Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Loughborough
Map1 = Loughborough
Map2 = Leicestershire
Type = County
Year = 1885
Entity = Leicestershire
County = Leicestershire
EP = East Midlands
MP = Andy Reed
Party = Labour Co-operative

Loughborough is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the towns of Loughborough and Shepshed, the villages of Barrow upon Soar, Hathern, Sileby and Quorn and a number of smaller villages in the Wolds. It borders the constituencies of North West Leicestershire, Charnwood, Rutland and Melton and Rushcliffe.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituency boundaries. The newly modified Loughborough constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:
*Barrow and Sileby West, Loughborough Ashby, Loughborough Dishley and Hathern, Loughborough Garendon, Loughborough Hastings, Loughborough Lemyngton, Loughborough Nanpantan, Loughborough Outwoods, Loughborough Shelthorpe, Loughborough Southfields, Loughborough Storer, Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle, Shepshed East, Shepshed West, Sileby and The Wolds.

History

Loughborough was originally part of a larger constituency, Leicestershire, which was split into two districts in the Reform Act of 1832. In the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 Leicestershire was divided into four parts, Eastern (Melton), Mid (Loughborough), Western (Bosworth) and Southern (Harborough), each returning one member. Furthermore, there was included a borough constituency for Leicester which returned two MPs.

In 1983 the Leicestershire coalfield, an area loyal to Labour, was removed from the constituency and replaced by much of the Soar Valley, a rural area that tended to vote Conservative. In 1995 the Soar Valley was moved to the newly created Charnwood constituency.

Members of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament for Loughborough, since 1997, is Andy Reed for the Labour Party.

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

;General election of 2005

The 2005 general election saw Andy Reed returned with a decreased majority after his share of the vote dropped by 8.3%. Loughborough was the 126th target seat of the Conservative Party and their share of the vote increased slightly but the Liberal Democrats had the largest increase. The swing of 5.0% from Labour to Conservative was higher than the national swing of 3.0% and turnout was above average.

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Andy Reed
votes = 19,098
percentage = 41.4
change = −8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicky Morgan
votes = 17,102
percentage = 37.1
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graeme Smith
votes = 8,258
percentage = 17.9
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Bernard Sherratt
votes = 1,094
percentage = 2.4
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = John McVay
votes = 588
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,996
percentage = 4.3
change = −10.1Election box turnout
votes = 46,140
percentage = 63.8
change = +0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing = −5.0

;General election of 2001

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Andy Reed
votes = 22,016
percentage = 49.7
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Lyon
votes = 15,638
percentage = 35.3
change = −2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julie Simons
votes = 5,667
percentage = 12.8
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Bigger
votes = 933
percentage = 2.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,378
percentage = 14.4
change = +3.5Election box turnout
votes = 44,254
percentage = 63.2
change = −12.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing = +1.8

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Andy Reed
votes = 25,448
percentage = 48.6
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = K. Andrew
votes = 19,736
percentage = 37.7
change = −9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = D. Brass
votes = 6,190
percentage = 11.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = R.P. Gupta
votes = 991
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,712
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,365
percentage = 75.9
change = −2.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1992

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Dorrell
votes = 30,064
percentage = 50.7
change = −4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Andy Reed
votes = 19,181
percentage = 32.4
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = A.W. Scott
votes = 8,953
percentage = 15.1
change = −4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = I. Sinclair
votes = 817
percentage = 1.4
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = P. Reynolds
votes = 233
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,883
percentage = 18.4
change = −11.9Election box turnout
votes = 59,248
percentage = 78.5
change = −0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1987

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Dorrell
votes = 31,931
percentage = 54.7
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C.J. Wrigley
votes = 14,283
percentage = 24.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate for alliance
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
side = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = R.G. Fox
votes = 11,499
percentage = 19.7
change = −2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = R.P. Gupta
votes = 656
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 17,648
percentage = 30.2
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 58,369
percentage = 79.2
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1983

Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Dorrell
votes = 29,056
percentage = 52.9
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = M.T. Jones
votes = 12,876
percentage = 23.4
change = −16.2Election box candidate for alliance
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
side = Social Democratic Party (UK)
candidate = J.R. Frears
votes = 12,189
percentage = 22.2
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = D.G. Whitebread
votes = 591
percentage = 1.1
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Peacock
votes = 228
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 16,180
percentage = 29.5
change = +21.1Election box turnout
votes = 54,940
percentage = 77.7
change = −3.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

