The historic county of Derbyshire, located in the 21st century region of East Midlands, was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Derbyshire.
In 1889 Derbyshire became an administrative county and in 1974 much the same area became a shire county. Derby became a unitary authority in 1997, but it remains part of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire.
The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Derbyshire, both before and after the administrative changes of 1889 and 1974. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Derbyshire (if any). The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.
List of constituencies Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.
Key to abbreviations: (Type) BC: Borough constituency, CC: County constituency. (Administrative County in Notes) D: historic/administrative/shire/ceremonial county of Derbyshire.
Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes Amber Valley CC 1983 * 1 D Belper CC 1918 1983 1 D Bolsover CC 1950 * 1 D Chesterfield BC 1885 * 1 DClay Cross CC 1918 1950 1 D Derby BC 1295 1950 2 (1295-1654) D 1 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1950) Derby North BC 1950 * 1 D Derby South BC 1950 * 1 D Derbyshire CC 1290 1832 2 (1290-1654) D 4 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1832) Derbyshire Dales CC 2010 * 1 D East Derbyshire CC 1868 1885 2 D Erewash CC 1983 * 1 D High Peak CC 1885 * 1 D (including Crowden, Tintwistle and Woodhead from Cheshire after 1983) Ilkeston CC 1885 1983 1 D Mid Derbyshire CC 1885 1918 2 (1885-1918) D 2010 * 1 (2010-*) North Derbyshire CC 1832 1885 2 D North East Derbyshire CC 1885 * 1 D South Derbyshire CC 1832 1950 2 (1832-1885)D 1 (1885-1950) 1983 * 1 (1983-*) South East Derbyshire CC 1950 1983 1 D West Derbyshire CC 1885 2010 1 D
Periods constituencies represented 1290–12951295–16541854–16591659–18321832–18681868–18851885–19181918–19501950–19831983–20102010–* Amber Valley 1983–* Belper 1918–1983 Bolsover 1950–* Chesterfield 1885–* Clay Cross 1918–1950 Derby 1295–1654 1659–1950 Derby North 1950–* Derby South 1950–* Derbyshire 1920–1832 Derbyshire Dales 2010–* East Derbyshire 1868–1885 Erewash 1983–* High Peak 1885–* Ilkeston 1885–1983 Mid Derbyshire 1885–1918 2010–* North Derbyshire 1832–1885 North East Derbyshire 1885–* South Derbyshire 1832–1950 1983–* South East Derbyshire 1950–1983 West Derbyshire 1885–2010
Summaries Summary of constituencies by type and period Type12901295165416591832186818851918195019832010Borough - 1 - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3County 1 1 1 1 2 3 7 7 7 7 8Total 1 2 1 2 3 4 9 9 10 10 11
Summary of members of parliament by type and period Type12901295165416591832186818851918195019832010Borough - 2 - 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3County 2 2 4 2 4 6 7 7 7 7 8Total 2 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 10 11
See also Wikipedia:Index of article on UK Parliament constituencies in England Wikipedia:Index of articles on UK Parliament constituencies in England N-Z Parliamentary representation by historic counties First Protectorate Parliament Unreformed House of Commons
References History of Parliament . Retrieved 28 October 2013