Derby North (UK Parliament constituency)
Derby North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Derby North in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election | |
![]() Location of Derbyshire within England | |
County | Derbyshire |
Electorate | 72,617 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Chris Williamson (Labour Party) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Derby |
Derby North (/ˈdɑːrbi/) is a constituency [n 1] formed of part of the city of Derby represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Chris Williamson, of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Between 1983-2005, the seat was a bellwether; in 2010 and 2017 the seat leant more to the left than the overall result.
Derby North is one of five seats won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of eleven covering its county. Williamson's 2017 win was one of 30 net gains for the Labour Party.
The seat has been relative to others a marginal seat, since 2001 as well as a swing seat as its winner's majority has not exceeded 8.6% of the vote since the 15.9% majority won at that year's general election. The seat has changed hands twice since then.
Boundaries
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/DerbyNorthConstituency.svg/100px-DerbyNorthConstituency.svg.png)
1950-1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch, and the parish of Chaddesden in the Rural District of Shardlow.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Friar Gate, Mickleover, and Spondon.
1983-2010: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Mackworth, and Spondon.
2010-present: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth, and Mickleover.
Many constituency boundaries changed for the 2010 general election and this seat changed quite significantly which made the seat less of a Labour Party safe seat based on council results for electoral wards.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | Notes | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Clifford Wilcock | Labour | Died January 1962 |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1962 by-election | Niall MacDermot | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1970 | Phillip Whitehead | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1983 | Greg Knight | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1997 | Bob Laxton | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2010 | Chris Williamson | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2015 | Amanda Solloway | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 2017 | Chris Williamson | Labour | Previously served as MP here 2010-2015 |
Constituency profile
The constituency covers a largely residential area immediately north of Derby city centre, including some of the city’s most affluent suburbs, as well as some of its council housing, though much of this is former council housing in private ownership. Unemployment is below the national average. Average incomes are above the national average. [4]
History
A relatively close seat for two largest parties since 1950, Derby North has been held by the Labour Party's Clifford Wilcock, Niall MacDermot then Phillip Whitehead.[n 3] In the 1979 election, it was covered by the BBC as the bellwether seat as the 41st of the 41 seats that Margaret Thatcher needed to win; in that year it stayed Labour. Its exit poll was a central point of discussion of the BBC's election night coverage.[5]
The Conservative Greg Knight gained the seat as part of a landslide victory of 1983 and held it until 1997.[n 4]
Labour's Bob Laxton defeated Knight in 1997 and held the seat until retiring in 2010, when the seat was held for Labour by Chris Williamson. In 2015 Amanda Solloway, Conservative, gained the seat with a swing of 0.8%. The 2015 result gave the seat the second most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.[6] The seat was regained by Williamson in 2017.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Williamson | 23,622 | 48.5 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Amanda Solloway | 21,607 | 44.4 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Care[7] | 2,262 | 4.6 | −4.0 | |
UKIP | Bill Piper[8] | 1,181 | 2.4 | −12.2 | |
Majority | 2,015 | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,672 | 69.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Solloway[10] | 16,402 | 36.7 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Chris Williamson | 16,361 | 36.6 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Tilly Ward[11] | 6,532 | 14.6 | +12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Care | 3,832 | 8.6 | −19.5 | |
Green | Alice Mason-Power[12] | 1,618 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 41 | 0.09 | |||
Turnout | 44,745 | 69.1 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Williamson | 14,896 | 33.0 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Mold | 14,283 | 31.7 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Care | 12,638 | 28.0 | +0.5 | |
BNP | Pete Cheeseman | 2,000 | 4.4 | N/A | |
UKIP | Elizabeth Ransome[15] | 829 | 1.8 | −0.2 | |
Independent | David Gale | 264 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Pirate | David Geraghty[16] | 170 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 613 | 1.4 | −13.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,080 | 63.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.4 |
Boundary changes occurred in 2010, so percentage changes are based on notional results
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Laxton | 19,272 | 44.0 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Aitken-Davies | 15,515 | 35.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Beckett | 7,209 | 16.5 | +2.4 | |
