Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)

Derby South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Derby South in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	72,048 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1950 (1950)
Member of Parliament	Margaret Beckett (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Derby
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Derby South is a borough 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Constituency profile 3 History 4 Members of Parliament 5 Elections 5.1 Elections in the 2010s 5.2 Elections in the 2000s 5.3 Elections in the 1990s 5.4 Elections in the 1980s 5.5 Elections in the 1970s 5.6 Elections in the 1960s 5.7 Elections in the 1950s 6 See also 7 Notes and references

Boundaries

Following boundary changes for the 2010 general election, Derby South constituency comprises the following electoral wards from Derby City Council: Alvaston; Arboretum; Blagreaves; Boulton; Chellaston; Normanton; Sinfin. The electorate is currently estimated to be 69,584.^[2]

Constituency profile

The constituency takes in Derby city centre, as well as inner-city housing, more affluent suburbs, and much of the engineering industry traditionally associated with the city.

History

The constituency was created in 1950, when the former two-seat constituency of Derby was split into two single-member seats.

A notable former MP for the seat was its first incumbent, Philip Noel-Baker of the Labour Party. He served as a Cabinet minister in the post-war Attlee government, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 for his campaigning for disarmament. He had previously represented the former two-seat constituency of Derby since a by-election in 1936.

The former Cabinet minister Margaret Beckett, who previously represented Lincoln (under her maiden name of Margaret Jackson) from 1974 to 1979, has represented Derby South for the Labour Party since 1983. At that election Beckett won the seat with a majority of just 421 over the Conservatives, but has gradually built up healthier majorities since.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [3]	Party
	1950	Philip Noel-Baker	Labour
	1970	Walter Johnson	Labour
	1983	Margaret Beckett	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Derby South[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	17,851	43.3	-9.8
	Conservative	Jack Perscke	11,729	28.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	David Batey	8,430	20.5	-3.7
	UKIP	Stephen Fowke	1,821	4.4	+3
	Independent	Alan Graves	1,357	3.3
Majority			6,122	14.9
Turnout			41,188	58	-6.7

The vote share changes on 2005 and the turnout figures were notional based on boundary changes.

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Derby South[5][6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	19,683	45.4	−11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Lucy Care	14,026	32.3	+13.0
	Conservative	David Brackenbury	8,211	18.9	−5.4
	UKIP	David Black	845	1.9	N/A
	Veritas	Frank Leeming	608	1.4	N/A
Majority			5,657	13.0	−19.2
Turnout			43,373	61.6	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Derby South[6][7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	24,310	56.4	+0.1
	Conservative	Simon Spencer	10,455	24.3	−0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Anders Hanson	8,310	19.3	+4.9
Majority			13,855	32.1	1.1
Turnout			43,075	55.9	−12.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Derby South[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	29,154	56.3	+4.6
	Conservative	Javed Arain	13,048	25.2	−12.7
	Liberal Democrat	Jeremy Beckett	7,438	14.4	+4.0
	Referendum Party	J. Browne	1,862	3.6	N/A
	National Democrats	Rob Evans	317	0.6	N/A
Majority			16,106	31.1	+17.5
Turnout			51,819	67.8	−7.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Derby South[7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	25,917	51.7	+8.0
	Conservative	Nicholas P. Brown	18,981	37.9	−2.6
	Liberal Democrat	Simon J. Hartropp	5,198	10.4	−5.4
Majority			6,936	13.6	+10.4
Turnout			50,096	75.5	+5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Derby South[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	21,003	43.7	+4.4
	Conservative	P.F. Leighton	19,487	40.5	+2.1
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	N.P. Mellor	7,608	15.8	−5.8
Majority			1,516	3.2	+2.3
Turnout			48,098	69.9	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Derby South[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Beckett	18,169	39.3	−10.7
	Conservative	G.W. Hales	17,748	38.4	−0.3
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	I.W. Smith	9,976	21.6	+11.9
	Ecology	E. Wall	297	0.7	N/A
Majority			421	0.9	−10.4
Turnout			46,190	67.4	−4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Derby South[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Johnson	26,945	50.0	−1.0
	Conservative	M.C. Stern	20,853	38.7	+5.8
	Liberal	J.D. Somerset Sullivan	5,196	9.7	−4.9
	National Front	L.A. Verity	587	1.1	N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	W.A. Biggs	146	0.3	N/A
	United English National	J. Short	122	0.2	−1.3
Majority			6,092	11.3	−6.8
Turnout			53,849	71.4	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Derby South[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Johnson	26,342	51.0	+3.6
	Conservative	A.J. Bussell	17,010	32.9	−1.7
	Liberal	R. Palmer	7,520	14.6	−3.4
	United English National	A.S. Ashby	793	1.5	N/A
Majority			9,332	18.1	+5.4
Turnout			51,665	69.5	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Derby South[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Johnson	26,613	47.4	−7.0
	Conservative	R.S.W. Clements	19,470	34.6	−11.0
	Liberal	J. Mills	10,121	18.0	N/A
Majority			7,143	12.7	+3.9
Turnout			56,204	76.2	+8.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Derby South[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Johnson	19,407	54.4	−3.2
	Conservative	R. Greene	16,258	45.6	+13.8
Majority			3,149	8.8	−16.9
Turnout			35,665	67.3	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Derby South[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	21,433	57.6	−0.1
	Conservative	M.C.G. Fidler	11,857	31.8	−10.5
	Liberal	A.L. Smart	3,966	10.7	N/A
Majority			9,576	25.7	+10.2
Turnout			37,256	72.6	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Derby South[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	22,432	57.7	+9.2
	Conservative	T.M. Wray	16,420	42.3	+1.8
Majority			6,012	15.5	+7.5
Turnout			38,852	74.8	−4.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Derby South[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	20,776	48.5	−5.1
	Conservative	T.M. Wray	17,345	40.5	+2.0
	Liberal	A.L. Smart	4,746	11.1	+3.2
Majority			3,431	8.0	−7.1
Turnout			42,867	79.2	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Derby South[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	23,081	53.6	−9.0
	Conservative	M.R. Kimball	16,572	38.5	+1.1
	Liberal	A.L. Smart	3,408	7.9	N/A
Majority			6,509	15.1	−10.0
Turnout			43,061	78.8	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Derby South[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	27,333	62.6	+2.5
	Conservative	R.C.D. Grimes	16,344	37.4	+6.2
Majority			10,989	25.1	−3.9
Turnout			43,677	84.5	−1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Derby South[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip J. Noel-Baker	26,886	60.1	N/A
	Conservative	R.C.D. Grimes	13,926	31.2	N/A
	Liberal	L. Irving	3,900	8.7	N/A
Majority			12,960	29.0	N/A
Turnout			44,712	87.1	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

Notes and references

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Monklands East	Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1994	Succeeded by Sedgefield

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