# Melton and Syston

The middle of the East Midlands. About 97,716 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 570 square kilometres.

Edward Argar has been the Conservative MP for Melton and Syston since July 2024. They won by 5,396 votes on a 61.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001357. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Edward Argar has been the Conservative MP for Melton and Syston since July 2024.
They won by 5,396 votes on a 61.9% turnout.

MP: [Edward Argar](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4362) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Melton and Syston

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edward Argar (elected) | Conservative | 17,526 | 38.1% |
| Zafran Khan | Labour | 12,130 | 26.4% |
| Pete Morris | Reform UK | 8,945 | 19.5% |
| Alastair McQuillan | Green Party | 3,685 | 8.0% |
| Andy Konieczko | Liberal Democrat | 2,547 | 5.5% |
| Marilyn Gordon | Independent | 517 | 1.1% |
| Teck Khong | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 348 | 0.8% |
| Matt Shouler | Rejoin EU | 288 | 0.6% |

Electorate 74,316. Turnout 61.9%. Majority 5,396 (11.7%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3614

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.7%** (July 2024). The winner in Melton and Syston had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 265th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Melton and Syston at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 259th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 94,370** (2021). Melton and Syston had 94,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 125th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in Melton and Syston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001357) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 55% of people in Melton and Syston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001357) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Melton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Melton and Syston.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001357) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Melton, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Melton and Syston.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001357) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Melton and Syston had 94,370 usual residents at the census.

## How Melton and Syston compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Melton and Syston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.7% | joint 265th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.9% | joint 259th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 94,370 | 125th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 55% | joint 272nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Melton and Syston?

Melton and Syston had 94,370 usual residents at the census.
Melton and Syston is the 125th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Melton

Most of Melton and Syston lies in Melton. These figures are published for the whole of Melton, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Melton and Syston itself. [See Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton)

- **Average house price: £282,521** (July 2026). Melton’s average house price was £282,521 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,900** (2025). Full-time workers living in Melton earned a median of £33,900 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 29th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Melton costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.9** (2025). Melton has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 94th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Melton and Syston in brief

The winner in Melton and Syston had a majority of 11.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Melton and Syston at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.9%.
Melton and Syston had 94,370 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Melton and Syston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001357
- Council: [Melton †](https://openindex.co.uk/melton)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 570 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,716*
- Wards: 21
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 54
- Output areas: 302

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Melton and Syston

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001357

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