South East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South East Derbyshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Erewash, Derbyshire South and Amber Valley[1] |
South East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1950-1955: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow.
1955-1974: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and part of the Rural District of Shardlow.
1974-1983: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of South East Derbyshire (the civil parishes of Aston-upon-Trent, Barrow-upon-Trent, Breadsall, Breaston, Dale Abbey, Derby Hills, Draycott and Church Wilne, Elvaston, Hopwell, Little Eaton, Melbourne, Morley, Ockbrook, Risley, Sandiacre, Shardlow and Great Wilne, Spondon, Stanley, Stanton-by-Bridge, Stanton-by-Dale, Swarkestone, West Hallam, and Weston-upon-Trent).
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Joe Champion | Labour | |
1959 | John Jackson | Conservative | |
1964 | Trevor Park | Labour | |
1970 | Peter Rost | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1950: South East Derbyshire[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Joseph Champion | 30,039 | 49.06 | ||
Conservative | JC Jennings | 24,789 | 40.49 | ||
Liberal | Maldwyn James | 6,396 | 10.45 | ||
Majority | 5,250 | 8.58 | |||
Turnout | 86.94 | ||||
Labour win | |||||
General Election 1951: South East Derbyshire[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Joseph Champion | 33,020 | 52.68 | ||
Conservative | JC Jennings | 29,663 | 47.32 | ||
Majority | 3,357 | 5.36 | |||
Turnout | 86.41 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1955: South East Derbyshire[4] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Joseph Champion | 25,620 | 51.59 | ||
Conservative | Frank Lawson John Jackson | 24,039 | 48.41 | ||
Majority | 1,581 | 3.18 | |||
Turnout | 82.11 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1959: South East Derbyshire[5] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Frank Lawson John Jackson | 25,374 | 45.54 | ||
Labour | Arthur Joseph Champion | 25,362 | 45.52 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Lynch | 4,980 | 8.94 | ||
Majority | 12 | 0.02 | |||
Turnout | 85.12 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1964: South East Derbyshire[6] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joseph Trevor Park | 29,528 | 50.75 | ||
Conservative | Peter Myers | 28,655 | 49.25 | ||
Majority | 873 | 1.50 | |||
Turnout | 82.83 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
General Election 1966: South East Derbyshire[7] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Joseph Trevor Park | 32,407 | 54.63 | ||
Conservative | Peter Myers | 26,911 | 45.37 | ||
Majority | 5,496 | 9.27 | |||
Turnout | 81.76 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1970: South East Derbyshire[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Lewis Rost | 32,185 | 52.21 | ||
Labour | John Ryman | 29,461 | 47.79 | ||
Majority | 2,724 | 4.42 | |||
Turnout | 75.46 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: South East Derbyshire[9]
Electorate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Lewis Rost | 20,016 | 44.11 | ||
Labour | JW Wardle | 16,981 | 37.42 | ||
Liberal | F Fry | 8,378 | 18.46 | ||
Majority | 3,035 | 6.69 | |||
Turnout | 85.11 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election October 1974: South East Derbyshire[10]
Electorate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Lewis Rost | 18,856 | 43.74 | ||
Labour | RJ Madeley | 17,851 | 41.41 | ||
Liberal | H Warschauer | 6,404 | 14.85 | ||
Majority | 1,005 | 2.33 | |||
Turnout | 80.22 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1979: South East Derbyshire[11]
Electorate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Peter Lewis Rost | 24,004 | 51.47 | ||
Labour | Gerald Edward Bermingham | 16,617 | 35.63 | ||
Liberal | R Lustig | 5,518 | 11.83 | ||
National Front | C Neil | 498 | 1.07 | ||
Majority | 7,387 | 15.84 | |||
Turnout | 81.09 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "'Derbyshire South East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig