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	66,572 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament	Pauline Latham OBE (Conservative)
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Type of constituency	County constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Mid Derbyshire is a county constituency 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 voting system.

Boundaries

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

The electoral wards used in the new constituency are:

• From Amber Valley Borough Council: Belper Central; Belper East; Belper North; Belper South; Duffield.
• From Derby City Council: Allestree; Oakwood; Spondon.
• From Erewash Borough Council: Little Eaton and Breadsall; Ockbrook and Borrowash; Stanley; West Hallam and Dale Abbey.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

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

MPs since 2010

Election		Member	Party
	2010	Pauline Latham	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Mid Derbyshire
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 Allesbrook	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	+5.7

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire