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Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Derby South Borough constituency |
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| Derby South shown within Derbyshire, and Derbyshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Margaret Beckett |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Derbyshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Derby South is a borough 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 system of election.
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Derby South constituency covers the southern part of the city of Derby.
Derby South is comprised of the seven City of Derby wards of Alvaston, Arboretum, Blagreaves, Boulton, Chellaston, Normanton, and Sinfin. The electorate to be 69,584.
- 1950 – 1970: Philip Noel-Baker, Labour
- 1970 – 1983: Walter Johnson, Labour
- 1983 – present: Margaret Beckett, Labour
| General Election 2005: Derby South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Beckett | 19,683 | 45.4 | −11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lucy Care | 14,026 | 32.3 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | David Brackenbury | 8,211 | 18.9 | −5.4 | |
| UK Independence | David Black | 845 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Veritas | Frank Leeming | 608 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,657 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 43,373 | 61.6 | +5.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Derby South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Beckett | 24,310 | 56.4 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Simon Spencer | 10,455 | 24.3 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anders Hanson | 8,310 | 19.3 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 13,855 | 32.1 | |||
| Turnout | 43,075 | 55.9 | −12.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Labour | Amber Valley · Ashfield · Bassetlaw · Bolsover · Broxtowe · Corby · Derby North · Derby South · Erewash · Gedling · Grantham and Stamford · High Peak · Leicester East · Leicester South · Leicester West · Lincoln · Loughborough · Mansfield · Northampton North · North East Derbyshire · North West Leicestershire · Nottingham East · Nottingham North · Nottingham South · Sherwood · South Derbyshire |
| Conservative | Blaby · Boston and Skegness · Bosworth · Charnwood · Daventry · Gainsborough · Harborough · Kettering · Louth and Horncastle · Newark · Northampton South · Rushcliffe · Rutland and Melton · Sleaford and North Hykeham · South Holland and The Deepings · Wellingborough · West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | Chesterfield |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) · UKIP (2) · Labour (1) · Liberal Democrats (1) | |
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