Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Derbyshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Mid Derbyshire in the East Midlands
CountyDerbyshire
Electorate70,085 (2023) [1]
Major settlementsBelper, Duffield Oakwood
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentJonathan Davies (Labour)
Created fromAmber Valley, Erewash and Derby North
1885–1918
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromSouth Derbyshire
Replaced byBelper

Mid Derbyshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Member of Parliament has been Jonathan Davies of the Labour Party since the 2024 United Kingdom general election. 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.

The previous MP was Pauline Latham, a Conservative, from 2010 until she stood down in 2024.

Constituency profile

The constituency covers a large area to the north and east of Derby. Residents are slightly wealthier than the UK average.[2]

Boundaries

2010–2024

Following their review of parliamentary representation, the Boundary Commission for England created this seat for the 2010 general election. Neighbouring constituencies had consequential boundary changes, with Erewash and Amber Valley the most affected.

The constituency was made up of the following electoral wards:

1 Further to a local government boundary review in Erewash which became effective in May 2015,[3] the Stanley ward was merged into Little Eaton and Breadsall which was renamed Little Eaton and Stanley.

Current

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was expanded by adding the South West Parishes ward in the Borough of Amber Valley (as it existed on 1 December 2020), transferred from Derbyshire Dales.[4]

Following local government boundary reviews in Amber Valley[5][6] and Derby[7][8] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following:

  • The Borough of Amber Valley wards of: Alport & South West Parishes (part); Belper East; Belper North; Belper South; Duffield & Quarndon.
  • The City of Derby wards of: Allestree; Chaddesden North (small part); Oakwood (most); Spondon.
  • The Borough of Erewash wards of: Little Eaton & Stanley; Ockbrook & Borrowash; West Hallam & Dale Abbey.[9]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

South Derbyshire prior to 1885

Election Member[10] Party
1885 Sir James Alfred Jacoby Liberal
1909 John Hancock Labour
1915 Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

Amber Valley, Erewash and Derby North prior to 2010

Election Member[10] Party
2010 Pauline Latham Conservative
2024 Jonathan Davies Labour

Elections

Mid Derbyshire election results 2010-2017

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid Derbyshire[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Davies 17,346 36.5 +9.5
Conservative Luke Gardiner 15,468 32.5 −27.1
Reform UK Stephen Dean 8,356 17.6 N/A
Green Gez Kinsella 3,547 7.5 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Holliday 2,361 5.0 −4.6
Independent Sue Warren 315 0.7 N/A
Workers Party Josiah Uche 150 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,878 4.0 N/A
Turnout 47,543 68.6 −4.6
Registered electors 69,281
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase 18.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Mid Derbyshire[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Latham 29,027 58.8 +0.2
Labour Emma Monkman 13,642 27.6 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Felix Dodds 4,756 9.6 +6.0
Green Sue MacFarlane 1,931 3.9 +1.6
Majority 15,385 31.2 +8.1
Turnout 49,356 73.2 −1.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.05
2017 general election: Mid Derbyshire [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Latham 29,513 58.6 +6.4
Labour Alison Martin 17,897 35.5 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Adam Wain 1,793 3.6 −1.2
Green Sue MacFarlane 1,168 2.3 −1.7
Majority 11,616 23.1 −3.7
Turnout 50,461 [14] 74.6 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing -1.35
2015 general election: Mid Derbyshire[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Latham 24,908 52.2 +3.9
Labour Nicola Heaton 12,134 25.4 +0.9
UKIP Martin Fitzpatrick 6,497 13.6 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones[16] 2,292 4.8 −15.7
Green Sue MacFarlane[17] 1,898 4.0 New
Majority 12,774 26.8 +3.0
Turnout 47,729 70.6 −0.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.45
2010 general election: Mid Derbyshire[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Latham 22,877 48.3 +1.1
Labour Hardyal Dhindsa 11,585 24.5 −10.2
Liberal Democrats Sally McIntosh 9,711 20.5 +4.5
BNP Lewis Allsebrook 1,698 3.6 New
UKIP Anthony Kay 1,252 2.6 +0.5
Monster Raving Loony R.U.Seerius 219 0.5 New
Majority 11,292 23.8 +11.3
Turnout 47,342 71.4 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing +5.65

Note: This constituency was a notional hold in 2010, as it would likely have been won by the Conservatives in 2005 had it existed then. This is despite the fact all of the wards were actually within constituencies that Labour held in 2005.

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

December 1910 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hancock 6,557 60.5 −3.4
Conservative David Rhys 4,287 39.5 +3.4
Majority 2,270 21.0 −6.8
Turnout 10,844 79.4 −7.2
Labour hold Swing -3.4
January 1910 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hancock 7,557 63.9 +3.4
Conservative Francis Francis 4,268 36.1 −3.4
Majority 3,289 27.8 +6.8
Turnout 11.825 86.6 +2.6
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1900s

1909 Mid Derbyshire by-election[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab John Hancock 6,735 60.5 −6.5
Conservative Samuel Cresswell 4,392 39.5 +6.5
Majority 2,343 21.0 −13.0
Turnout 11,127 84.0 +1.4
Registered electors 13,244
Lib-Lab hold Swing +6.5
  • 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.
Jacoby
1906 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 7,065 67.0 +10.5
Conservative Samuel Cresswell 3,475 33.0 −10.5
Majority 3,590 34.0 +21.0
Turnout 10,540 82.6 −0.4
Registered electors 12,757
Liberal hold Swing +10.5
1900 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 5,323 56.5 +3.4
Conservative Henry Raikes 4,094 43.5 −3.4
Majority 1,229 13.0 +6.8
Turnout 9,417 83.0 −5.5
Registered electors 11,347
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1890s

Jacoby
1895 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 4,926 53.1 −2.5
Conservative William Bridgeman 4,351 46.9 +2.5
Majority 575 6.2 −5.0
Turnout 9,277 88.5 +9.1
Registered electors 10,479
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
1892 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 4,899 55.6 +0.4
Conservative John Satterfield Sandars 3,907 44.4 −0.4
Majority 992 11.2 +0.8
Turnout 8,806 79.4 −7.1
Registered electors 11,089
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

Elections in the 1880s

1886 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 4,569 55.2 −8.8
Liberal Unionist Charles Seely 3,706 44.8 +8.8
Majority 863 10.4 −17.6
Turnout 8,275 86.5 −2.5
Registered electors 9,571
Liberal hold Swing -8.8
1885 general election: Mid Derbyshire[19][21][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alfred Jacoby 5,447 64.0
Conservative John Burton Barrow 3,067 36.0
Majority 2,380 28.0
Turnout 8,514 89.0
Registered electors 9,571
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Derbyshire+Mid
  3. ^ LGBCE. "Erewash | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
  5. ^ LGBCE. "Amber Valley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ^ LGBCE. "Derby | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "The Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2023".
  9. ^ "New Seat Details - Derbyshire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  11. ^ "Mid Derbyshire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Derbyshire Mid Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Derbyshire Mid parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ Council, Derby City (9 June 2017). "Full General Election 2017 results".
  15. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Derby Liberal Democrat leader Hilary Jones to stand for Parliament | Derby Telegraph". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Elections | Derbyshire Green Party". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  20. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  21. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  22. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  23. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
  24. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

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