Bosworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal National	Sir William Edge	26,926	68.00
	Labour	John Morgan	12,670	32.00
Majority			14,256	36.00
Turnout				79.72
	Liberal National gain from Liberal		Swing

Election in the 1920s

General Election 30 May 1929: Bosworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sir 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	Sir William Edge	11,981	38.2
	Labour	John Minto	11,710	37.3
	Unionist	Edward Louis 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	Thomas Guy Frederick Paget	8,430
	Labour	E Hughes	8,152
Majority
Turnout

General Election 15 November 1922:
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Unionist	Thomas Guy Frederick Paget	11,251
	Labour	Clement James Bundock	8,740
	National Liberal	Henry Duncan McLaren	7,513
Majority
Turnout

Election in the 1910s

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

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 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

↑ "Bosworth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 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.
↑ Pegden, Tom (8 May 2015). "Police car explodes outside General Election count". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
1 2 3 4 http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bosworth-2015.html
↑ 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. Retrieved 6 Dec 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. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Bosworth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

Coordinates: 52°36′N 1°24′W / 52.6°N 1.4°W / 52.6; -1.4

Constituencies in the East Midlands (46)

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