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Blaby (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–2010

Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–2010

Field	Value
name	Blaby
parliament	uk
map1	Blaby
map2	EnglandLeicestershire
map_entity	Leicestershire
map_year	2005
year	1974
abolished	2010
type	County
previous	Harborough
next	South Leicestershire
mp	Andrew Robathan
party	Conservative Party (UK)
region	England
county	Leicestershire
european	East Midlands
elects_howmany	One

Blaby was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1974 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was a safe seat for the Conservative Party, being held by Conservative MPs throughout its existence.

History

Blaby constituency was created in 1974 from parts of the Harborough seat. It is named after the village of Blaby in south west Leicestershire. A safe Conservative seat consisting mostly of middle-class commuter towns and villages for the neighbouring city of Leicester, it was held for many years by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. Lawson was succeeded in 1992 by Andrew Robathan, who held the seat until its abolition.

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England renamed the Blaby constituency as South Leicestershire, with minor alterations to its boundaries, in time for the 2010 election.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The Rural Districts of Blaby and Lutterworth.

1983–1997: The District of Blaby, and the District of Harborough wards of Broughton, Dunton, Gilmorton, Kilworth, Lutterworth Linden, Lutterworth St Mary's, Lutterworth Sherrier, Lutterworth Wycliffe, Peatling, and Ullesthorpe.

1997–2010: The District of Blaby wards of Cosby, Countesthorpe, Croft Hill, Enderby, Flamville, Fosse, Glen Parva, Millfield, Narborough, Normanton, Northfield, Ravenhurst, St John's, Stanton, Whetstone, Winchester, and Winstanley, and the District of Harborough wards of Broughton, Dunton, Gilmorton, Kilworth, Lutterworth Linden, Lutterworth St Mary's, Lutterworth Sherrier, Lutterworth Wycliffe, Peatling, and Ullesthorpe.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party	Notes
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		February 1974	Nigel Lawson	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1992	Andrew Robathan	Conservative
	2010	Constituency abolished: see South Leicestershire

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

From the general election of 2010, Blaby has been re-shaped and renamed South Leicestershire.

Sources

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Ask Aristotle | Blaby - Election History - Elections (1992–1997)
UK General Elections since 1832 - Elections (1974–1992)

References

{{Rayment-hc. b. 3. (March 2012)
"Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus.
"Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus.
"Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus.
(9 April 1992). "Politics Resources". Politics Resources.
"Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus.
"Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus.
"Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus.

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