BOLSOVER (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Bolsover' is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1950 from parts of North-Eastern Derbyshire and Clay Cross constituencies. It is a Labour Party stronghold.

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

Boundaries

When the constituency was first formed it comprised the Urban District of Bolsover and the Rural Districts of Blackwell and Clowne. Bolsover and Clowne had both previously been included in the North-Eastern Division of Derbyshire, while Blackwell had formed part of the Clay Cross Division.

In 1974 the Local Government District of Bolsover was formed with identical boundaries to the constituency.

These boundaries remained unchanged until 1983 when the Morton, Pilsley, Shirland and Sutton wards of the District of North East Derbyshire were transferred from the North East Derbyshire Constituency.

History

Largely a former mining area, the constituency is a safe Labour seat,held by the voluble and often controversial Dennis Skinner,dubbed "The Bolsover Beast" while his party were in opposition,although since Labour were elected to power in 1997 he has kept a somewhat lower profile.

Members of Parliament

★ 1950 – 1970: Harold Neal, Labour

★ 1970 – ''present'': Dennis Skinner, Labour

Election results

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire