DERBY NORTH (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Derby North' 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 system of election. It is currently a Labour-Conservative marginal seat.

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Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

Boundaries

Derby North constituency roughly covers the northern part of the city of Derby. It was a Labour seat for nearly fifty years until the Conservatives gained it in their landslide victory in 1983. They held it for fourteen years until Labour regained the seat in their landslide year in 1997, 2001 and more recently in 2005 against a strong Conservative challenge.
In January 2007 the constituency boundaries changed significantly and this alters the political balance offering all three main parties a realistic opportunity of successfully returning an Member of Parliament.
Wards in the new Derby North Constituency are;
Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth and Mickleover.
Based on 2007 local election results, Derby North vote share is currently as follows:-
Liberal Democrat 36.63%
Conservative 30.15%
Labour 29.97%
Others 3.25%

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1950	Clifford Wilcock	Labour
	1962	Niall MacDermot	Labour
	1970	Phillip Whitehead	Labour
	1983	Greg Knight	Conservative
	1997	Robert Laxton	Labour

Election results

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

References