Melton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885ā1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melton was a county constituency centred on the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Melton | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Leicestershire |
Major settlements | Melton Mowbray |
1885ā1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Leicestershire |
Replaced by | Rutland & Melton, Loughborough and Bosworth[1] |
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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Northern Division of Leicestershire was replaced by two new single-seat county divisions: Melton and Loughborough. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was succeeded by the Rutland and Melton constituency.