;General elecetion of 1979

Election box begin
title=General Election 1979: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Dorrell
votes = 29,788
percentage = 48.0
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 24,589
percentage = 39.6
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Palmer
votes = 6,650
percentage = 10.7
change = −8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = D. G. Whitebread
votes = 595
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = John Peacock
votes = 484
percentage = 0.8
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 5,199
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 62,106
percentage = 81.2
change = +2.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of October 1974

Election box begin
title=General Election October 1974: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 22,869
percentage = 41.5
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.M. York
votes = 20,521
percentage = 37.2
change = −0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M. Bennett
votes = 10,409
percentage = 18.9
change = −5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = K. Sanders
votes = 1,215
percentage = 2.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = More Prosperous Britain
candidate = H. Smith
votes = 125
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,348
percentage = 4.3
change = +3.1Election box turnout
votes = 55,139
percentage = 78.5
change = −5.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of February 1974

Election box begin
title=General Election February 1974: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 22,643
percentage = 38.6
change = −6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.M. York
votes = 21,846
percentage = 37.4
change = −6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M. Bennett
votes = 14,096
percentage = 24.0
change = +13.7Election box majority
votes = 697
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.2Election box turnout
votes = 58,685
percentage = 84.3
change = +5.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1970

Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 22,806
percentage = 45.4
change = −4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Elton
votes = 22,272
percentage = 44.3
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J.M. Mokrzycki
votes = 5,185
percentage = 10.3
change = −2.6Election box majority
votes = 534
percentage = 1.0
change = −12.2Election box turnout
votes = 50,263
percentage = 78.9
change = −3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

;General election of 1966

Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 22,935
percentage = 50.2
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. Elton
votes = 16,911
percentage = 37.0
change = −1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = B.S. Stratford
votes = 5,875
percentage = 12.9
change = −1.3Election box majority
votes = 6,024
percentage = 13.2
change = +3.7Election box turnout
votes = 45,721
percentage = 82.3
change = −1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1964

Election box begin
title=General Election 1964: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 22,081
percentage = 47.7
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.L. Leatham
votes = 17,671
percentage = 38.2
change = −0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G.R.S Stevenson
votes = 6,558
percentage = 14.2
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 4,410
percentage = 9.5
change = +1.3Election box turnout
votes = 46,310
percentage = 83.9
change = −0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

;General election of 1959

Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 21,496
percentage = 47.2
change = −7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = C.G. Waite
votes = 17,749
percentage = 39.0
change = −6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R.E. Hancock
votes = 6,303
percentage = 13.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,747
percentage = 8.2
change = −1.5Election box turnout
votes = 45,548
percentage = 84.0
change = +1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1955

Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Desmond Cronin
votes = 24,044
percentage = 54.9
change = −2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.V. Argyle
votes = 19,781
percentage = 45.1
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 4,263
percentage = 9.7
change = −4.3Election box turnout
votes = 43,825
percentage = 82.4
change = −3.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1951

Election box begin
title=General Election 1951: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mont Follick
votes = 25,894
percentage = 57.0
change = −0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P.G. Spencer
votes = 19,571
percentage = 43.0
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 6,323
percentage = 13.9
change = −1.1Election box turnout
votes = 45,465
percentage = 85.9
change = −1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1950

Election box begin
title=General Election 1950: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mont Follick
votes = 25,921
percentage = 57.5
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. F. Middup
votes = 19,196
percentage = 42.5
change = +11.2Election box majority
votes = 6,725
percentage = 15.0
change = −7.0Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 87.0
change = +12.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

;General election of 1945

Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mont Follick
votes = 21,152
percentage = 53.3
change = +12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Kimball
votes = 12,401
percentage = 31.3
change = −11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = C. A. Lidbury
votes = 6,121
percentage = 15.4
change = −1.3Election box majority
votes = 8,751
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.7
change = −2.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

;General election of 1935

Election box begin
title=General Election 1935: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Kimball
votes = 15,396
percentage = 42.7
change = −18.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Ernest Winterton
votes = 14,653
percentage = 40.6
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Meakin
votes = 6,003
percentage = 16.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 743
percentage = 2.1
change = −19.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.4
change = −4.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1931

Election box begin
title=General Election 1931: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Kimball
votes = 22,310
percentage = 60.7
change = +27.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Ernest Winterton
votes = 14,458
percentage = 39.3
change = −0.7Election box majority
votes = 7,852
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.8
change = −3.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1920s

;General election of 1929

Election box begin
title=General Election 1929: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Ernest Winterton
votes = 14,854
percentage = 40.0
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Rye
votes = 12,210
percentage = 32.9
change = −7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = F. G. Hives
votes = 10,044
percentage = 27.1
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 2,644
percentage = 7.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.2
change = +1.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1924

