Who is the MP for Rutland and Stamford?

Alicia Kearns (Conservative) is the MP for Rutland and Stamford. They were first elected in December 2019.

Who won Rutland and Stamford at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Rutland and Stamford was won by Conservative with 43.7% of the vote, ahead of Labour on 22.3%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Rutland and Stamford?

PollCheck's current projection has Conservative on 32.0% and Reform UK on 26.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Rutland and Stamford in?

Rutland and Stamford crosses multiple council boundaries: Rutland (46%), South Kesteven (39%), Harborough (14%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Rutland and Stamford?

Rutland and Stamford is in East Midlands. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 57.4% in 2016). Around 37.3% of residents have a degree, a median age of 47, and 71.4% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Rutland and Stamford?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Rutland and Stamford, Conservative won with 43.7% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Rutland and Stamford in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Rutland and Stamford: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Conservative.

Constituency profile

Rutland and Stamford

East Midlands · County constituency

Sitting MP

Alicia Kearns

Conservative

First elected December 2019

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

East Midlands

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCC

Conservative 5/5

EU referendum 2016

57.4% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +5.5pp above mean

Current outlook

Conservative +5.9pp

vs Reform UK 26.1%

MidlandsLeave-leaning

Who lives in Rutland and Stamford? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

57.4%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

37.3%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

13.9%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

71.4%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

27.0%

UK average ~36%

Median age

47.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

29.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

24.0%

UK average ~28%

How did Rutland and Stamford vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 10,394 votes (21.4pp) · turnout 67.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Rutland and Stamford

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Rutland and Stamford within Rutland and South Kesteven and 1 other council

Rutland and Stamford crosses multiple council boundaries: Rutland (46%), South Kesteven (39%), Harborough (14%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Rutland 26 LSOAs	46%
South Kesteven 22 LSOAs	39%
Harborough 8 LSOAs	14%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Rutland and Stamford at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Rutland and Stamford at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con hold	Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton MP	14.3%	51.1%	25.8%	4.6% UKIP	-	4.2%	14,000	71.5%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton MP	15.4%	55.6%	8.1%	15.9% UKIP	4.3%	0.8%	21,705	68.5%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton MP	22.7%	62.8%	8.2%	3.2% UKIP	3.0%	-	23,104	73.4%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Alicia Kearns Rutland and Melton MP, pre-review boundary	14.7%	63.3%	15.8%	1.7% Brx	3.6%	0.9%	25,537	75.9%
2024	Con hold	Alicia Kearns	22.3%	43.7%	12.9%	14.4% Ref	5.8%	0.8%	10,394	67.7%

Rutland and Stamford was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Rutland and Melton (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Rutland and Stamford

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Rutland and Stamford. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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