Derbyshire Dales
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election
Outline map
Location of Derbyshire within England
CountyDerbyshire
Electorate63,732 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsAshbourne, Bakewell, Matlock
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentSarah Dines (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromWest Derbyshire

Derbyshire Dales (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər) is a constituency[n 1] that has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sarah Dines of the Conservative Party. The constituency was created for the 2010 general election.[n 2]

History

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Derbyshire Dales which is almost coterminous with the previous seat of West Derbyshire.

Constituency profile

The constituency is geographically large and mostly within the Peak District National Park. Its main settlements are Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

Current

The District of Derbyshire Dales, and the Borough of Amber Valley wards of Alport, Crich and South West Parishes.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be:

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
2010 Sir Patrick McLoughlin Conservative
2019 Sarah Dines Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Derbyshire Dales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Court[4]
Reform UK Edward Oakenfull[5]
True & Fair Helen Wetherall[6]
Majority
Turnout


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Derbyshire Dales[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Dines 29,356 58.7 −1.3
Labour Claire Raw 11,975 23.9 −7.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Court 6,627 13.2 +6.9
Green Matthew Buckler 2,058 4.1 +2.1
Majority 17,381 34.8 +5.9
Turnout 50,016 77.9 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
General election 2017: Derbyshire Dales[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick McLoughlin 29,744 60.0 +7.6
Labour Andy Botham 15,417 31.1 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hollyer 3,126 6.3 −2.1
Green Matthew Buckler 1,002 2.0 −2.6
Humanity Robin Greenwood 282 0.6 +0.3
Majority 14,327 28.9 −0.8
Turnout 49,571 77.0 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.4
General election 2015: Derbyshire Dales[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick McLoughlin 24,805 52.4 +0.3
Labour Andy Botham 10,761 22.7 +3.3
UKIP John Young 5,508 11.6 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Ben Fearn 3,965 8.4 −14.1
Green Ian Wood 2,173 4.6 +2.9
Humanity Amila Y'Mech 149 0.3 +0.2
Majority 14,044 29.7 +0.1
Turnout 47,361 74.6 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing −1.6
General election 2010: Derbyshire Dales[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick McLoughlin 24,378 52.1 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Joe Naitta 10,512 22.5 −1.9
Labour Colin Swindell 9,061 19.4 −6.3
UKIP Ian Guiver 1,779 3.8 +1.3
Green Josh Stockell 772 1.7 New
Monster Raving Loony Nick The Flying Brick 228 0.5 New
Humanity Amila Y'Mech 50 0.1 New
Majority 13,866 29.6
Turnout 46,780 73.8 +6.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.7

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  4. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Find My PPC" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Helen Wetherall - Parliamentary Candidate for Derbyshire Dales". True & Fair Party. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Candidates for Derbyshire Dales". Democracy Club. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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