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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983}} |
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{{Infobox UK constituency |
{{Infobox UK constituency |
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|name = Belper |
|name = Belper |
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
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|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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| [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
| [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] |
| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] |
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| [[Herbert Wragg]] |
| [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] |
| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] |
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| [[Jack Lees]] |
| [[Jack Lees]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] |
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] |
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| Sir [[Herbert Wragg]] |
| Sir [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
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| [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] |
| [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] |
| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] |
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| [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]] |
| [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]] |
| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]] |
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| [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
| [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] |
| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] |
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| [[Sheila Faith]] |
| [[Sheila Faith]] |
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|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Belper |
|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Belper |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
|candidate = [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
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|votes = 12,494 |
|votes = 12,494 |
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|percentage = 61.1 |
|percentage = 61.1 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 7,942 |
|votes = 7,942 |
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|percentage = 38.9 |
|percentage = 38.9 |
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|change = |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 4,552 |
|votes = 4,552 |
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|percentage = 22.2 |
|percentage = 22.2 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 20,436 |
|votes = 20,436 |
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|percentage = 63.6 |
|percentage = 63.6 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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|title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Belper |
|title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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|votes = 9,662 |
|votes = 9,662 |
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|percentage = 41.8 |
|percentage = 41.8 |
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|change = |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 7,284 |
|votes = 7,284 |
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|percentage = 31.5 |
|percentage = 31.5 |
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|change = |
|change = −7.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 6,178 |
|votes = 6,178 |
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|percentage = 26.7 |
|percentage = 26.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −34.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 2,378 |
|votes = 2,378 |
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|percentage = 10.3 |
|percentage = 10.3 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Belper |
|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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|votes = 4,148 |
|votes = 4,148 |
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|percentage = 16.4 |
|percentage = 16.4 |
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|change = |
|change = +6.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 25,384 |
|votes = 25,384 |
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|percentage = 74.5 |
|percentage = 74.5 |
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|change = |
|change = +4.5 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Belper |
|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Jack Lees]] |
|candidate = [[Jack Lees]] |
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|votes = 13,003 |
|votes = 13,003 |
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|percentage = 35.0 |
|percentage = 35.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −23.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 8,149 |
|votes = 8,149 |
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|percentage = 22.0 |
|percentage = 22.0 |
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|change = |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 2,955 |
|votes = 2,955 |
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|percentage = 8.0 |
|percentage = 8.0 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|loser = Unionist Party (UK) |
|loser = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −12.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Belper |
|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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|votes = 15,450 |
|votes = 15,450 |
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|percentage = 39.8 |
|percentage = 39.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 7,911 |
|votes = 7,911 |
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|percentage = 20.4 |
|percentage = 20.4 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 38,811 |
|votes = 38,811 |
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|percentage = 82.0 |
|percentage = 82.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|loser |
|loser = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = +14.2 |
|swing = +14.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Belper |
|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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|votes = 20,078 |
|votes = 20,078 |
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|percentage = 51.1 |
|percentage = 51.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −9.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 828 |
|votes = 828 |
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|percentage = 2.2 |
|percentage = 2.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −18.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 39,328 |
|votes = 39,328 |
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|percentage = 76.8 |
|percentage = 76.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −5.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −9.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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|title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Belper |
|title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Belper |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] |
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|votes = 15,438 |
|votes = 15,438 |
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|percentage = 33.5 |
|percentage = 33.5 |
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|change = |
|change = −17.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 6,276 |
|votes = 6,276 |
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|percentage = 13.6 |
|percentage = 13.6 |
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|change = |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 8,881 |
|votes = 8,881 |
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|percentage = 19.4 |
|percentage = 19.4 |
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|change = |
|change = +17.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −10.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 8,197 |
|votes = 8,197 |
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|percentage = 14.2 |
|percentage = 14.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 6,099 |
|votes = 6,099 |
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|percentage = 11.2 |
|percentage = 11.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 54,329 |
|votes = 54,329 |
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|percentage = 81.6 |
|percentage = 81.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −5.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 4,337 |
|votes = 4,337 |
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|percentage = 7.4 |
|percentage = 7.4 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 9,807 |
|votes = 9,807 |
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|percentage = 15.2 |
|percentage = 15.2 |
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|change = |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 6,312 |
|votes = 6,312 |
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|percentage = 9.8 |
|percentage = 9.8 |
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|change = |
|change = +2.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
|candidate = [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 4,274 |
|votes = 4,274 |
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|percentage = 6.6 |
|percentage = 6.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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=== Elections in the 1970s === |
=== Elections in the 1970s === |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]] |
|candidate = [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]] |
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|votes = 2,124 |
|votes = 2,124 |
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|percentage = 3.0 |
|percentage = 3.0 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
|candidate = [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
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|votes = 2,034 |
|votes = 2,034 |
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|percentage = 3.4 |
|percentage = 3.4 |
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|change = |
|change = +0.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
|candidate = [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
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|votes = 9,017 |
|votes = 9,017 |
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|percentage = 15.5 |
|percentage = 15.5 |
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|change = '' |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 5,684 |
|votes = 5,684 |
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|percentage = 9.7 |
|percentage = 9.7 |
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|change = |
|change = +6.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Belper}} |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Sheila Faith]] |
|candidate = [[Sheila Faith]] |
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|votes = 460 |
|votes = 460 |
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|percentage = 0.7 |
|percentage = 0.7 |
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|change = '' |
|change = ''New'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
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[[Category:Belper]] |
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Revision as of 04:22, 1 March 2024
Belper | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Created from | Derbyshire South, Mid Derbyshire and Ilkeston |
Replaced by | Derbyshire South, Derbyshire West and Amber Valley[1] |
Belper is a former constituency in the UK Parliament. It was created at the 1918 general election as a county division of Derbyshire, comprising the area in the centre of the county and surrounding Derby, and named after the market town of Belper although this was in the north of the constituency. In 1950 it was expanded to include the far south of the county. It was a marginal constituency for most of its existence.
