- Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency)
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Derbyshire Dales County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.County Derbyshire Electorate 63,732 (December 2010)[1] Major settlements Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock Current constituency Created 2010 Member of Parliament Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative) Number of members One Created from West Derbyshire Overlaps European Parliament constituency East Midlands Derbyshire Dales is a county 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 voting system.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Derbyshire Dales, based on the previous West Derbyshire seat. It was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election.
It is represented by Conservative Patrick McLoughlin, the Government Chief Whip.
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Boundaries
The electoral wards which make up the new seat of Derbyshire Dales come from the district of Amber Valley in the form of the wards of Alport, Crich and South West Parishes and the entire district of Derbyshire Dales, after which the constituency is named.
Members of Parliament
Election Member [2] Party 2010 Patrick McLoughlin Conservative Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: Derbyshire Dales[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Patrick McLoughlin 24,378 52.1 +5.6 Liberal Democrat 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 N/A Monster Raving Loony Nick The Flying Brick 228 0.5 N/A Humanity Amila Y'Mech 50 0.1 N/A Majority 13,866 29.6 Turnout 46,780 73.8 +6.3 Conservative hold Swing +3.7 See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated
Constituencies in the East Midlands (46) Conservative (31) Amber Valley · Boston and Skegness · Bosworth · Broxtowe · Charnwood · Corby · Daventry · Derbyshire Dales · Erewash · Gainsborough · Grantham and Stamford · Harborough · High Peak · Kettering · Lincoln · Loughborough · Louth and Horncastle · Mid Derbyshire · Newark · Northampton North · Northampton South · North West Leicestershire · Rushcliffe · Rutland and Melton · Sherwood · Sleaford and North Hykeham · South Derbyshire · South Holland and The Deepings · South Leicestershire · South Northamptonshire · Wellingborough
Labour (15) East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) · Labour (1) · UKIP (1) · Liberal Democrats (1) Coordinates: 53°09′N 1°39′W / 53.15°N 1.65°W
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010
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