Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
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| County constituency | |
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 Boundary of Bolsover in Derbyshire for the 2007 general election. |
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 Location of Derbyshire within England. |
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| County | Derbyshire |
| Electorate | 72,162 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bolsover, Shirebrook |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | Dennis Skinner (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Clay Cross and North East Derbyshire |
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| European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Bolsover is a county constituency in Derbyshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was first contested in 1950.
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[edit] History
This is a safe Labour seat. Since 1970 it has been held by Dennis Skinner, a former miner whose often abrasive manner in the House of Commons has led to him being dubbed "The Beast of Bolsover".
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1950 from parts of North East Derbyshire and Clay Cross constituencies. When it was first formed it comprised the Urban District of Bolsover and the Rural Districts of Blackwell and Clowne. Bolsover and Clowne had both previously been included in the North-Eastern Division of Derbyshire, while Blackwell had formed part of the Clay Cross Division.
In 1974 the Local Government District of Bolsover was formed with identical boundaries to the constituency.
These boundaries remained unchanged until 1983 when the Morton, Pilsley, Shirland and Sutton wards of the District of North East Derbyshire were transferred from the North East Derbyshire constituency.
The 2010 boundary changes added Holmewood and Heath ward to Bolsover constituency from North East Derbyshire.
[edit] Constituency profile
The seat is a Labour Party stronghold and a former mining area. It has struggled following the last closures in the early 1990s of the coal pits upon which the area thrived for many years. The tourism industry has emerged in the area in recent years, including Bolsover Castle, owned by English Heritage, and Hardwick Hall, home of Bess of Hardwick.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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| 1950 | Harold Neal | Labour | |
| 1970 | Dennis Skinner | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Bolsover | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 21,994 | 50.0 | −15.2 | |
| Conservative | Lee Rowley | 10,812 | 24.6 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Denise Hawksworth | 6,821 | 15.5 | −2.0 | |
| BNP | Martin Radford | 2,640 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| UKIP | Ray Calladine | 1,721 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 11,182 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 43,988 | 60.5 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.3 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Bolsover | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 25,217 | 65.2 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Denise Hawksworth | 6,780 | 17.5 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Hasan Imam | 6,702 | 17.3 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 18,437 | 47.6 | |||
| Turnout | 38,699 | 57.3 | -2.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bolsover | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 26,249 | 68.6 | -5.4 | |
| Conservative | Simon Massey | 7,472 | 19.5 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Marie Bradley | 4,550 | 11.9 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 18,777 | 49.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,271 | 56.5 | -14.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Bolsover[3][4][5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 35,073 | 74.0 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | R. Harwood | 7,924 | 16.7 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Cox | 4,417 | 9.3 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 27,149 | 57.3 | +18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 52,669 | 71.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.1 | |||
| General Election 1992: Bolsover[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 33,978 | 64.5 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | TDR James | 13,323 | 25.3 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs SP Barber | 5,368 | 10.2 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 20,655 | 39.2 | +11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 52,669 | 79.1 | +1.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/426.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.36 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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