Rutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Rutland and Stamford
Type = County
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Rutland and Stamford was a county constituency comprising the area centred on the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the county of Rutland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was succeeded by the Rutland and Melton and Stamford and Spalding constituencies.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

In 1983 Rutland became part of the Rutland and Melton constituency along with Melton borough and part of Harborough district in Leicestershire.

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: Rutland and StamfordElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lewis
votes = 17,991
percentage = 53.4
change = -Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A V Butler
votes = 15,704
percentage = 46.6
change = -Election box majority
votes = 2,287
percentage = 6.8
change = -Election box turnout
votes = 33,695
percentage = -
change = -Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -

Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: Rutland and StamfordElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lewis
votes = 22,803
percentage = 60.1
change = -Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Henry Toch
votes = 15,136
percentage = 39.9
change = -Election box majority
votes = 7,667
percentage = 20.2
change = -Election box turnout
votes = 37,939
percentage = 75.0
change = -Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -Electorate in 1970 = 50,636

Election box begin
title=General Election 1974: Rutland and StamfordElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lewis
votes = 19,101
percentage = 46.2
change = -Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Withers
votes = 12,111
percentage = 29.3
change = -Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = David Howie
votes = 10,113
percentage = 24.5
change = -Election box majority
votes = 6,990
percentage = 16.9
change = -Election box turnout
votes = 41,325
percentage = 72.0
change = -Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -

References

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