Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency in England since 1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bolsover (/ˈbɒlsˌoʊvər/, /ˈbɒlzˌoʊvər/ and commonly /boʊzər/) is a constituency in Derbyshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Mark Fletcher, a member of the Conservative Party. The constituency was created in 1950, and is centred on the town of Bolsover.
Bolsover | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Derbyshire |
Population | 94,473 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 72,162 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Bolsover, Shirebrook, Clowne, South Normanton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Fletcher (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Clay Cross and North East Derbyshire |
Between 1970 and 2019, the constituency was represented by Labour's Dennis Skinner, who by 2019 was the oldest member of the House of Commons and the second longest-serving. At the constituency's inception it was one of the safest Labour seats in the country, but over the following half century Skinner's vote share dropped from 77% in 1970, still holding a high vote share of 65% in 2005, to only 36% in 2019, with the result that he lost the seat to the Conservatives by a margin of 11%.