Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Derbyshire
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Mid Derbyshire in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	66,855 (2015 Election)[1]
Major settlements	Belper, Borrowash, Duffield, West Hallam in Derby: Allestree, Oakwood and Spondon
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	Pauline Latham OBE (Conservative Party)
Created from	Amber Valley
1885–1918
Type of constituency	County constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Mid Derbyshire is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Pauline Latham, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation, the Boundary Commission for England created this seat. Neighbouring constituencies have had consequential boundary changes, with Erewash and Amber Valley two of the most affected.

The constituency is made up of the following electoral wards:

• Belper Central; Belper East; Belper North; Belper South; Duffield in the borough of Amber Valley
• Allestree, Oakwood and Spondon in the City of Derby
• Little Eaton and Breadsall; Ockbrook and Borrowash; Stanley; West Hallam and Dale Abbey in the borough of Erewash

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

James Alfred Jacoby

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1885	Sir James Alfred Jacoby	Liberal
	1909	John George Hancock	Labour
	1915		Liberal
	1918	constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

Election		Member[2]	Party
	2010	Pauline Latham	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Mid Derbyshire[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Latham	24,908	52.2	+3.9
	Labour	Nicola Heaton	12,134	25.4	+1.0
	UKIP	Martin Fitzpatrick	6,497	13.6	+11
	Liberal Democrat	Hilary Jones[4]	2,292	4.8	-15.7
	Green	Sue MacFarlane[5]	1,898	4.0	+4.0
Majority			12,774	26.8	+2.9
Turnout			47,729	70.6	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.45

General Election 2010: Mid Derbyshire[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Latham	22,877	48.3	+1.1
	Labour	Hardyal Dhindsa	11,585	24.5	−10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Sally McIntosh	9,711	20.5	+4.5
	BNP	Lewis Allsebrook	1,698	3.6	N/A
	UKIP	Anthony Kay	1,252	2.6	+0.5
	Monster Raving Loony	R.U.Seerius	219	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,292	23.9	+11.4
Turnout			47,342	71.4	+4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.65

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910 Electorate 13,660
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John George Hancock	7,575	63.9
	Conservative	Francis Francis	4,268	36.1
Majority			3,289	27.8
Turnout				86.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election December 1910 Electorate 13,660
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John George Hancock	6,557
	Conservative	David Rhys	4,287
Majority
Turnout				79.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election January 1906 Electorate 12,757
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Alfred Jacoby	7,065	67.0
	Conservative	Samuel Cresswell	3,475	33.0
Majority			3,590	34.0
Turnout				82.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

By-Election 1909 Electorate 13,244
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John George Hancock	6,735	60.5
	Conservative	S. Cresswell	4,392	39.5
Majority			2,343	21.0
Turnout				84.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

• Hancock, who was sponsored by the Derbyshire Miners Association was chosen by the local Liberal Association as their candidate. During the campaign he agreed that he would sign the Labour Party constitution, so some records describe him as the Labour party candidate.

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county 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.

References

1. http://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/data-in-the-bce/>
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
3. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
4. http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-Liberal-Democrat-leader-Hilary-Jones-stand/story-20859309-detail/story.html/</
5. http://derbyshiregreenparty.org.uk/elections/
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

Coordinates: 52°57′N 1°24′W / 52.95°N 1.40°W