Post by greenhert on Jul 8, 2023 14:27:44 GMT
North East Derbyshire was created in 1885, although its boundaries have changed several times and it is not coterminous with the North East Derbyshire district either. For the next election it retains its 2010 boundaries.
North East Derbyshire's main settlements are Clay Cross, Dronfield, Killamarsh and Staveley. It surrounds Chesterfield, is just south of Sheffield and some of the villages on its western edge give access to the Peak District. Clay Cross is an ex-mining town which was the scene of a rebellion by Labour councillors in 1972 against attempts to impose a national rise in council rents under the Housing Finance Act, resulting in them being disqualified; this happened just before Clay Cross UDC was absorbed into North East Derbyshire District Council. Dronfield is becoming an increasingly popular commuter town for middle of the road Sheffield commuters wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city when not in the office; nearby is the ground of Sheffield FC, the world's oldest football club, founded in 1857. That said, Dronfield houses the offices of several construction companies so not everyone there is a commuter. Killamarsh and Staveley are both ex-mining towns although Staveley also had substantial chemical manufacturing which has now ceased. The demographics of North East Derbyshire are fairly average for the East Midlands in most respects (except ethnicity; it is 96% white).
North East Derbyshire first elected a Labour MP as early as January 1910, although the MP in question, William Harvey, was first elected as a Liberal in 1907. From 1922 to 2017 Labour's hold was interrupted only once, by the Conservatives' Jardine Whyte from 1931-35. From 2010 onwards Labour's grip started to fray; it experienced an 8.6% swing from Labour to Conservative and in 2015 Natascha Engel's majority was reduced to just 1,883, a lower Labour majority than in 1983. Ms Engel's support for a fracking plan in the constituency, as well as demographic change in Dronfield in particular, cost her the seat in 2017 to the Conservatives' Lee Rowley, who had contested it in 2015. Mr Rowley strongly opposed fracking in the constituency and continues to do so, despite the Conservatives having supported fracking for years. He increased his majority to as high as 12,876 in 2019, although given that this seat's demographics are typical of "Red Wall" seats and in light of Labour's spectacular recapture of North East Derbyshire DC in 2023, this large majority is no guarantee that he will keep this seat.
North East Derbyshire's main settlements are Clay Cross, Dronfield, Killamarsh and Staveley. It surrounds Chesterfield, is just south of Sheffield and some of the villages on its western edge give access to the Peak District. Clay Cross is an ex-mining town which was the scene of a rebellion by Labour councillors in 1972 against attempts to impose a national rise in council rents under the Housing Finance Act, resulting in them being disqualified; this happened just before Clay Cross UDC was absorbed into North East Derbyshire District Council. Dronfield is becoming an increasingly popular commuter town for middle of the road Sheffield commuters wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city when not in the office; nearby is the ground of Sheffield FC, the world's oldest football club, founded in 1857. That said, Dronfield houses the offices of several construction companies so not everyone there is a commuter. Killamarsh and Staveley are both ex-mining towns although Staveley also had substantial chemical manufacturing which has now ceased. The demographics of North East Derbyshire are fairly average for the East Midlands in most respects (except ethnicity; it is 96% white).
North East Derbyshire first elected a Labour MP as early as January 1910, although the MP in question, William Harvey, was first elected as a Liberal in 1907. From 1922 to 2017 Labour's hold was interrupted only once, by the Conservatives' Jardine Whyte from 1931-35. From 2010 onwards Labour's grip started to fray; it experienced an 8.6% swing from Labour to Conservative and in 2015 Natascha Engel's majority was reduced to just 1,883, a lower Labour majority than in 1983. Ms Engel's support for a fracking plan in the constituency, as well as demographic change in Dronfield in particular, cost her the seat in 2017 to the Conservatives' Lee Rowley, who had contested it in 2015. Mr Rowley strongly opposed fracking in the constituency and continues to do so, despite the Conservatives having supported fracking for years. He increased his majority to as high as 12,876 in 2019, although given that this seat's demographics are typical of "Red Wall" seats and in light of Labour's spectacular recapture of North East Derbyshire DC in 2023, this large majority is no guarantee that he will keep this seat.
