High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)
High Peak | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of High Peak in Derbyshire | |
![]() Location of Derbyshire within England | |
County | Derbyshire |
Electorate | 72,178 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Glossop |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Andrew Bingham (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Derbyshire |
High Peak is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Andrew Bingham, a Conservative.[n 2]
Boundaries
1983–2010: The Borough of High Peak, and the District of West Derbyshire wards of Bradwell, Hathersage, and Tideswell.
2010–present: The Borough of High Peak.
The constituency covers much of northern Derbyshire and represents most of the west of the Peak District which encircles Buxton and Glossop.[2] Crowden, Tintwistle and Woodhead (formerly within the boundaries of Cheshire and in the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency) were brought into the seat in the boundary changes for the 1983 general election. The constituency boundaries became co-terminous with the local government district at the 2010 general election.
Constituency profile
Areas around the Hope Valley have a Conservative majority, whereas the north western part of the constituency, in Glossop (especially the Manchester overspill estate of Gamesley), Hadfield and Tintwistle, are more Labour-inclined. Buxton is often divided between the two main parties. The seat has considerable connections with Manchester (and the Hope Valley with Sheffield), rather than the East Midlands.
History
The seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Since 1910 the seat has returned a Conservative MP apart from during two periods. A Labour Party representative was elected for the first time in 1966, but lost it at the next general election. Labour next won the seat at the 1997 landslide general election and held it at the other two general elections during the Blair ministry, but it was regained by the Conservatives at the 2010 election.
Members of Parliament
Elections
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Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Bingham[15][18] | 22,836 | 45.0 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Caitlin Bisknell[18] | 17,942 | 35.3 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | Ian Guiver[18] | 5,811 | 11.4 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Worrall[18] | 2,389 | 4.7 | −17.1 | |
Green | Charlotte Farrell[18] | 1,811 | 3.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 4,894 | 9.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 50,789 | 69.5 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Bingham | 20,587 | 40.9 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Caitlin Bisknell | 15,910 | 31.6 | −9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Stevens | 10,993 | 21.8 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | Sylvia Hall | 1,690 | 3.4 | +1.2 | |
Green | Peter Allen | 922 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Lance Dowson | 161 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Tony Alves | 74 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,677 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 50,337 | 69.9 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.55 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Levitt | 19,809 | 39.6 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bingham | 19,074 | 38.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marc Godwin | 10,000 | 20.0 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Michael Schwarz | 1,106 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 735 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 49,989 | 66.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Levitt | 22,430 | 46.6 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Simon Chapman | 17,941 | 37.3 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Ashenden | 7,743 | 16.1 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 4,489 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 48,114 | 65.2 | −13.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Levitt | 29,052 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Charles Hendry | 20,261 | 35.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Barber | 6,420 | 11.2 | ||
Referendum | Colin Hanson-Orr | 1,420 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 8,791 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 57,153 | 78.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Hendry | 27,538 | 46.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Tom Levitt | 22,719 | 37.9 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon P. Molloy | 8,861 | 14.8 | −10.8 | |
Green | Roger Floyd | 794 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 4,819 | 8.0 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 59,912 | 84.6 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher James Hawkins | 25,715 | 45.67 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Jean McCrindle | 16,199 | 28.8 | +2.7 | |
SDP | Dr. John Oldham | 14,389 | 25.6 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 9,516 | 16.9 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 56,303 | 80.5 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher James Hawkins | 24,534 | 46.4 | −0.1 | |
SDP | David Marquand | 14,594 | 27.6 | +10.7 | |
Labour | David Wilcox | 13,755 | 26.0 | −10.6 | |
Majority | 9,940 | 18.8 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,883 | 78.5 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spencer Le Marchant | 22,532 | 46.5 | ||
Labour | David Bookbinder | 17,777 | 36.7 | ||
Liberal | D. Brown | 8,200 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 4,755 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 81.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spencer Le Marchant | 19,043 | 41.4 | ||
Labour | David Bookbinder | 17,041 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal | Christopher Walmsley | 9,875 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 2,002 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 80.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spencer Le Marchant | 19,231 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | Peter Michael Jackson | 16,956 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal | Nora Scott | 12,117 | 25.1 | ||
