Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards

Derbyshire Dales
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Derbyshire Dales in the East Midlands
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	71,435 (2023)
Major settlements	Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock, Darley Dale, Wirksworth
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	John Whitby (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	West Derbyshire

Derbyshire Dales (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər, deɪlz/ DAR-bee-sheer, -⁠shər) is a constituency that has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by John Whitby of the Labour Party. The constituency was created for the 2010 general election.

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

2010–2024

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

2024–

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

the Borough of Amber Valley wards of Alport and Crich (South West Parishes ward transferred to Mid Derbyshire)
the District of Derbyshire Dales
the District of South Derbyshire wards of Hilton and Hatton (transferred from South Derbyshire)

Further to a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the area in the Borough of Amber Valley comprises parts of the wards of Alport & South West Parishes and Crich & South Wingfield.

Members of Parliament

West Derbyshire prior to 2010

	Member	Party
2010	Sir Patrick McLoughlin	Conservative
2019	Sarah Dines	Conservative
2024	John Whitby	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Derbyshire Dales
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Whitby	17,759	34.6	+10.5
	Conservative	Sarah Dines	17,409	34.0	−25.0
	Reform UK	Edward Oakenfull	7,728	15.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Court	4,860	9.5	−3.3
	Green	Kelda Boothroyd	2,830	5.5	+1.4
	Independent	Rachel Elnaugh-Love	369	0.7	N/A
	True and Fair Party	Helen Wetherall	317	0.6	N/A
Majority			350	0.6	N/A
Turnout			51,272	69.9	5.6
Registered electors			73,317
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+17.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Derbyshire Dales
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
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
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
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

Notes

A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
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.
After nominations for the 2024 general election closed, Reform UK withdrew support for Edward Oakenfull on the 29 June, after reports of "offensive or racist comments"

References

"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
LGBCE. "Amber Valley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
"The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
"New Seat Details - Derbyshire Dales". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
Coyle, Simon (4 July 2024). "Derbyshire Dales general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
"Derbyshire Dales - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Morton, Becky (29 June 2024). "Reform UK drops three candidates over offensive comments". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
"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)
"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.
"Candidates for Derbyshire Dales". Democracy Club. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
"Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
"Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
"Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links

Derbyshire Dales UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Derbyshire Dales UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

v t e Constituencies in the East Midlands (47)
Labour (29)	Amber Valley Bassetlaw Bolsover Broxtowe Chesterfield Corby and East Northamptonshire Derby North Derby South Derbyshire Dales Erewash Gedling High Peak Kettering Leicester West Lincoln Loughborough Mansfield Mid Derbyshire North East Derbyshire North West Leicestershire Northampton North Northampton South Nottingham East Nottingham North and Kimberley Nottingham South Rushcliffe Sherwood Forest South Derbyshire Wellingborough and Rushden
Conservative (15)	Daventry Gainsborough Grantham and Bourne Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester East Louth and Horncastle Melton and Syston Mid Leicestershire Newark Rutland and Stamford Sleaford and North Hykeham South Holland and The Deepings South Leicestershire South Northamptonshire
Reform UK (2)	Ashfield Boston and Skegness
Independent (1)	Leicester South

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