Derby North (UK Parliament constituency) Facts for Kids

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Derby North 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 Conservative politician Amanda Solloway since 2019. It was first created in 1950. It has been called a marginal seat since 2001.

Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Elections

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

	Member	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		Independent
2019		Labour
2019		Independent
2019	Amanda Solloway	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Derby North
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
	Brexit Party	Alan Graves	1,908	4.1	4.1
	Green	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	2,262	4.6	-4.0
	UKIP	Bill Piper	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Solloway	16,402	36.7	+5.0
	Labour	Chris Williamson	16,361	36.6	+3.5
	UKIP	Tilly Ward	6,532	14.6	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Care	3,832	8.6	-19.5
	Green	Alice Mason-Power	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
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
	BNP	Pete Cheeseman	2,000	4.4	N/A
	UKIP	Elizabeth Ransome	829	1.8	−0.2
	Independent	David Gale	264	0.6	N/A
	Pirate	David Geraghty	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
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
	Veritas	Martin Bardoe	958	2.2	N/A
	UKIP	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
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
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
	ProLife Alliance	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
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
	Green	Eric Wall	383	0.7	+0.2
	National Front	Peter Hart	245	0.4	N/A
	Natural Law	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
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
	Green (UK)	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
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
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
	National Front	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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