List of parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

The ceremonial county of Derbyshire (which includes the unitary authority of Derby) is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies: three borough constituenciesand eight county constituencies. Since the 2024 general election, all eleven constituencies have been represented by members of the Labour Party.

Constituencies

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour  ¤ Reform

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Amber Valley CC70,6253,554 Linsey Farnsworth Alex Stevenson ¤
Bolsover CC74,6806,323 Natalie Fleet Mark Fletcher
Chesterfield BC70,72210,820 Toby Perkins Ben Flook †
Derby North BC71,8678,915 Catherine Atkinson Amanda Solloway
Derby South BC72,0676,002 Baggy Shanker Alan Graves ¤
Derbyshire Dales CC71,435350 John Whitby Sarah Dines
Erewash CC71,9865,859 Adam Thompson Maggie Throup
High Peak CC73,9607,908 Jon Pearce Robert Largan
Mid Derbyshire CC70,0851,878 Jonathan Davies Luke Gardiner †
North East Derbyshire CC72,3441,753 Louise Jones Lee Rowley
South Derbyshire CC71,2024,168 Samantha Niblett Heather Wheeler

Boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final recommendations were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission proposed retaining the eleven constituencies in Derbyshire, as detailed below, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to electoral wards within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range.[4] These changes came into effect from the 2024 general election.

Containing electoral wards from Amber Valley

Containing electoral wards from Bolsover

Containing electoral wards from Chesterfield

Containing electoral wards from Derby

Containing electoral wards from Derbyshire Dales

Containing electoral wards from Erewash

Containing electoral wards from High Peak

Containing electoral wards from North East Derbyshire

  • Bolsover (part)
  • North East Derbyshire (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Derbyshire

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[5]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Derbyshire in the 2024 general election were as follows:[2]

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Labour195,56840.1% 5.4%11 9
Conservative133,26227.3% 25.0%0 9
Reform UK94,29219.3% 16.6%00
Green30,3386.2% 3.6%00
Liberal Democrats24,8975.1% 2.1%00
Workers5,6031.1%New0New
Others3,4980.7% 0.2%00
Total487,458100.011

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Derbyshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative277,72352.3% 3.6%9 3
Labour184,29534.7% 9.8%2 3
Liberal Democrats38,2537.2% 3.4%00
Green13,6582.6% 1.4%00
Brexit14,4872.7%new00
Others2,7110.5% 1.3%00
Total531,127100.011

Percentage votes

Election year1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour47.648.445.634.936.243.453.650.043.934.536.544.534.740.1
Conservative37.533.940.941.543.241.529.531.130.136.539.448.752.327.3
Brexit Party1------------2.719.1
Green Party---*****0.62.81.22.66.2
Liberal Democrat214.817.513.022.620.514.713.817.521.421.65.63.87.25.1
UKIP------***3.215.41.6*-
Other-0.20.51.00.10.43.11.44.63.70.20.20.51.8

1As the Brexit Party in 2019

21974 &1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour776444988545211
Conservative33466611167690
Liberal Democrat100000001100000
Total1010101010101010101111111111

11974 &1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal-Labour  Liberal Unionist

Constituency18851886879192189218951900041906070809Jan 191010Dec 1910121314141516
ChesterfieldBarnesBayleyHaslamKenyon
DerbyRoeBemroseRoeCollins
Vernon-HarcourtDrageBellThomas
Derbyshire MidJacobyHancock
Derbyshire North EastEgertonBoltonHarveyBowden
Derbyshire SouthWardleBroadGrettonRaphael
Derbyshire WestE. CavendishV. CavendishPetty-FitzMaurice
High PeakSidebottomPartingtonHill-Wood
IlkestonWatsonFosterSeely

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)  Conservative  Independent Labour  Labour  Liberal  National Labour

Constituency1918192219231924192931193133193536383942441945
Clay CrossBroadDuncanHendersonHollandRidleyNeal
IlkestonSeelyOliverFlintOliver
Derbyshire North EastHolmesLeeWhyteLeeH. White
ChesterfieldKenyonBensonConantBenson
DerbyThomasNoel-Baker
GreenRobertsRaynesLuceRaynesReidWilcock
BelperHancockWraggLeesWraggBrown
Derbyshire SouthGregoryLorimerGrantPoleEmrys-EvansChampion
Derbyshire WestC. WhiteE. W. CavendishHunlokeC. White jnr
High PeakHill-WoodLawMolson

1950 to 1983

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency1950195119551959616219641966671970Feb 1974Oct 19741979
ChesterfieldBensonVarley
Derby SouthNoel-BakerJohnson
BolsoverNealSkinner
Derbyshire North EastWhiteSwainEllis
Derby NorthWilcockMacDermotWhitehead
IlkestonOliverFletcher
BelperBrownStewart-SmithMacFarquharFaith
South East DerbyshireChampionJ. JacksonParkRost
High PeakMolsonWalderP. JacksonLe Marchant
West DerbyshireWakefieldCrawleyScott-HopkinsParris

1983 to present

  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Liberal Democrats

Constituency19838486198719921997200120052010201520171920192024
ChesterfieldVarleyBennHolmesPerkins
Derby SouthBeckettShanker
BolsoverSkinnerFletcherFleet
Derbyshire North EastEllisBarnesEngelRowleyJones
Derby NorthKnightLaxtonWilliamsonSollowayWilliamsonSollowayAtkinson
Amber ValleyOppenheimMallaberMillsFarnsworth
South DerbyshireCurrieToddWheelerNiblett
ErewashRostKnightBlackmanLeeThroupThompson
High PeakHawkinsHendryLevittBinghamGeorgeLarganPearce
W Derbyshire / D'shire Dales ('10)ParrisMcLoughlinDinesWhitby
Mid DerbyshireLathamDavies

See also

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