Majority | 2,275 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 85.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spencer Le Marchant | 19,558 | 43.7 | ||
Labour | Peter Michael Jackson | 18,054 | 40.4 | ||
Liberal | Dennis Ian Wrigley | 7,119 | 15.9 | ||
Majority | 1,504 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 80.8 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Michael Jackson | 16,938 | 41.3 | ||
Conservative | David Walder | 16,124 | 39.3 | ||
Liberal | Dennis Ian Wrigley | 7,990 | 19.5 | ||
Majority | 814 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 84.2 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Walder | 15,753 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | John Roper | 14,416 | 34.9 | ||
Liberal | Dennis Ian Wrigley | 11,147 | 27.0 | ||
Majority | 1,337 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 85.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Walder | 13,069 | |||
Labour | Wilfred McCormack Halsall | 11,201 | |||
Liberal | Dennis Ian Wrigley | 10,674 | |||
Majority | 1,868 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Molson | 18,738 | 46.0 | ||
Labour | Bernard Conlan | 13,827 | 34.0 | ||
Liberal | Stephen R. Cawley | 8,138 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 4,911 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 82.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Molson | 19,094 | 48.4 | ||
Labour | N. McBride | 13,652 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal | Stephen R. Cawley | 6,712 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 5,442 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 79.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Molson | 21,305 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | Wilfred McCormack Halsall | 18,127 | 41.7 | ||
Liberal | Stephen R. Cawley | 4,070 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 3,178 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 85.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Molson | 19,740 | 45.7 | ||
Labour | Wilfred McCormack Halsall | 16,933 | 39.2 | ||
Liberal | Tom Stuttard Rothwell | 6,539 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 2,807 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 85.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Molson | 18,113 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Wilfred McCormack Halsall | 15,454 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal | Tom Stuttard Rothwell | 6,230 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 2,659 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 77.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
At the High Peak by-election, 1939, Hugh Molson was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Alfred Joseph Law | 19,145 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | R. W. Wright | 9,559 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal | L. Radcliffe | 6,831 | 19.2 | ||
Majority | 9,586 | 27.00 | |||
Turnout | 72.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Alfred Joseph Law | 27,577 | 74.1 | ||
Labour | George Bagnall | 9,640 | 25.9 | ||
Majority | 17,937 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 37,217 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Alfred Joseph Law | 16,406 | 43.1 | −10.2 | |
Liberal | Robert McDougall | 11,083 | 29.1 | −17.6 | |
Labour | George Henry Bagnall | 10,567 | 27.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,323 | 14.0 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 80.9 | +4.1 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Samuel Hill Hill-Wood | 14,560 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal | Robert McDougall | 12,772 | 46.7 | ||
Majority | 1,788 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 27,332 | 76.8 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Samuel Hill Hill-Wood | 12,162 | 44.6 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | Robert McDougall | 9,432 | 34.6 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Frank Anderson | 5,684 | 20.8 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 2,730 | 10.0 | −15.4 | ||
Turnout | 78.2 | −4.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -4.4 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Samuel Hill Hill-Wood | 14,892 | 52.5 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Frank Anderson | 7,698 | 27.1 | n/a | |
Liberal | Hon. Lady Anna Barlow | 5,802 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 7,194 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 82.9 | +20.6 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 12,118 | ||||
Liberal | Capt Clifford Brookes MD | 8,504 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- endorsed by the Coalition Government.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Hill Hill-Wood | 5,813 | 50.8 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Oswald Partington | 5,629 | 49.2 | −0.3 | |
Turnout | 11,442 | 92.2 | |||
Majority | 184 | 1.6 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Oswald Partington | 5,912 | 50.5 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Samuel Hill-Wood | 5,806 | 49.5 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1.0 | −2.2 | |||
Turnout | 94.4 | +3.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Oswald Partington | 5,619 | 51.5 | ||
Conservative | Albert Peter Anthony Profumo | 5,272 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 347 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 91.1 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Oswald Partington | 5,450 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | Albert Peter Anthony Profumo | 4,662 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 788 | 7.8 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 90.7 | +4.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and references
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- Notes
- ^ A county 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.