Hinckley and Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Hinckley and Bosworth (/ˈbɒzwərθ/ BOZ-wərth) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Luke Evans, a Conservative.

1997–2010: The Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth wards of Ambien, Bagworth, Barleston, Nailstone and Osbaston, Barwell, Burbage, Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth, Castle, Clarendon, De Montfort, Desford and Peckleton, Earl Shilton, Markfield, Newbold Verdon, Sheepy and Witherley, Trinity, and Twycross and Shackerstone.

Hinckley expanded greatly after World War II and is the most economically significant town other than Leicester in Leicestershire however unlike the borough the constituency retains under the independent Boundary Commission the poetic name of Bosworth, alluding to the Battle of Bosworth of the medieval Wars of the Roses which is recreated annually on the battlefield.

The seat had a coal mining tradition; however, other industry, such as defence, trade and retail supports the residential town of Hinckley and its rural hinterland.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Hinckley & Bosworth election results 1983-2024
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