Election box begin
title=General Election 1924: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Rye
votes = 11,114
percentage = 39.9
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Ernest Winterton
votes = 9,751
percentage = 34.9
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Spears
votes = 7,040
percentage = 25.2
change = −10.8Election box majority
votes = 1,363
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.7
change = +6.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1923

Election box begin
title=General Election 1923: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Spears
votes = 8,937
percentage = 36.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Ernest Winterton
votes = 8,064
percentage = 32.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Rye
votes = 7,805
percentage = 31.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 873
percentage = 3.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1922In the 1922 general election, Edward Spears of the National Liberal Party was elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1910s

;General election of 1918

Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Oscar Guest
votes = 11,918
percentage = 65.1
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H. W. Hallam
votes = 6,381
percentage = 34.9
change = −12.8Election box majority
votes = 5,537
percentage = 30.2
change = +25.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 59.8
change = −30.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of December 1910

Election box begin
title=General Election December 1910: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Maurice Levy
votes = 6,488
percentage = 52.3
change = −0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N. W. Smith-Carington
votes = 5,916
percentage = 47.7
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 572
percentage = 4.6
change = −1.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 90.2
change = −2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of January 1910

Election box begin
title=General Election January 1910: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Maurice Levy
votes = 6,760
percentage = 52.9
change = −4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N. W. Smith-Carington
votes = 6,007
percentage = 47.1
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 753
percentage = 5.8
change = −11.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 92.8
change = +2.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1900s

;General election of 1906

Election box begin
title=General Election 1906: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Maurice Levy
votes = 6,803
percentage = 57.5
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. B. Du Pré
votes = 5,023
percentage = 42.5
change = −7.2Election box majority
votes = 1,780
percentage = 15.0
change = +14.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 90.1
change = +5.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1900

Election box begin
title=General Election 1900: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Maurice Levy
votes = 4,897
percentage = 50.3
change = −1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. Packe
votes = 4,830
percentage = 49.7
change = +1.7Election box majority
votes = 67
percentage = 0.6
change = −3.4Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.1
change = −3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1890s

;General election of 1895

Election box begin
title=General Election 1895: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Jabez Johnson-Ferguson
votes = 4,732
percentage = 52.0
change = −2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. L. Tooth
votes = 4,360
percentage = 48.0
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 372
percentage = 4.0
change = −4.2Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 88.5
change = +2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1892Election box begin
title=General Election 1892: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Jabez Johnson-Ferguson
votes = 4,715
percentage = 54.1
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edwin de Lisle
votes = 3,994
percentage = 45.9
change = −4.9Election box majority
votes = 721
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.0
change = −0.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1880s

;General election of 1886Election box begin
title=General Election 1886: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edwin de Lisle
votes = 4,075
percentage = 50.8
change = +7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Jabez Johnson-Ferguson
votes = 3,940
percentage = 49.2
change = −7.0Election box majority
votes = 135
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.1
change = −4.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1885Election box begin
title=General Election 1885: LoughboroughElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Jabez Johnson-Ferguson
votes = 4,733
percentage = 56.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Montagu Curzon
votes = 3,693
percentage = 43.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,040
percentage = 12.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 90.5
change =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Leicestershire and Rutland
*List of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom

References

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/lcommons4.htm The House of Commons constituencies beginning with "L"] - Members of Parliament (1885-1931)
* [http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/gazetteer/england/Leicestershire/index.html UK Genealogy Archives] - History
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/383.stm BBC News: Loughborough constituency] - History and Boundaries
* [http://www.andyreedmp.org.uk/32264.html Andy Reed MP | Loughborough Constituency] - Boundaries
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EC.html British Parliamentary Election results 1983-97] - Elections (1983-1992)
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm UK General Elections since 1832] - Elections (1951-1979)
*McCalmont, Frederick Haynes, Stenton Michael, Vincent, John Russell. "McCalmont's parliamentary poll book: British election results". (ISBN 0-85527-000-4)
*F. W. S. Craig. "British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973". (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)
*F. W. S. Craig. "British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949". (ISBN 0-900178-01-9)

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4474115.stm BBC News: Voters 'concerned' at crime rise]
* [http://www.andyreedmp.org.uk/ Andy Reed's official website]
* [http://www.loughboro.freeuk.com/ Labour in Loughborough]
* [http://www.loughboroughconservatives.com/ Loughborough Conservatives]
* [http://www.loughborough.libdems.org.uk/ Loughborough Liberal Democrats]
* [http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/images/maps/LeicsRutland.jpgMap showing original Loughborough constituency (1895)]