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UK Parliament - Derbyshire North East

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> United Kingdom > England > East Midlands > East Midlands > Derbyshire North East

Office

Parliament

Honorific

Member of Parliament - Abbr: MP

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

April 20, 2010 - 06:00pm Central

Polls Open

May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central

Polls Close

May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central

Term Start

May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm

Term End

May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

RBH May 18, 2010 07:22pm

Data Sources

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Description

BBC Profile:
The seat has been held by Labour since the 1930s. Harry Barnes was the MP from 1987 to 2005. In 1997 he secured 60% of the vote. He was succeeded by Nathascha Engel, who recorded a five figure majority.

At the election, a small number of wards have been lost to Bolsover and Chesterfield. To find out what might have happened had this boundary change been in force at the last election, see a notional - or estimated - result below.

An oddly shaped constituency, North East Derbyshire surrounds Chesterfield on three sides. It is on the edge of the Peak District National Park and is a mixture of rural and town areas, bordering Sheffield at its northern edge.

The constituency stretches from the heavily industrialised parts to the south east of Sheffield, Eckington, Renishaw and Killamarsh to other former mining areas around Clay Cross. But it also includes rural and residential areas on the fringes of the Peak District, and the constituency's biggest town, Dronfield, is now largely a dormitory suburb for Sheffield.

The coal mines have almost entirely gone and much heavy industry has declined, but new employment has arrived in the shape of industrial estates, regeneration areas and work outside the constituency.

Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
Lab 20,675 (48.24%)
C 11,111 (25.92%)
LD 9,206 (21.48%)
UKIP 1,871 (4.37%)