Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Derby South
Borough constituency

Derby South shown within Derbyshire, and Derbyshire shown within England
Created: 1950
MP: Margaret Beckett
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Derbyshire
EP 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

Derby South constituency covers the southern part of the city of Derby.

[edit] History

Derby South is comprised of the seven City of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Blagreaves, Boulton, Chellaston, Normanton, and Sinfin. The electorate to be 69,584.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Derby South
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
UK Independence David Black 845 1.9 N/A
Veritas Frank Leeming 608 1.4 N/A
Majority 5,657 13.0
Turnout 43,373 61.6 +5.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Derby South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Beckett 24,310 56.4 +0.2
Conservative Simon Spencer 10,455 24.3 −0.9
Liberal Democrat Anders Hanson 8,310 19.3 +4.9
Majority 13,855 32.1
Turnout 43,075 55.9 −12.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in the East Midlands
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) · UKIP (2) · Labour (1) · Liberal Democrats (1)


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