Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Bolsover in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
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Location of Derbyshire within England.
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County | Derbyshire |
Population | 94,473 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 72,162 (December 2010)[2] |
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 |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Bolsover /ˈbɒlsˌɒvər/, /ˈbɒlzˌɒvər/ and commonly /boʊzər/ is a county constituency in Derbyshire represented in the House of Commons of the U.K. Parliament. The constituency was first contested in 1950 and is focused on the town of Bolsover.[n 1]
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History
Before the Reform Act 1832 relatively wealthy (forty shilling freeholders) of the whole county could attend elections when there was an opposition candidate. From 1868 until 1885 East Derbyshire served the area by gaining the area from North Derbyshire formed in 1832. The constituency was created in 1950 from parts of the constituencies of 1885-formed North East Derbyshire and 1918-formed Clay Cross.
Boundaries
1950-1983: The Urban District of Bolsover, and the Rural Districts of Blackwell and Clowne.
1983-2010: The District of Bolsover, and the District of North East Derbyshire wards of Morton, Pilsley, Shirland, and Sutton.
2010-present: The District of Bolsover; and the District of North East Derbyshire wards of Holmewood and Heath, Pilsley and Morton, Shirland, and Sutton.
Constituency profile
The seat includes many former mining communities and has in elections to date been a Labour Party stronghold although Skinner's share of the popular vote has "dropped" to a bare (50%) plurality in the 2010 election (from a high of 74%) - see below. Its economy has faced struggles following the last closures in the early 1990s of the coal pits upon which the area thrived for many years, facing from the 1970s increased competition to compete with international prices and a need for government subsidy as achieved in Eastern Europe, albeit on lower wages, which ceased under Margaret Thatcher. Bolsover's tourism industry has emerged in the area in recent years, including accommodation and tours involving Bolsover Castle, owned by English Heritage, and Hardwick Hall, home of Bess of Hardwick. Since 1970 it has been held by Dennis Skinner, a former miner whose fast wit and often abrasive manner in the House of Commons has led to him being dubbed "The Beast of Bolsover".
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1950 | Harold Neal[4] | Labour | |
1970 | Dennis Skinner[5] | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 22,542 | 51.2 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Peter Bedford | 10,764 | 24.5 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | Willie Eckerslike | 9,228 | 21.0 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Lomax | 1,464 | 3.3 | -12.2 | |
Majority | 11,778 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,998 | 61.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 35,073 | 74.0 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Richard 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 | 47,414 | 71.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 33,978 | 64.5 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Timothy D.R. James | 13,323 | 25.3 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs Susan P. 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 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 28,453 | 56.21 | ||
Conservative | M.R. Lingens | 14,333 | 28.31 | ||
Social Democratic | M.H. Fowler | 7,836 | 15.48 | ||
Majority | 14,120 | 27.89 | |||
Turnout | 77.34 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 26,514 | 56.33 | ||
Conservative | S. Roberts | 12,666 | 26.91 | ||
Social Democratic | S. Reddish | 7,886 | 16.76 | ||
Majority | 13,848 | 29.42 | |||
Turnout | 72.67 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 27,495 | 66.58 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Favell | 10,116 | 24.49 | ||
Liberal | I. Frost | 3,688 | 8.93 | ||
Majority | 17,379 | 42.08 | |||
Turnout | 78.31 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 27,275 | 70.55 | ||
Conservative | C.L. Sternberg | 6,209 | 16.06 | ||
Liberal | M. Taylor | 5,176 | 13.39 | ||
Majority | 21,066 | 54.49 | |||
Turnout | 74.52 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 30,787 | 76.47 | ||
Conservative | A.R. Dix | 9,474 | 23.53 | ||
Majority | 21,313 | 52.94 | |||
Turnout | 78.38 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Skinner | 28,830 | 77.50 | ||
Conservative | I.J. Humphrey | 8,371 | 22.50 | ||
Majority | 20,459 | 55.00 | |||
Turnout | 70.76 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 30,114 | 81.55 | ||
Conservative | P.C. Coleman | 6,815 | 18.45 | ||
Majority | 23,299 | 63.09 | |||
Turnout | 74.62 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 31,234 | 79.34 | ||
Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 8,131 | 20.66 | ||
Majority | 23,103 | 58.69 | |||
Turnout | 78.89 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 32,536 | 78.19 | ||
Conservative | Robin Marlar | 9,076 | 21.81 | ||
Majority | 23,460 | 56.38 | |||
Turnout | 82.47 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 30,074 | 78.87 | ||
Conservative | B.R.O. Bell | 8,055 | 21.13 | ||
Majority | 22,019 | 57.75 | |||
Turnout | 77.57 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 33,661 | 79.89 | ||
Conservative | J.K. Cordeaux | 8,472 | 20.11 | ||
Majority | 25,189 | 59.78 | |||
Turnout | 85.36 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Harold Neal | 34,017 | 80.61 | ||
Conservative | J.K. Cordeaux | 8,184 | 19.39 | ||
Majority | 25,833 | 61.21 | |||
Turnout | 86.24 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ As with all constituencies, Bolsover elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
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- ↑ 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.
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External Links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bolsover — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Pages with broken file links
- Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
- Bolsover District