Derby North

Derby North
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Derby North in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	72,617 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1950
Member of parliament	Chris Williamson (Labour Party)
Number of members	One
Created from	Derby
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Derby North /ˈdɑːrbi nɔːrθ/ is a constituency formed of part of the city of Derby represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Chris Williamson, of the Labour Party.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch.

1955-1974: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Babington, Becket, Bridge, Derwent, Friar Gate, King's Mead, and Rowditch, and the civil parish of Chaddesden in the Rural District of Shardlow.

1974-1983: The County Borough of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Friar Gate, Mickleover, and Spondon.

1983-2010: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Allestree, Breadsall, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Mackworth, and Spondon.

2010-present: The City of Derby wards of Abbey, Chaddesden, Darley, Derwent, Littleover, Mackworth, and Mickleover.

Many constituency boundaries changed for the 2010 general election and this seat changed quite significantly which made the seat less of a Labour Party safe seat based on council results for electoral wards.

The constituency covers a largely residential area immediately north of Derby city centre, including some of the city’s most affluent suburbs, as well as some of its council housing, though much of this is former council housing in private ownership. Unemployment is below the national average. Average incomes are above the national average.