Erewash (UK Parliament constituency)

Erewash
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Erewash in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election.
Location of Derbyshire within England.
County	Derbyshire
Electorate	70,022 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Long Eaton and Ilkeston
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Jessica Lee (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Erewash (pron.: /ˈɛrəwɒʃ/ is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the U.K. Parliament.^{[n 1]}

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 Constituency profile
3 Members of Parliament
4 Elections
5 See also
6 Notes and references

[edit] Boundaries

The pre-2010 boundaries of Erewash

The constituency covers the borough of Erewash between the cities of Derby and Nottingham.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a Mid Derbyshire constituency. This takes electoral wards from the existing Erewash seat, as well as some minor alterations from neighbouring constituencies.

The electoral wards used in the modified Erewash constituency are:

Abbotsford; Breaston; Cotmanhay; Derby Road East; Derby Road West; Draycott and Stanton By Dale; Hallam Fields; Ilkeston Central; Ilkeston North; Kirk Hallam; Little Hallam; Long Eaton Central; Nottingham Road; Old Park; Sandiacre North; Sandiacre South; Sawley; Wilsthorpe.

[edit] Constituency profile

The largest towns in the constituency are Long Eaton and Ilkeston. An area which is neither especially wealthy or poor, Erewash is by political commentators described as a "key marginal seat" in general elections. Since a Conservative large majority in 1983, mid-size majority in 1987 and a Labour large majority in 1997, Erewash has generally returned marginal majorities.

[edit] Members of Parliament

	Member ^[2]	Party
1983	Peter Rost	Conservative
1992	Angela Knight	Conservative
1997	Liz Blackman	Labour
2010	Jessica Lee	Conservative

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Erewash^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jessica Lee^[4]	18,805	39.5	+10.4
	Labour	Cheryl Pidgeon	16,304	34.2	-10.5
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Garnett	8,343	17.5	+4.0
	BNP	Mark Bailey	2,337	4.9	+2.3
	UKIP	Jodie Sutton	855	1.8	-0.1
	Green	Lee Fletcher	534	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Luke Wilkins	464	1.0	+1.0
Majority			2,501	5.2
Turnout			47,642	68.4	+5.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Erewash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Blackman	22,472	44.5	−4.7
	Conservative	David Simmonds	15,388	30.4	−4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Garnett	7,073	14.0	+2.5
	Veritas	Robert Kilroy-Silk	2,957	5.8	N/A
	BNP	Sadie Graham	1,319	2.6	+1.4
	UKIP	Geoffrey Kingscott	941	1.9	+0.5
	Monster Raving Loony	R. U. Seerius	287	0.6	-0.3
	Church of the Militant Elvis	David Bishop	116	0.2	N/A
Majority			7,084	14.0
Turnout			50,553	64.5	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.1

General Election 2001: Erewash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Blackman	23,915	49.2	−2.5
	Conservative	Gregor MacGregor	16,983	34.9	−1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Garnett	5,586	11.5	+2.9
	UKIP	Louise Smith	692	1.4	N/A
	BNP	Steve Belshaw	591	1.2	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	R. U. Seerius	428	0.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Peter Waldock	401	0.8	N/A
Majority			6,932	14.3
Turnout			48,596	61.9	−16.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Erewash^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Blackman	31,196	51.7
	Conservative	Angela Knight	22,061	36.56
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Garnett	5,181	8.59
	Referendum Party	S Stagg	1,404	2.33
	Socialist Labour	M Simmons	496	0.82
Majority			9,135	15.14
Turnout			60,334	77.95
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1992: Erewash^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Knight	29,907	47.2	−1.4
	Labour	JJ Stafford	24,204	38.2	+6.1
	Liberal Democrat	PR Tuck	8,606	13.6	−5.7
	BNP	LA Johnson	645	1.0	+1.0
Majority			5,703	9.0	−7.5
Turnout			63,362	83.7	+6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.7

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Erewash^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Rost	28,775	48.58
	Labour	RW Jones	19,021	32.11
	Liberal	CP Moss	11,442	19.32
Majority			9,754	16.47
Turnout			76,545	77.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Erewash^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Rost	25,167	45.34
	Labour	W Moore	13,848	24.95
style="background-color: Template:SDP/Liberal Alliance/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[SDP/Liberal Alliance\|Template:SDP/Liberal Alliance/meta/shortname]]	J P Corbett	12,331	22.22
	Independent Labour	WG Camm	4,158	7.49
Majority			11,319	20.39
Turnout			73,355	75.66
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire

[edit] Notes and references

Notes

^ As with all constituencies, Erewash elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
^ "Beverley & Holderness". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
^ http://www.erewashconservatives.org.uk/person/jessica-lee-mp Erewash Conservatives - Jessica Lee MP
^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/307.htm
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i08.htm
^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/i08.htm

v t e Constituencies in the East Midlands (46)

Conservative (31)	Amber Valley Boston and Skegness Bosworth Broxtowe Charnwood Daventry Derbyshire Dales Erewash Gainsborough Grantham and Stamford Harborough High Peak Kettering Lincoln Loughborough Louth and Horncastle Mid Derbyshire Newark Northampton North Northampton South North West Leicestershire Rushcliffe Rutland and Melton Sherwood Sleaford and North Hykeham South Derbyshire South Holland and The Deepings South Leicestershire South Northamptonshire Wellingborough

Labour (16)	Ashfield Bassetlaw Bolsover Chesterfield Corby Derby North Derby South Gedling Leicester East Leicester South Leicester West Mansfield North East Derbyshire Nottingham East Nottingham North Nottingham South

East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (1) UKIP (1) Liberal Democrats (1)

Coordinates: 52°54′N 1°19′W / 52.90°N 1.32°W / 52.90; -1.32

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