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.
South East Derbyshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() South East Derbyshire in Derbyshire, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983. | |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | South Derbyshire |
Replaced by | Erewash, Derbyshire South and Amber Valley[1] |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
edit1950–1955: 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
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Joe Champion | Labour | |
1959 | John Jackson | Conservative | |
1964 | Trevor Park | Labour | |
1970 | Peter Rost | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
editElections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Champion | 30,039 | 49.06 | ||
Conservative | John Charles Jennings | 24,789 | 40.49 | ||
Liberal | Maldwyn James | 6,396 | 10.45 | ||
Majority | 5,250 | 8.57 | |||
Turnout | 61,224 | 86.94 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Champion | 33,020 | 52.68 | ||
Conservative | John Charles Jennings | 29,663 | 47.32 | ||
Majority | 3,357 | 5.36 | |||
Turnout | 62,683 | 86.41 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Champion | 25,620 | 51.59 | ||
Conservative | John Jackson | 24,039 | 48.41 | ||
Majority | 1,581 | 3.18 | |||
Turnout | 49,659 | 82.11 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jackson | 25,374 | 45.54 | ||
Labour | Arthur Champion | 25,362 | 45.52 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Lynch | 4,980 | 8.94 | New | |
Majority | 12 | 0.02 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,716 | 85.12 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Park | 29,528 | 50.75 | ||
Conservative | Peter Myers | 28,655 | 49.25 | ||
Majority | 873 | 1.50 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 58,183 | 82.83 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Trevor Park | 32,407 | 54.63 | ||
Conservative | Peter Myers | 26,911 | 45.37 | ||
Majority | 5,496 | 9.26 | |||
Turnout | 59,318 | 81.76 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rost | 32,185 | 52.21 | ||
Labour | John Ryman | 29,461 | 47.79 | ||
Majority | 2,724 | 4.42 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 61,646 | 75.46 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rost | 20,016 | 44.11 | ||
Labour | JW Wardle | 16,981 | 37.42 | ||
Liberal | F Fry | 8,378 | 18.46 | New | |
Majority | 3,035 | 6.69 | |||
Turnout | 45,375 | 85.11 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rost | 18,856 | 43.74 | ||
Labour | RJ Madeley | 17,851 | 41.41 | ||
Liberal | H Warschauer | 6,404 | 14.85 | ||
Majority | 1,005 | 2.33 | |||
Turnout | 43,111 | 80.22 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rost | 24,004 | 51.47 | ||
Labour | Gerald Bermingham | 16,617 | 35.63 | ||
Liberal | Richard Lustig | 5,518 | 11.83 | ||
National Front | C Neil | 498 | 1.07 | New | |
Majority | 7,387 | 15.84 | |||
Turnout | 46,637 | 81.09 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Derbyshire South East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 28 February 2023
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1970/1674, retrieved 28 February 2023
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig