Derby North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Derby North Borough constituency |
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| Derby North shown within Derbyshire, and Derbyshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Robert Laxton |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Derbyshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Derby North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is currently a Labour-Conservative marginal seat.
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[edit] Boundaries
Derby North constituency roughly covers the northern part of the city of Derby. It was a Labour seat for nearly fifty years until the Conservatives gained it in their landslide victory in 1983. They held it for fourteen years until Labour regained the seat in their landslide year in 1997, 2001 and more recently in 2005 against a strong Conservative challenge.
In January 2007 the constituency boundaries changed significantly and this alters the political balance offering all three main parties a realistic opportunity of successfully returning an Member of Parliament. The Liberal Democrats now see Derby North as a realistic target based on 2006 Local Election vote share.
However, the impact of increasing Conservative support specifically at the expense of the Liberal Democrats in both Mickleover and Littleover will have significant influence on the result in the next General Election. They are key wards to watch in future Local Elections and will have significant influence on the overall result in the City.
Wards in the new Derby North Consituency are;
Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth and Mickleover.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | Clifford Wilcock | Labour | |
| 1962 | Niall MacDermot | Labour | |
| 1970 | Phillip Whitehead | Labour | |
| 1983 | Greg Knight | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Robert Laxton | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Derby North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert 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 | |
| UK Independence | Michelle Medgyesy | 864 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,757 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 43,818 | 64.3 | +6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Derby North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert 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 | |||
| Turnout | 44,054 | 57.8 | -16.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| Labour |
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire |
| Conservative |
Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
