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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983}} |
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| Name = Belper |
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{{Infobox UK constituency |
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| Type = County |
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|name = Belper |
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| Year = [[1918]] |
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|type = County |
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| Abolition = [[1983]] |
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|parliament = uk |
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|image=[[File:Belper1974Constituency.svg|250px|]] |
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|caption = Belper in [[Derbyshire]], showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983. |
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'''Belper''' is a former constituency in the [[UK Parliament]]. It was created at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|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. |
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|year = 1918 |
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|abolished = 1983 |
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|previous = [[Derbyshire South (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire South]], [[Mid Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Derbyshire]] and [[Ilkeston (UK Parliament constituency)|Ilkeston]] |
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|next = [[Derbyshire South (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire South]], [[Derbyshire West (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire West]] and [[Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Amber Valley]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Belper', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74056.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=16 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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'''Belper''' is a former constituency in the [[UK Parliament]]. It was created at the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|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. |
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The area had an ever-expanding population after [[1945]] as prosperous suburbs of Derby were built outside the city boundaries. [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|Lord George-Brown]], who represented the seat at the time, wrote in [[1971]] after his defeat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1970|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." |
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The area had an ever-expanding population after 1945 as prosperous suburbs of Derby were built outside the city boundaries. [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|Lord George-Brown]], who represented the seat at the time, wrote in 1971 after his defeat in the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|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 commissions (United Kingdom)|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. |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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When created in 1918, the constituency |
When created in 1918, the constituency consisted of the [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|Urban District]]s of [[Alfreton Urban District|Alfreton]], [[Belper Urban District|Belper]] and [[Heage Urban District|Heage]], together with the [[Rural District]] of Belper and part of the Rural District of [[Repton Rural District|Repton]] (the civil parishes of [[Ash, Derbyshire|Ash]], [[Bearwardcote]], [[Bretby]], Burnaston, [[Dalbury Lees]], [[Egginton]], Etwall, [[Findern]], Foremark, Ingleby, [[Mickleover]], Newton Solney, Radbourne, Repton, Trusley, Twyford and Stenson, and [[Willington, Derbyshire|Willington]]). |
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In |
In 1950, boundary changes removed the Urban Districts of Alfreton and Heage to the [[Ilkeston (UK Parliament constituency)|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 (UK Parliament constituency)|West Derbyshire]] and [[South East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Derbyshire]] constituencies. In addition from South East Derbyshire came the Urban District of [[Swadlincote]]. |
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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. |
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In 1983 the constituency was abolished; the largest part (40,000 voters around Swadlincote) formed the basis of [[South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Derbyshire]], 22,000 voters around Belper itself went to West Derbyshire, and 10,000 voters to [[Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Amber Valley]]. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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* [[1918]] – [[1923]]: John Hancock, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
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* [[1923]] – [[1929]]: [[Herbert Wragg]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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* [[1929]] – [[1931]]: Jack Lees, [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | |
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* [[1931]] – [[1945]]: Sir [[Herbert Wragg]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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* [[1945]] – [[1970]]: [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
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* [[1970]] – [[1974]]: [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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* [[1974]] – [[1979]]: [[Roderick MacFarquhar]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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* [[1979]] – [[1983]]: [[Sheila Faith]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] |
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| [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] |
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| [[Jack Lees]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] |
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| Sir [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|- |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
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| [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] |
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| [[Geoffrey Stewart-Smith]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]] |
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| [[Roderick MacFarquhar]] |
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| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] |
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| [[Sheila Faith]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|colspan="2" align="center"| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
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|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished'' |
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== Election results== |
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==Elections== |
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=== Elections in the 1910s === |
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{{Election box begin ||title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin ||title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Belper }} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = John Hancock |votes = |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
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|votes = Unopposed |percentage = ''N/A''|change = ''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box new seat win| |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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=== Elections in the 1920s === |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: 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 = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = 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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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Oliver Wright |
|candidate = [[Oliver Wright (trade unionist)|Oliver Wright]] |
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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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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|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 = |
|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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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Oliver Wright |
|candidate = [[Oliver Wright (trade unionist)|Oliver Wright]] |
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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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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = John Hancock |
|candidate = [[John Hancock (UK politician)|John Hancock]] |
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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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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = |
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = |
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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=[[United Kingdom general election |
|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 = |
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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|votes = 14,766 |
|votes = 14,766 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box 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 = 10,618 |
|votes = 10,618 |
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|percentage = 41.8 |
|percentage = 41.8 |
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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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|winner = |
|winner = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|swing = +3.1 |
|swing = +3.1 |
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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=[[United Kingdom general election |
|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 = 15,958 |
|votes = 15,958 |
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|percentage = 43.0 |
|percentage = 43.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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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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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Thomas Anderson |
|candidate = Thomas Scott Anderson |
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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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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|loser = |
|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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=== Elections in the 1930s === |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: 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 = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
|candidate = [[Herbert Wragg]] |