Veritas | Martin Bardoe | 958 | 2.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Michelle Medgyesy | 864 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,757 | 8.6 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,818 | 64.3 | +6.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Laxton | 22,415 | 50.9 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Barry Holden | 15,433 | 35.0 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Charlesworth | 6,206 | 14.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 6,982 | 15.9 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,054 | 57.8 | −16.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Laxton | 29,844 | 53.2 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Gregory Knight | 19,229 | 34.3 | −14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Charlesworth | 5,059 | 9.0 | −0.6 | |
Referendum | Paul Reynolds | 1,816 | 3.2 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Jane H.M. Waters | 195 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,615 | 18.9 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 56,143 | 73.8 | −6.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gregory Knight | 28,574 | 48.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Bob Laxton | 24,121 | 40.9 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Charlesworth | 5,638 | 9.6 | −3.8 | |
Green | Eric Wall | 383 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
National Front | Peter Hart | 245 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | N. Onley | 58 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,453 | 7.6 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 59,019 | 80.7 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gregory Knight | 26,561 | 48.9 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 20,236 | 37.2 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Stephen Connolly | 7,268 | 13.4 | −6.1 | |
Green | Eric Wall | 291 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,325 | 11.6 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,356 | 75.8 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gregory Knight | 22,303 | 43.7 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 18,797 | 36.8 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | Stephen Connolly | 9,924 | 19.5 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 3,506 | 6.9 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,024 | 72.5 | −4.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 28,797 | 44.9 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | R.N. Kemm | 28,583 | 44.5 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | R.F. Whitehouse | 6,093 | 9.5 | −8.0 | |
National Front | C. Bayliss | 592 | 0.9 | N/A | |
United English National | S.P. Gibson | 116 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 214 | 0.3 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,181 | 76.8 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 26,960 | 44.5 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | D.J. Penfold | 22,767 | 37.6 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | M.D. Peel | 10,595 | 17.5 | −4.1 | |
More Prosperous Britain | H. Smith | 242 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,193 | 6.9 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 60,564 | 73.2 | −5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 26,029 | 40.2 | −14.5 | |
Conservative | D.J. Penfold | 24,736 | 38.2 | −7.1 | |
Liberal | M.D. Peel | 13,995 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,293 | 2.0 | −7.5 | ||
Turnout | 64,760 | 79.1 | +6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Whitehead | 20,114 | 54.7 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | John W Roberts | 16,635 | 45.3 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 3,479 | 9.5 | −14.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,749 | 64.2 | −6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 23,033 | 61.8 | +8.9 | |
Conservative | Derek H Hene | 14,215 | 38.2 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 8,818 | 23.7 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 37,248 | 70.8 | −3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 21,386 | 52.9 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Derek H Hene | 13,991 | 34.6 | +12.1 | |
Liberal | Alfred L Smart | 5,057 | 12.5 | −12.9 | |
Majority | 7,395 | 18.3 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,434 | 74.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niall MacDermot | 16,497 | 49.4 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | I. Irving | 8,479 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | T.M. Wray | 7,502 | 22.5 | −24.7 | |
Independent | T. Lynch | 886 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,018 | 24.0 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,364 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Wilcock | 22,673 | 52.8 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 20,266 | 47.2 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 2,407 | 5.6 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,939 | 76.7 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Wilcock | 24,162 | 55.8 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Rolla CP Rouse | 19,156 | 44.2 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 5,006 | 11.6 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 43,318 | 75.7 | −9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Wilcock | 22,390 | 57.09 | ||
Conservative | Victor Echevarri Waldron | 16,828 | 42.91 | ||
Majority | 5,562 | 14.18 | |||
Turnout | 82.49 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Wilcock | 22,410 | 55.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | V. Seely | 14,980 | 36.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | G.I. Walters | 3,190 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,430 | 18.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,580 | 85.5 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Later an MEP
- ^ Deputy chief whip from 1993 to 1996 and Minister for Industry from 1996 to 1997.
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