List of parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

The ceremonial county of Derbyshire (which includes the unitary authority of Derby) is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies: three borough constituenciesand eight county constituencies.

Constituencies edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Amber Valley CC69,97616,886 Nigel Mills Adam Thompson‡
Bolsover CC75,1615,299 Mark Fletcher Dennis Skinner
Chesterfield BC71,0341,451 Toby Perkins Leigh Higgins†
Derby North BC73,1992,540 Amanda Solloway Tony Tinley‡
Derby South BC73,0626,019 Margaret Beckett Ed Barker†
Derbyshire Dales CC65,08017,381 Sarah Dines Claire Raw‡
Erewash CC72,52310,606 Maggie Throup Catherine Atkinson‡
High Peak CC74,265590 Robert Largan Ruth George
Mid Derbyshire CC67,44215,385 Pauline Latham Alison Martin‡
North East Derbyshire CC72,34512,876 Lee Rowley Chris Peace‡
South Derbyshire CC79,33119,335 Heather Wheeler Robert Pearson‡

2010 boundary changes edit

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered Derbyshire from 10 to 11, with the re-establishment of Mid Derbyshire. As a consequence of resulting boundary changes, West Derbyshire was renamed Derbyshire Dales.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  1. Amber Valley CC
  2. Bolsover CC
  3. Chesterfield BC
  4. Derby North BC
  5. Derby South BC
  6. Erewash CC
  7. High Peak CC
  8. North East Derbyshire CC
  9. South Derbyshire CC
  10. West Derbyshire CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire
  1. Amber Valley CC
  2. Bolsover CC
  3. Chesterfield BC
  4. Derby North BC
  5. Derby South BC
  6. Derbyshire Dales CC
  7. Erewash CC
  8. High Peak CC
  9. Mid Derbyshire CC
  10. North East Derbyshire CC
  11. South Derbyshire CC
Proposed Revised constituencies in Derbyshire

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final recommendations were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed retaining the current number of constituencies in Derbyshire, as detailed below, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to electoral wards within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range.[4]

Containing electoral wards from Amber Valley

Containing electoral wards from Bolsover

Containing electoral wards from Chesterfield

Containing electoral wards from Derby

Containing electoral wards from Derbyshire Dales

Containing electoral wards from Erewash

Containing electoral wards from High Peak

Containing electoral wards from North East Derbyshire

  • Bolsover (part)
  • North East Derbyshire (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Derbyshire

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[5]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Derbyshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative277,72352.3% 3.6%9 3
Labour184,29534.7% 9.8%2 3
Liberal Democrats38,2537.2% 3.4%00
Green13,6582.6% 1.4%00
Brexit14,4872.7%new00
Others2,7110.5% 1.3%00
Total531,127100.011

Percentage votes edit

Election year1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative37.533.940.941.543.241.529.531.130.136.539.448.752.3
Labour47.648.445.634.936.243.453.650.043.934.536.544.534.7
Liberal Democrat114.817.513.022.620.514.713.817.521.421.65.63.87.2
Green Party---*****0.62.81.22.6
UKIP------***3.215.41.6*
Brexit Party------------2.7
Other-0.20.51.00.10.43.11.44.63.70.20.20.5

11974 &1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative3346661116769
Labour7764449885452
Liberal Democrat10000000110000
Total10101010101010101011111111

11974 &1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit

1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal-Labour  Liberal Unionist

Constituency18851886879192189218951900041906070809Jan 191010Dec 1910121314141516
ChesterfieldBarnesBayleyHaslamKenyon
DerbyRoeBemroseRoeCollins
Vernon-HarcourtDrageBellThomas
Derbyshire MidJacobyHancock
Derbyshire North EastEgertonBoltonHarveyBowden
Derbyshire SouthWardleBroadGrettonRaphael
Derbyshire WestE. CavendishV. CavendishPetty-FitzMaurice
High PeakSidebottomPartingtonHill-Wood
IlkestonWatsonFosterSeely

1918 to 1950 edit

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)  Conservative  Independent Labour  Labour  Liberal  National Labour

Constituency1918192219231924192931193133193536383942441945
Clay CrossBroadDuncanHendersonHollandRidleyNeal
IlkestonSeelyOliverFlintOliver
Derbyshire North EastHolmesLeeWhyteLeeH. White
ChesterfieldKenyonBensonConantBenson
DerbyThomasNoel-Baker
GreenRobertsRaynesLuceRaynesReidWilcock
BelperHancockWraggLeesWraggBrown
Derbyshire SouthGregoryLorimerGrantPoleEmrys-EvansChampion
Derbyshire WestC. WhiteE. W. CavendishHunlokeC. White jnr
High PeakHill-WoodLawMolson

1950 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency1950195119551959616219641966671970Feb 1974Oct 19741979
ChesterfieldBensonVarley
Derby SouthNoel-BakerJohnson
BolsoverNealSkinner
Derbyshire North EastWhiteSwainEllis
Derby NorthWilcockMacDermotWhitehead
IlkestonOliverFletcher
BelperBrownStewart-SmithMacFarquharFaith
South East DerbyshireChampionJ. JacksonParkRost
High PeakMolsonWalderP. JacksonLe Marchant
West DerbyshireWakefieldCrawleyScott-HopkinsParris

1983 to present edit

  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Liberal Democrats

Constituency19838486198719921997200120052010201520171920192024
ChesterfieldVarleyBennHolmesPerkins
Derby SouthBeckett
BolsoverSkinnerFletcher
Derbyshire North EastEllisBarnesEngelRowley
Derby NorthKnightLaxtonWilliamsonSollowayWilliamsonSolloway
Amber ValleyOppenheimMallaberMills
South DerbyshireCurrieToddWheeler
ErewashRostKnightBlackmanLeeThroup
High PeakHawkinsHendryLevittBinghamGeorgeLargan
W Derbyshire / D'shire Dales ('10)ParrisMcLoughlinDines
Mid DerbyshireLatham

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". paras 82-89. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)