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Derby North (UK Parliament constituency)

Derby North (/ˈdɑːrbi/) is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom made up of a part of Derby. It has been represented in the House of Commons by Labour politician Catherine Atkinson since 2024. It was first created in 1950. It has been called a marginal seat since 2001.

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Boundaries

 
Boundaries of Derby North from 1983 to 2010

1950–1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch, and the parish of Chaddesden in the Rural District of Shardlow.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Friar Gate, Mickleover, and Spondon.

1983–2010: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Mackworth, and Spondon.

2010–present: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth, and Mickleover.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party
1950 Clifford Wilcock Labour
1962 by-election Niall MacDermot Labour
1970 Phillip Whitehead Labour
1983 Greg Knight Conservative
1997 Bob Laxton Labour
2010 Chris Williamson Labour
2015 Amanda Solloway Conservative
2017 Chris Williamson Labour
2019[2] Independent
2019 Labour
2019 Independent
2019 Amanda Solloway Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Derby North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Solloway 21,259 45.2  0.8
Labour Tony Tinley 18,719 39.8  8.7
Liberal Democrats Greg Webb 3,450 7.3  2.7
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. Alan Graves 1,908 4.1  4.1
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. Helen Hitchcock 1,046 2.2  2.2
Independent Chris Williamson 635 1.4  1.4
Majority 2,540 5.4 N/A
Turnout 47,002 64.2  5.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing   4.8
 
Results of UK House of Commons seat Derby North, created 1950, since 2005
General election 2017: Derby North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Williamson 23,622 48.5 +11.9
Conservative Amanda Solloway 21,607 44.4 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Lucy Care[4] 2,262 4.6 -4.0
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. Bill Piper[5] 1,181 2.4 -12.2
Majority 2,015 4.1
Turnout 48,672 69.1 0.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1
General election 2015: Derby North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Solloway[7] 16,402 36.7 +5.0
Labour Chris Williamson 16,361 36.6 +3.5
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. Tilly Ward[8] 6,532 14.6 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Lucy Care 3,832 8.6 -19.5
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. Alice Mason-Power[9] 1,618 3.6 +3.6
Majority 41 0.09
Turnout 44,745 69.1 +6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.8
General election 2010: Derby North[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Williamson 14,896 33.0 −9.0
Conservative Stephen Mold 14,283 31.7 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Lucy Care 12,638 28.0 +0.5
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. Pete Cheeseman 2,000 4.4 N/A
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. Elizabeth Ransome[12] 829 1.8 −0.2
Independent David Gale 264 0.6 N/A
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. David Geraghty[13] 170 0.4 N/A
Majority 613 1.4 −13.2
Turnout 45,080 63.1
Labour hold Swing -7.4

Boundary changes occurred in 2010, so percentage changes are based on notional results

