South East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South East Derbyshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
SouthEastDerbyshire1974Constituency.svg
South East Derbyshire in Derbyshire, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983.
1950–1983
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Created from South Derbyshire
Replaced by Erewash, Derbyshire South and Amber Valley [1]

South East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow. [2]

1955–1974: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow except the parishes included in the Derby North and Derby South constituencies (Chaddesden and Littleover). [3]

1974–1983: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of South East Derbyshire. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Joe Champion Labour
1959 John Jackson Conservative
1964 Trevor Park Labour
1970 Peter Rost Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: South East Derbyshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Champion 30,039 49.06
Conservative John Charles Jennings 24,78940.49
Liberal Maldwyn James6,39610.45
Majority 5,2508.57
Turnout 61,22486.94
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: South East Derbyshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Champion 33,020 52.68
Conservative John Charles Jennings 29,66347.32
Majority 3,3575.36
Turnout 62,68386.41
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: South East Derbyshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Champion 25,620 51.59
Conservative John Jackson 24,03948.41
Majority 1,5813.18
Turnout 49,65982.11
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: South East Derbyshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jackson 25,374 45.54
Labour Arthur Champion 25,36245.52
Liberal Thomas Lynch4,9808.94New
Majority 120.02N/A
Turnout 55,71685.12
Conservative gain from Labour Swing


Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: South East Derbyshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Park 29,528 50.75
Conservative Peter Myers28,65549.25
Majority 8731.50N/A
Turnout 58,18382.83
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1966: South East Derbyshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Park 32,407 54.63
Conservative Peter Myers26,91145.37
Majority 5,4969.26
Turnout 59,31881.76
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: South East Derbyshire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rost 32,185 52.21
Labour John Ryman 29,46147.79
Majority 2,7244.42N/A
Turnout 61,64675.46
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election February 1974: South East Derbyshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rost 20,016 44.11
Labour JW Wardle16,98137.42
Liberal F Fry8,37818.46New
Majority 3,0356.69
Turnout 45,37585.11
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: South East Derbyshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rost 18,856 43.74
Labour RJ Madeley17,85141.41
Liberal H Warschauer6,40414.85
Majority 1,0052.33
Turnout 43,11180.22
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: South East Derbyshire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Rost 24,004 51.47
Labour Gerry Bermingham 16,61735.63
Liberal Richard Lustig5,51811.83
National Front C Neil4981.07New
Majority 7,38715.84
Turnout 46,63781.09
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Derbyshire South East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch.1), retrieved 28 February 2023
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Derby and South East Derbyshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/5". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2116–2117.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1970/1674, retrieved 28 February 2023
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  8. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  9. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  10. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  11. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  12. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  13. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  14. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
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