South East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

South East Derbyshire
Type:	County
Parliament:	uk
Year:	1950
Abolished:	1983
Elects Howmany:	one
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South East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow.^[2]

1955–1974: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow except the parishes included in the Derby North and Derby South constituencies (Chaddesden and Littleover).^[3]

1974–1983: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of South East Derbyshire.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
			Labour
			Conservative
			Labour
			Conservative
1983		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

See also

• List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
• Unreformed House of Commons

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Derbyshire South East', Feb 1974 - May 1983. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 21 March 2016.
2. act . 1948 . 65 . Representation of the People Act 1948 . 1 . 28 February 2023 .
3. Book: . 1956 . Statutory Instruments 1955 . Part II . The Parliamentary Constituencies (Derby and South East Derbyshire) Order 1955. SI 1955/5 . London . . 2116–2117 .
4. si. The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970. 1970. 1674. 28 February 2023.