Chesterfield (constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Chesterfield in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
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Location of Derbyshire within England.
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| County | Derbyshire |
| Population | 93,248 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 72,866 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Chesterfield |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Toby Perkins (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Derbyshire East |
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| European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2010 general election by Toby Perkins of the Labour Party.
The current boundaries include the town of Chesterfield, together with areas to the north towards Dronfield and to the east towards Bolsover, comprising the Borough of Chesterfield wards: Brimington North, Brimington South, Brockwell, Dunston, Hasland, Hollingwood and Inkersall, Holmebrook, Linacre, Loundsley Green, Middlecroft and Poolsbrook, Moor, Old Whittington, Rother, St Helen’s, St Leonard’s, Walton, and West. The other two Borough of Chesterfield wards (Barrow Hill and New Whittington; Lowgates and Woodthorpe) fall within the neighbouring North East Derbyshire seat. Boundary changes before the 2010 general election, when the Mid Derbyshire constituency was created, meant that Chesterfield lost New Whittington to North East Derbyshire but otherwise retained its shape.
The town of Chesterfield lies just outside the Peak District southwest of Sheffield. Its best known landmark is the Church of St Mary and All Saints, commonly known as the 'Crooked Spire'. The constituency borders the constituencies of Bolsover and Derbyshire North East.
Chesterfield has mainly been a Labour seat with periods when it has been held by other parties, and was gained by the Liberal Democrats in 2001 and held by them until 2010. Chesterfield was a Labour Party safe seat from 1935 until 2001. Andrew Cavendish, later the Duke of Devonshire, was the National Liberal candidate at the 1945 and 1950 elections.
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