Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolsover (/ˈbɒlsˌoʊvər/, /ˈbɒlzˌoʊvər/ and commonly /boʊzər/) is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire. It has been represented by Labour politician Natalie Fleet in the House of Commons since 2024. It was represented by Labour politician Dennis Skinner for nearly 50 years, from 1970 until he lost in 2019 to Conservative politician Mark Fletcher.
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Boundaries
The constituency was first created in 1950, but has changed shape over time.
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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Harold Neal | Labour | |
| 1970 | Dennis Skinner | ||
| 2019 | Mark Fletcher | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Natalie Fleet | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| General election 2024: Bolsover[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Natalie Fleet | 17,197 | 40.5 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Mark Fletcher | 10,874 | 25.5 | –22.1 | |
| Reform UK | Robert Reaney | 9,131 | 21.5 | +12.9 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. | David Kesteven | 3,754 | 8.8 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hancock | 1,478 | 3.5 | –0.3 | |
| Majority | 6,323 | 14.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,434 | 54.9 | -6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,334 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| General election 2019: Bolsover[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Fletcher | 21,791 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 16,492 | 35.9 | ||
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. | Kevin Harper | 4,151 | 9.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hancock | 1,759 | 3.8 | ||
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. | David Kesteven | 758 | 1.7 | New | |
| Independent | Ross Walker | 517 | 1.1 | New | |
| Independent | Natalie Hoy | 470 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 5,299 | 11.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 45,938 | 61.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| General election 2017: Bolsover | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 24,153 | 51.9 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Harrison | 18,865 | 40.5 | ||
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. | Philip Rose | 2,129 | 4.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Shipman | 1,372 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 5,288 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 46,519 | 63.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 2015: Bolsover[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 22,542 | 51.2 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bedford | 10,764 | 24.5 | -0.1 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. | Ray Calladine | 9,228 | 21.0 | +17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lomax | 1,464 | 3.3 | -12.2 | |
| Majority | 11,778 | 26.8 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,998 | 61.1 | +0.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| General election 2010: Bolsover[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 21,994 | 50.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Rowley | 10,812 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Hawksworth | 6,821 | 15.5 | ||
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. | Martin Radford | 2,640 | 6.0 | New | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. | Ray Calladine | 1,721 | 3.9 | New | |
| Majority | 11,182 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 43,988 | 60.5 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| General election 2005: Bolsover[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 25,217 | 65.2 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Hawksworth | 6,780 | 17.5 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Hasan Imam | 6,702 | 17.3 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 18,437 | 47.7 | -1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,699 | 57.3 | +0.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 | |||
| General election 2001: Bolsover[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 26,249 | 68.6 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Simon Massey | 7,472 | 19.5 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marie Bradley | 4,550 | 11.9 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 18,777 | 49.1 | -7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 38,271 | 56.5 | −14.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General election 1997: Bolsover[8][9][10][11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 35,073 | 74.0 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Richard Harwood | 7,924 | 16.7 | −8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Cox | 4,417 | 9.3 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 27,149 | 57.3 | +18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 47,414 | 71.3 | -7.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +9.1 | |||
| General election 1992: Bolsover[12][13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 33,978 | 64.5 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | Timothy D.R. James | 13,323 | 25.3 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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
| General election 1987: Bolsover[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 28,453 | 56.2 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael Lingens | 14,333 | 28.31 | +1.4 | |
| SDP | Mark Fowler | 7,836 | 15.48 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 14,120 | 27.89 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 50,622 | 77.34 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1983: Bolsover[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 26,514 | 56.3 | ||
| Conservative | S. Roberts | 12,666 | 26.9 | ||
| SDP | S. Reddish | 7,886 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 13,848 | 29.4 | |||
| Turnout | 47,066 | 72.67 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Elections in the 1970s
| General election 1979: Bolsover | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 27,495 | 66.58 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Favell | 10,116 | 24.49 | ||
| Liberal | James Ian Frost | 3,688 | 8.93 | ||
| Majority | 17,379 | 42.09 | |||
| Turnout | 41,299 | 78.31 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election October 1974: Bolsover | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 27,275 | 70.55 | ||
| Conservative | C.L. Sternberg | 6,209 | 16.06 | ||
| Liberal | M. Taylor | 5,176 | 13.39 | New | |
| Majority | 21,066 | 54.49 | |||
| Turnout | 38,660 | 74.52 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election February 1974: Bolsover | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 30,787 | 76.47 | -1.03 | |
| Conservative | A.R. Dix | 9,474 | 23.53 | +1.03 | |
| Majority | 21,313 | 52.94 | -2.06 | ||
| Turnout | 40,261 | 78.38 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1970: Bolsover[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dennis Skinner | 28,830 | 77.50 | ||
| Conservative | Ivor J Humphrey | 8,371 | 22.50 | ||
| Majority | 20,459 | 55.00 | |||
| Turnout | 37,201 | 70.76 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| General election 1966: Bolsover[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 30,114 | 81.55 | ||
| Conservative | Peter C Coleman | 6,815 | 18.45 | ||
| Majority | 23,299 | 63.10 | |||
| Turnout | 36,929 | 74.62 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1964: Bolsover [18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 31,234 | 79.34 | ||
| Conservative | Patrick Cormack | 8,131 | 20.66 | ||
| Majority | 23,103 | 58.68 | |||
| Turnout | 39,365 | 78.89 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| General election 1959: Bolsover[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 32,536 | 78.2 | -0.7 | |
| Conservative | Robin Marlar | 9,076 | 21.8 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 23,460 | 56.4 | -1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,612 | 82.5 | +4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1955: Bolsover[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 30,074 | 78.87 | ||
| Conservative | Brian RO Bell | 8,055 | 21.13 | ||
| Majority | 22,019 | 57.74 | |||
| Turnout | 38,129 | 77.57 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1951: Bolsover[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 33,661 | 79.89 | ||
| Conservative | John Cordeaux | 8,472 | 20.11 | ||
| Majority | 25,189 | 59.78 | |||
| Turnout | 42,133 | 85.36 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General election 1950: Bolsover[22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Harold Neal | 34,017 | 80.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Cordeaux | 8,184 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 25,833 | 61.2 | |||
| Turnout | 42,201 | 86.2 | |||
Bolsover (UK Parliament Constituency) Media
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
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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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