Derby North (UK Parliament constituency)

Derby North
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Derby North in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	72,617 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Amanda Solloway (Conservative Party)
Number of members	One
Created from	Derby
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Derby North /ˈdɑːrbi nɔːrθ/ is a constituency ^{[n 1]} formed of half of the city of Derby represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Amanda Solloway, of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

Boundaries of Derby North from 1983 to 2010

1950-1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch, and the civil parish of Chaddesden in the Rural District of Shardlow.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Friar Gate, Mickleover, and Spondon.

1983-2010: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Mackworth, and Spondon.

2010-present: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth, and Mickleover.

Many constituency boundaries changed for the 2010 general election and this seat changed quite significantly which made the seat less of a Labour Party safe seat based on council results for electoral wards.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party	Notes
	1950	Clifford Wilcock	Labour	Died January 1962
	1962 by-election	Niall MacDermot	Labour
	1970	Phillip Whitehead	Labour
	1983	Greg Knight	Conservative
	1997	Bob Laxton	Labour
	2010	Chris Williamson	Labour
	2015	Amanda Solloway	Conservative

Constituency profile

The constituency covers a largely residential area immediately north of Derby city centre, including some of the city’s most affluent suburbs, as well as some of its council housing, though much of this is former council housing in private ownership. Unemployment is below the national average. Average incomes are above the national average. ^[4]

History

A relatively close seat for two largest parties since 1950, Derby North has been held by Labour Party's Clifford Wilcock, Niall MacDermot then Phillip Whitehead.^{[n 3]} In the 1979 election, it was covered by the BBC as the bellwether seat as the 41st of the 41 seats that Margaret Thatcher needed to win; in that year it stayed Labour, with an exit poll on the seat being a center piece of the election-night coverage.^[5]

The Conservative Greg Knight gained the seat as part of a landslide victory of 1983 and held it until 1997.^{[n 4]}

Labour's Bob Laxton defeated Knight in 1997 and held the seat until retiring in 2010, when the seat was held for Labour by Chris Williamson.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Derby North[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Solloway[7]	16,402	36.7	+5.0
	Labour	Chris Williamson	16,361	36.6	+3.5
	UKIP	Tilly Ward[8]	6,532	14.6	+12.8
	Liberal Democrat	Lucy Care[9]	3,832	8.6	-19.5
	Green	Alice Mason-Power[10]	1,618	3.6	+3.6
Majority			41	0.1
Turnout			44,745	69.1	+6.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+0.8

General Election 2010: Derby North[11][12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Williamson	14,896	33.0	−9.0
	Conservative	Stephen Mold	14,283	31.7	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat	Lucy Care	12,638	28.0	+0.5
	BNP	Pete Cheeseman	2,000	4.4	N/A
	UKIP	Elizabeth Ransome[13]	829	1.8	−0.2
	Independent	David Gale	264	0.6	N/A
	Pirate	David Geraghty[14]	170	0.4	N/A
Majority			613	1.4	−13.2
Turnout			45,080	63.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Boundary changes occurred in 2010, so percentage changes are based on notional results

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Derby North[15][16][17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Laxton	19,272	44.0	−6.9
	Conservative	Richard Aitken-Davies	15,515	35.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jeremy Beckett	7,209	16.5	+2.4
	Veritas	Martin Bardoe	958	2.2	N/A
	UKIP	Michelle Medgyesy	864	2.0	N/A
Majority			3,757	8.6	−7.3
Turnout			43,818	64.3	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

General Election 2001: Derby North[18][17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Laxton	22,415	50.9	−2.3
	Conservative	Barry Holden	15,433	35.0	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Charlesworth	6,206	14.1	+5.1
Majority			6,982	15.9	−3.0
Turnout			44,054	57.8	−16.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Derby North[19][17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Laxton	29,844	53.2	+12.3
	Conservative	Gregory Knight	19,229	34.3	−14.1
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Charlesworth	5,059	9.0	−0.6
	Referendum	Paul Reynolds	1,816	3.2	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Mrs. Jane H.M. Waters	195	0.3	N/A
Majority			10,615	18.9	+11.3
Turnout			56,143	73.8	−6.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.2