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Derby North[14][15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Laxton 19,272 44.0 −6.9
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies 15,515 35.4 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Beckett 7,209 16.5 +2.4
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/V' not found. Martin Bardoe 958 2.2 N/A
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/U' not found. Michelle Medgyesy 864 2.0 N/A
Majority 3,757 8.6 −7.3
Turnout 43,818 64.3 +6.5
Labour hold Swing -1.8
General election 2001: Derby North[17][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Laxton 22,415 50.9 −2.3
Conservative Barry Holden 15,433 35.0 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Charlesworth 6,206 14.1 +5.1
Majority 6,982 15.9 −3.0
Turnout 44,054 57.8 −16.2
Labour hold Swing -1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Derby North[18][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Laxton 29,844 53.2 +12.3
Conservative Gregory Knight 19,229 34.3 −14.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Charlesworth 5,059 9.0 −0.6
Referendum Paul Reynolds 1,816 3.2 N/A
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/P' not found. Jane H.M. Waters 195 0.3 N/A
Majority 10,615 18.9 +11.3
Turnout 56,143 73.8 −6.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 13.2
General election 1992: Derby North[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gregory Knight 28,574 48.4 −0.5
Labour Bob Laxton 24,121 40.9 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Charlesworth 5,638 9.6 −3.8
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. Eric Wall 383 0.7 +0.2
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. Peter Hart 245 0.4 N/A
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found. N. Onley 58 0.1 N/A
Majority 4,453 7.5 −3.9
Turnout 59,019 80.7 +4.9
Conservative hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Derby North[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gregory Knight 26,561 48.9 +5.2
Labour Phillip Whitehead 20,236 37.2 +0.4
Liberal Stephen Connolly 7,268 13.4 −6.1
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. Eric Wall 291 0.5 N/A
Majority 6,325 11.6 +4.7
Turnout 54,356 75.8 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General election 1983: Derby North[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gregory Knight 22,303 43.7 −0.8
Labour Phillip Whitehead 18,797 36.8 −8.1
Liberal Stephen Connolly 9,924 19.5 +10.0
Majority 3,506 6.9 +6.6
Turnout 51,024 72.5 −4.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Derby North[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Whitehead 28,797 44.9 +0.4
Conservative R.N. Kemm 28,583 44.5 +6.9
Liberal R.F. Whitehouse 6,093 9.5 −8.0
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. C. Bayliss 592 0.9 N/A
United English National S.P. Gibson 116 0.2 N/A
Majority 214 0.4 −6.5
Turnout 64,181 76.8 +3.6
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General election October 1974: Derby North[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Whitehead 26,960 44.5 +4.3
Conservative D.J. Penfold 22,767 37.6 −0.8
Liberal M.D. Peel 10,595 17.5 −4.1
More Prosperous Britain H. Smith 242 0.4 N/A
Majority 4,193 6.9 +4.9
Turnout 60,564 73.2 −5.9
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Derby North[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Whitehead 26,029 40.2 −14.5
Conservative D.J. Penfold 24,736 38.2 −7.1
Liberal M.D. Peel 13,995 21.6 N/A
Majority 1,293 2.0 −7.5
Turnout 64,760 79.1 +6.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Derby North[28][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Whitehead 20,114 54.7 −7.1
Conservative John W Roberts 16,635 45.3 +7.1
Majority 3,479 9.5 −14.2
Turnout 36,749 64.2 −6.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Derby North[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niall MacDermot 23,033 61.8 +8.9
Conservative Derek H Hene 14,215 38.2 +3.6
Majority 8,818 23.7 +5.4
Turnout 37,248 70.8 −3.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Derby North[32][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niall MacDermot 21,386 52.9 +3.5
Conservative Derek H Hene 13,991 34.6 +12.1
Liberal Alfred L Smart 5,057 12.5 −12.9
Majority 7,395 18.3 −5.7
Turnout 40,434 74.4
Labour hold Swing
1962 Derby North by-election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niall MacDermot 16,497 49.4 −3.4
Liberal I. Irving 8,479 25.4 N/A
Conservative T.M. Wray 7,502 22.5 −24.7
Independent T. Lynch 886 2.7 N/A
Majority 8,018 24.0 +18.4
Turnout 33,364
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Derby North[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford Wilcock 22,673 52.8 −3.0
Conservative Robin Maxwell-Hyslop 20,266 47.2 +3.0
Majority 2,407 5.6 −6.0
Turnout 42,939 76.7 +1.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Derby North[36][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford Wilcock 24,162 55.8 +0.6
Conservative Rolla CP Rouse 19,156 44.2 +7.3
Majority 5,006 11.6 −6.7
Turnout 43,318 75.7 −9.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Derby North[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford Wilcock 22,390 57.09
Conservative Victor Echevarri Waldron 16,828 42.91
Majority 5,562 14.18
Turnout 82.49
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Derby North[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford Wilcock 22,410 55.2 N/A
Conservative V. Seely 14,980 36.9 N/A
Liberal G.I. Walters 3,190 7.9 N/A
Majority 7,430 18.3 N/A
Turnout 40,580 85.5 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

Derby North (UK Parliament Constituency) Media

  • East Midlands - Derby North constituency

References

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  3. ↑ Derby North Parliamentary constituency. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000662. Retrieved 22 November 2019. 
  4. ↑ "Lucy Care". libdems.org.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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