List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire
Encyclopedia
The ceremonial county of Derbyshire
(which includes the unitary authority
of
Derby
) is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies
: three Borough constituencies
and eight County constituencies.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
(which includes the unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
of
Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
) is divided into 11 Parliamentary constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
: three Borough constituencies
and eight County constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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Amber Valley CC Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Amber Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is a marginal constituency between the Conservative and Labour parties... |
66,406 | 536 | Nigel Mills | Judy Mallaber Judy Mallaber Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley from 1997 to 2010.- Early life :She went to the North London Collegiate School.... |
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Bolsover CC | 70,448 | 11,182 | Dennis Skinner Dennis Skinner Dennis Edward Skinner is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970, the Chairman of the Labour Party from 1988 to 1989, and has sat on the National Executive Committee numerous times since 1978.Born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, Skinner is the... |
Lee Rowley | |||
Chesterfield BC Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001... |
71,299 | 549 | Toby Perkins Toby Perkins Matthew Toby Perkins is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Chesterfield since 2010, winning the seat from Liberal Democrat Paul Holmes. Before taking the seat, he was a councillor in the town.Perkins has one sister, Polly and is son of V.F. and Teresa... |
Paul Holmes Paul Holmes (politician) Paul Robert Holmes is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, previously held by Tony Benn, from 2001 to 2010.-Early life:... |
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Derby North BC | 71,311 | 613 | Chris Williamson Chris Williamson (politician) Christopher Williamson is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament for Derby North in 2010... |
Stephen Mold | |||
Derby South BC | 69,584 | 6,122 | Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett Margaret Mary Beckett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 1983, rising to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith, from 18 July 1992 to 12 May 1994, and briefly serving as Leader of the Party following Smith's death... |
Jack Perschke | |||
Derbyshire Dales CC Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire Dales is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.... |
62,511 | 13,866 | Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin Patrick Allen McLoughlin is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1986, initially for West Derbyshire and since 2010 for its successor, the Derbyshire Dales constituency... |
Joe Naitta | |||
Erewash CC Erewash (UK Parliament constituency) Erewash is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:The constituency covers the borough of Erewash.... |
68,934 | 2,501 | Jessica Lee Jessica Lee (politician) Jessica Katherine Lee is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010... |
Cheryl Pidgeon | |||
High Peak CC High Peak (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1960s:... |
68,061 | 4,677 | Andrew Bingham Andrew Bingham Andrew Russell Bingham is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been Member of Parliament for High Peak in Derbyshire since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.-Early life:... |
Caitlin Bisknell | |||
Mid Derbyshire CC Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:... |
64,939 | 11,292 | Pauline Latham Pauline Latham Pauline Elizabeth Latham is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire, a new constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.Latham had been a Conservative member of... |
Hardyal Dhindsa | |||
North East Derbyshire CC North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) North East Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
71,580 | 2,445 | Natascha Engel Natascha Engel Natascha Engel is a German-British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire since 2005. She has extensive involvement in the trade union movement, and has close connections to Gordon Brown.... |
Huw Merriman | |||
South Derbyshire CC South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:... |
62,130 | 7,128 | Heather Wheeler Heather Wheeler Heather Kay Wheeler is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire, taking the seat from the Labour Party after 13 years.... |
Michael Edwards | |||
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the county should in future be divided into 11 constituencies. These changes will take effect at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.Name | Amber Valley CC Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Amber Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is a marginal constituency between the Conservative and Labour parties... Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001... Erewash (UK Parliament constituency) Erewash is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:The constituency covers the borough of Erewash.... High Peak (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1960s:... North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) North East Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:... West Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) West Derbyshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 until it was replaced by the Derbyshire Dales constituency in the 2010 General Election, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.It...
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Proposed name | Amber Valley CC Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Amber Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system. It is a marginal constituency between the Conservative and Labour parties... Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001... Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency) Derbyshire Dales is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.... Erewash (UK Parliament constituency) Erewash is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:The constituency covers the borough of Erewash.... High Peak (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1960s:... Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:... North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) North East Derbyshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:"-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1940s:-References:...
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