The area had an ever-expanding population after 1945 as prosperous suburbs of Derby were built outside the city boundaries. Lord George-Brown, who represented the seat at the time, wrote in 1971 after his defeat in the 1970 general election that "The electorate had increased by over 10,000 since 1966, mainly from the growth of middle-class housing estates, so that most of the new electors could be expected to vote Tory. Since my majority in 1966 was 4,274, an influx of 10,000 new voters, mainly Tory, obviously imperilled the seat." A Boundary Commission report issued in 1969 had recommended changes which would have removed the extra voters, but the Labour government of the time had delayed implementation of the report.
Boundaries
When created in 1918, the constituency consisted of the Urban Districts of Alfreton, Belper and Heage, together with the Rural District of Belper and part of the Rural District of Repton (the civil parishes of Ash, Bearwardcote, Bretby, Burnaston, Dalbury Lees, Egginton, Etwall, Findern, Foremark, Ingleby, Mickleover, Newton Solney, Radbourne, Repton, Trusley, Twyford and Stenson, and Willington).
In 1950, boundary changes removed the Urban Districts of Alfreton and Heage to the Ilkeston constituency, together with the civil parish of Shipley from Belper Rural District. To compensate for this loss of electors, the changes transferred in the rest of the Repton Rural District from the West Derbyshire and South East Derbyshire constituencies. In addition from South East Derbyshire came the Urban District of Swadlincote.
In 1974 the boundaries were realigned with those for local government which had changed to transfer some electors to Derby; the constituency consisted of the urban districts of Belper and Swadlincote, and the rural districts of Repton and Belper except the civil parish of Shipley.
In 1983 the constituency was abolished; the largest part (40,000 voters around Swadlincote) formed the basis of South Derbyshire, 22,000 voters around Belper itself went to West Derbyshire, and 10,000 voters to Amber Valley.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | John Hancock | Liberal | |
1923 | Herbert Wragg | Conservative | |
1929 | Jack Lees | Labour | |
1931 | Sir Herbert Wragg | Conservative | |
1945 | George Brown | Labour | |
1970 | Geoffrey Stewart-Smith | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | Roderick MacFarquhar | Labour | |
1979 | Sheila Faith | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hancock | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hancock | 12,494 | 61.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Oliver Wright | 7,942 | 38.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,552 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,436 | 63.6 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Wragg | 9,662 | 41.8 | New | |
Labour | Oliver Wright | 7,284 | 31.5 | −7.4 | |
Liberal | John Hancock | 6,178 | 26.7 | −34.4 | |
Majority | 2,378 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,124 | 70.0 | +6.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Wragg | 14,766 | 58.2 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Jack Lees | 10,618 | 41.8 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 4,148 | 16.4 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,384 | 74.5 | +4.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Lees | 15,958 | 43.0 | +1.2 | |
Unionist | Herbert Wragg | 13,003 | 35.0 | −23.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Scott Anderson | 8,149 | 22.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,955 | 8.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,110 | 82.7 | +8.2 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | −12.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Wragg | 23,361 | 60.2 | +25.2 | |
Labour | Jack Lees | 15,450 | 39.8 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 7,911 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,811 | 82.0 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Wragg | 20,078 | 51.1 | −9.1 | |
Labour | Jack Lees | 19,250 | 48.9 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 828 | 2.2 | −18.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,328 | 76.8 | −5.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −9.1 |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Brown | 24,319 | 52.9 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | George Hampson | 15,438 | 33.5 | −17.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Archibald Burrows | 6,276 | 13.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,881 | 19.4 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,033 | 80.2 | +3.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | −10.8 |
Elections in the 1950s
Boundary changes occurred at this point.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Alfred Brown | 30,904 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | Michael Argyle | 21,581 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal | John Pickett Lawrie | 5,650 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 9,323 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 58,135 | 88.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Alfred Brown | 32,875 | 57.1 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Samuel Middup | 24,678 | 42.9 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 8,197 | 14.2 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 57,553 | 86.8 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Alfred Brown | 30,214 | 55.6 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | John Twells | 24,115 | 44.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 6,099 | 11.2 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 54,329 | 81.6 | −5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Alfred Brown | 31,344 | 53.7 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Joyce Ratcliffe | 27,007 | 46.3 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 4,337 | 7.4 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,351 | 84.2 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Alfred Brown | 30,481 | 47.3 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | John Lowther | 24,169 | 37.5 | −8.8 | |
Liberal | Norman Heathcote | 9,807 | 15.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,312 | 9.8 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 64,457 | 86.1 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Alfred Brown | 34,495 | 53.3 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | John Lowther | 30,221 | 46.7 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 4,274 | 6.6 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 64,716 | 84.1 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Stewart-Smith | 35,757 | 51.5 | +4.8 | |
Labour | George Alfred Brown | 33,633 | 48.5 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 2,124 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 69,390 | 80.1 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.8 |
Boundary changes occurred at this point.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 30,611 | 51.7 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Stewart-Smith | 28,577 | 48.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 2,034 | 3.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 59,188 | 83.8 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 27,365 | 47.1 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Newall | 21,681 | 37.4 | −10.9 | |
Liberal | Julian Wates | 9,017 | 15.5 | New | |
Majority | 5,684 | 9.7 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 58,063 | 81.6 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sheila Faith | 27,193 | 44.4 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 26,311 | 42.9 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Peel | 7,331 | 12.0 | −3.5 | |
National Front | John Grand-Scrutton | 460 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 882 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 61,295 | 83.6 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.6 |
References
- ^ "'Belper', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
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