Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency)
Derbyshire Dales | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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![]() Boundary of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
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![]() Location of Derbyshire within England.
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County | Derbyshire |
Electorate | 63,732 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of parliament | Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | West Derbyshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Derbyshire Dales /ˈdɑːrbɪʃə deɪlz/ or /ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər deɪlz/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Patrick McLoughlin of the Conservative Party since being created for the 2010 general election.[n 2]
Contents
History
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Derbyshire Dales which is almost coterminous with the previous seat of West Derbyshire.
Constituency profile
The constituency is geographically large. Most of its area is in the Peak District National Park, including its main settlements of Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock. It was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election and is represented by Conservative Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport. This constituency and its predecessor West Derbyshire have been represented by Conservative MPs since 1986.
Boundaries
The seat is made up of the entire district of Derbyshire Dales and the wards of Alport, Crich and South West Parishes in the district of Amber Valley.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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2010 | Patrick McLoughlin | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick McLoughlin | 24,805 | 52.4 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Andy Botham | 10,761 | 22.7 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | John Young | 5,508 | 11.6 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ben Fearn | 3,965 | 8.4 | -14.1 | |
Green | Ian Wood | 2,173 | 4.6 | +2.9 | |
Humanity | Amila Y'Mech | 149 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 14,044 | 29.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 47,361 | 74.6 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick McLoughlin | 24,378 | 52.1 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joe Naitta | 10,512 | 22.5 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Colin Swindell | 9,061 | 19.4 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Guiver | 1,779 | 3.8 | +1.3 | |
Green | Josh Stockell | 772 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Nick The Flying Brick | 228 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Humanity | Amila Y'Mech | 50 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,866 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 46,780 | 73.8 | +6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 |
See also
Notes and references
- 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.
- References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statement of Persons Nominated
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- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
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