Melton, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Michael Latham (Conservative Party) won Melton, with a majority of 24,360 votes.
At the Local Elections 1987 (7 May 1987), 11 seats on Melton were filled: Conservative Party 7, Independent 2 and Lib/Sdp 2. Conservative Party won a majority of the seats contested.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Wards / divisions
- 21
| Election | Date | Seats won by party |
|---|---|---|
| Local by-elections 09 Jun 1994 | 9 June 1994 | Liberal Democrats 1 |
| Local Elections 1987 | 7 May 1987 | Conservative Party 7, Independent 2, Lib/Sdp 2 |
| Local by-elections 24 Oct 1985 | 24 October 1985 | SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 |
| Local Elections 1983 | 5 May 1983 | Conservative Party 4, Ind Con 2 |
| Local Elections 1979 | 3 May 1979 | Conservative Party 7, Independent 2 |
| Local Elections 1976 | 6 May 1976 | Conservative Party 7, Independent 2 |
| Local Elections 1973 | 7 June 1973 | Conservative Party 5, Independent 2 |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Latham | Conservative Party | 40,242 | 58.6% | Yes |
| Imelda Read | The Labour Party | 15,882 | 23.1% | No |
| David Farrer | Liberal Democrats | 12,596 | 18.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Latham | Conservative Party | 30,943 | 48.9% | Yes |
| David Knaggs | The Labour Party | 16,747 | 26.5% | No |
| John Pick | Liberal Democrats | 15,567 | 24.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Latham | Conservative Party | 32,239 | 38.1% | Yes |
| John Pick | Liberal Democrats | 19,490 | 23% | No |
| David Knaggs | The Labour Party | 16,747 | 19.8% | No |
| Royston Mayhew | The Labour Party | 16,228 | 19.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike | Conservative Party | 38,782 | 56.1% | Yes |
| Kevin Wood | The Labour Party | 20,907 | 30.2% | No |
| John Pick | Liberal Democrats | 9,465 | 13.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike | Conservative Party | 30,776 | 48% | Yes |
| John Frears | The Labour Party | 23,181 | 36.2% | No |
| Garth VJ Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 10,108 | 15.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike | Conservative Party | 32,842 | 51.5% | Yes |
| David Williams | The Labour Party | 19,578 | 30.7% | No |
| Garth VJ Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 11,392 | 17.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike | Conservative Party | 34,997 | 61.2% | Yes |
| Charles W Spepherd | The Labour Party | 22,176 | 38.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Anthony Nutting | Conservative Party | 30,074 | 60.9% | Yes |
| Kenneth Frank Urwin | The Labour Party | 19,294 | 39.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Anthony Nutting | Conservative Party | 28,689 | 56.3% | Yes |
| Kenneth Frank Urwin | The Labour Party | 22,308 | 43.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Anthony Nutting | Conservative Party | 26,177 | 51% | Yes |
| Archibald Crawford | The Labour Party | 19,621 | 38.2% | No |
| Wilfrid Horace Kirby | Liberal Democrats | 5,518 | 10.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Anthony Nutting | Conservative Party | 23,772 | 46% | Yes |
| Archibald Crawford | The Labour Party | 18,379 | 35.6% | No |
| Brian Melton Butcher | Liberal Democrats | 9,510 | 18.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lindsay Everard | Conservative Party | 26,325 | 67.4% | Yes |
| Albert Ernest Stubbs | The Labour Party | 12,704 | 32.6% | No |