Blaby (UK Parliament constituency)
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Blaby is a 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.
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Boundaries
Blaby constituency is in south west Leicestershire, named for the village of Blaby.
Member of Parliament
- Nigel Lawson (1974–1992)
- Andrew Robathan (1992– )
Election results
| General Election 2005: Blaby | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Robathan | 22,487 | 45.5 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | David Morgan | 14,614 | 29.6 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Stephenson | 9,382 | 19.0 | +1.6 | |
| BNP | Michael Robinson | 1,704 | 3.5 | +0.7 | |
| UKIP | Delroy Young | 1,201 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,873 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 49,388 | 65.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Blaby | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Robathan | 22,104 | 46.4 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | David Morgan | 15,895 | 33.4 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Welsh | 8,286 | 17.4 | +2.5 | |
| BNP | Edward Scott | 1,357 | 2.8 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 6,209 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 47,642 | 64.5 | -11.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||