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| Derbyshire Dales | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Derbyshire Dales in the East Midlands | |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Electorate | 71,435 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | West Derbyshire |
Derbyshire Dales (/ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər, -ʃər, deɪlz/ DAR-bee-sheer, -shər) is a constituency[a] that has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sarah Dines of the Conservative Party. The constituency was created for the 2010 general election.[b]
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
Historic
2010–2024: The District of Derbyshire Dales, and the Borough of Amber Valley wards of Alport, Crich and South West Parishes.
Current
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- the Borough of Amber Valley wards of Alport and Crich
- the District of Derbyshire Dales
- the District of South Derbyshire wards of Hilton and Hatton[2]
Members of Parliament
West Derbyshire prior to 2010
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sir Patrick McLoughlin | Conservative | |
| 2019 | Sarah Dines | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Kelda Boothroyd[4] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Court[5] | ||||
| Conservative | Sarah Dines[6] | ||||
| Independent | Rachel Elnaugh-Love[6] | ||||
| Reform UK | Edward Oakenfull[c][8] | ||||
| True and Fair Party | Helen Wetherall[9] | ||||
| Labour | John Whitby[10] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||