Rutland and Stamford parliamentary seats to combine under new proposed plans

Rutland and Stamford could share an MP if proposals for new parliamentary boundaries are approved.

A number of changes have been proposed which could see residents voting for different MPs in the next elections.

Rutland and Melton, currently held by Alicia Kearns, is to be split in two.

Rutland will join with Stamford.

Melton will form a new constituency – Melton and Syston.

South Leicestershire would take wards from Harborough - which would become Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.

The seat, held by Neil O’Brien, would take some land from the edges of Rutland.

At the 2023 Review, the East Midlands region will increase from 46 to 47 constituencies.

The Government now has four months to approve the changes.

The Boundary Commission for England has submitted its final proposals for reshaping the country’s political layout to make sure each area has the right number of voters.

Parliamentary constituencies should, by law, have between 69,724 and 77,062 electors - population migration and growth means they must be regularly reviewed.

Current legislation requires this to happen every eight years.

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