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{{Election box 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 = 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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{{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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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: 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 = [[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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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Jack Lees |
|candidate = [[Jack Lees]] |
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|votes = 19,250 |
|votes = 19,250 |
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|percentage = 48.9 |
|percentage = 48.9 |
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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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{{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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{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
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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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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = George Hampson |
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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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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Robert Burrows |
|candidate = Robert Archibald Burrows |
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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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{{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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|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}} |
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=== Elections in the 1950s === |
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Boundary changes occurred at this point. |
Boundary changes occurred at this point. |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 30,904 |
|votes = 30,904 |
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|percentage = 53.2 |
|percentage = 53.2 |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = John Pickett Lawrie |
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|votes = 5,650 |
|votes = 5,650 |
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|percentage = 9.7 |
|percentage = 9.7 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 32,875 |
|votes = 32,875 |
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|percentage = 57.1 |
|percentage = 57.1 |
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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| |
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|votes = 57,553 |
|votes = 57,553 |
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|percentage = 86.8 |
|percentage = 86.8 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Belper}} |
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}} |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 30,214 |
|votes = 30,214 |
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|percentage = 55.6 |
|percentage = 55.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.5 |
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}} |
}} |
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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 end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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}} |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 31,344 |
|votes = 31,344 |
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|percentage = 53.7 |
|percentage = 53.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Joyce Ratcliffe |
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|votes = 27,007 |
|votes = 27,007 |
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|percentage = 46.3 |
|percentage = 46.3 |
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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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=== Elections in the 1960s === |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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}} |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 30,481 |
|votes = 30,481 |
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|percentage = 47.3 |
|percentage = 47.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −6.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = John Lowther |
|candidate = [[John Luke Lowther|John Lowther]] |
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|votes = 24,169 |
|votes = 24,169 |
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|percentage = 37.5 |
|percentage = 37.5 |
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|change = |
|change = −8.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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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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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −1.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Belper}} |
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}} |
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{{Election box 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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 34,495 |
|votes = 34,495 |
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|percentage = 53.3 |
|percentage = 53.3 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = John Lowther |
|candidate = [[John Luke Lowther|John Lowther]] |
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|votes = 30,221 |
|votes = 30,221 |
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|percentage = 46.7 |
|percentage = 46.7 |
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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| |
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|votes = 64,716 |
|votes = 64,716 |
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|percentage = 84.1 |
|percentage = 84.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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=== Elections in the 1970s === |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box 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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|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 Alfred Brown]] |
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|votes = 33,633 |
|votes = 33,633 |
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|percentage = 48.5 |
|percentage = 48.5 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.8 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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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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|votes = 69,390 |
|votes = 69,390 |
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|percentage = 80.1 |
|percentage = 80.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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Boundary changes occurred at this point. |
Boundary changes occurred at this point. |
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{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box 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 = 30,611 |
|votes = 30,611 |
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|percentage = 51.7 |
|percentage = 51.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 28,577 |
|votes = 28,577 |
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|percentage = 48.3 |
|percentage = 48.3 |
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|change = |
|change = +4.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
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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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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −4.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box 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 = 27,365 |
|votes = 27,365 |
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|percentage = 47.1 |
|percentage = 47.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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|votes = 21,681 |
|votes = 21,681 |
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|percentage = 37.4 |
|percentage = 37.4 |
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|change = |
|change = −10.9 |
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}} |
}} |
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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| |
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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| |
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|votes = 58,063 |
|votes = 58,063 |
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|percentage = 81.6 |
|percentage = 81.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = −3.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Belper}} |
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{{Election box 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 = 26,311 |
|votes = 26,311 |
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|percentage = 42.9 |
|percentage = 42.9 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.2 |
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}} |
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|votes = 7,331 |
|votes = 7,331 |
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|percentage = 12.0 |
|percentage = 12.0 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.5 |
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}} |
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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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|votes = 882 |
|votes = 882 |
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|percentage = 1.5 |
|percentage = 1.5 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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[[Category:Belper]] |
Latest revision as of 09:19, 15 July 2024
Belper | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Belper in Derbyshire, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983. | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hancock | Unopposed | K.A. | K.A. | |
Liberal win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hancock | 12,494 | 61.1 | K.A. | |
Labour | Oliver Wright | 7,942 | 38.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,552 | 22.2 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 20,436 | 63.6 | K.A. | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | K.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 | K.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 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 37,110 | 82.7 | +8.2 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | −12.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]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 | K.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
[edit]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
[edit]Boundary changes occurred at this point.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 69,390 | 80.1 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.8 |
Boundary changes occurred at this point.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 61,295 | 83.6 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Belper', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
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