General Election 1992: Derby North[20][21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gregory Knight	28,574	48.4	−0.5
	Labour	Robert Laxton	24,121	40.9	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Charlesworth	5,638	9.6	−3.8
	Green	Eric Wall	383	0.7	+0.2
	National Front	Peter Hart	245	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	N. Onley	58	0.1	N/A
Majority			4,453	7.6	−4.0
Turnout			59,019	80.7	+4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Derby North[22][23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gregory Knight	26,561	48.9	+5.2
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	20,236	37.2	+0.4
	Liberal	Stephen Francis Connolly	7,268	13.4	−6.1
	Green	Eric Wall	291	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,325	11.6	+4.7
Turnout			54,356	75.8	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

General Election 1983: Derby North[24][25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gregory Knight	22,303	43.7	−0.8
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	18,797	36.8	−8.1
	Liberal	Stephen Francis Connolly	9,924	19.5	+10.0
Majority			3,506	6.9	+6.6
Turnout			51,024	72.5	−4.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Derby North[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	28,797	44.9	+0.4
	Conservative	R.N. Kemm	28,583	44.5	+6.9
	Liberal	R.F. Whitehouse	6,093	9.5	−8.0
	National Front	C. Bayliss	592	0.9	N/A
	United English National	S.P. Gibson	116	0.2	N/A
Majority			214	0.3	−6.3
Turnout			64,181	76.8	+3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

General Election October 1974: Derby North[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	26,960	44.5	+4.3
	Conservative	D.J. Penfold	22,767	37.6	−0.8
	Liberal	M.D. Peel	10,595	17.5	−4.1
	More Prosperous Britain	H. Smith	242	0.4	N/A
Majority			4,193	6.9	+4.9
Turnout			60,564	73.2	−5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Derby North[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	26,029	40.2	−14.5
	Conservative	D.J. Penfold	24,736	38.2	−7.1
	Liberal	M.D. Peel	13,995	21.6	N/A
Majority			1,293	2.0	−7.5
Turnout			64,760	79.1	+6.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Derby North[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Whitehead	20,114	54.7	−7.1
	Conservative	J.W. Roberts	16,635	45.3	+7.1
Majority			3,479	9.5	−14.2
Turnout			36,749	64.2	−6.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Derby North[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Niall MacDermot	23,033	61.8	+8.9
	Conservative	D.H. Hene	14,215	38.2	+3.6
Majority			8,818	23.7	+5.4
Turnout			37,248	70.8	−3.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Derby North[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Niall MacDermot	21,386	52.9	+3.5
	Conservative	D.H. Hene	13,991	34.6	+12.1
	Liberal	A.L. Smart	5,057	12.5	−12.9
Majority			7,395	18.3	−5.7
Turnout			40,434	74.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Derby North by-election, 1962[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Niall MacDermot	16,497	49.4	−3.4
	Liberal	I. Irving	8,479	25.4	N/A
	Conservative	T.M. Wray	7,502	22.5	−24.7
	Independent	T. Lynch	886	2.7	N/A
Majority			8,018	24.0	+18.4
Turnout			33,364
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Derby North[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford A.B. Wilcock	22,673	52.8	−3.0
	Conservative	Robin Maxwell-Hyslop	20,266	47.2	+3.0
Majority			2,407	5.6	−6.0
Turnout			42,939	76.7	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Derby North[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford A.B. Wilcock	24,162	55.8	+0.6
	Conservative	R.C.P. Rouse	19,156	44.2	+7.3
Majority			5,006	11.6	−6.7
Turnout			43,318	75.7	−9.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Derby North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford A.B. Wilcock	22,390	57.09
	Conservative	VE Waldron	16,828	42.91
Majority			5,562	14.18
Turnout				82.49
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Derby North[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford A.B. Wilcock	22,410	55.2	N/A
	Conservative	V. Seely	14,980	36.9	N/A
	Liberal	G.I. Walters	3,190	7.9	N/A
Majority			7,430	18.3	N/A
Turnout			40,580	85.5	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. Later an MEP
4. Deputy chief whip from 1993 to 1996 and Minister for Industry from 1996 to 1997.

References

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2. Derby.gov.uk local election results 2010
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9. http://www.libdems.org.uk/candidates_detail.aspx?name=Lucy_Care&pPK=dc939820-fc7e-4e2e-a462-89be99a8e412/</
10. http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/General-Election-Green-Party-announces-contest/story-26185912-detail/story.html
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Coordinates: 52°57′N 1°29′W / 52.95°N 1.49°W