County Derbyshire Created 2010 European Parliament constituency East Midlands Number of members 1 | Electorate 63,732 (December 2010) Created from West Derbyshire Member of parliament Patrick McLoughlin Replaced by West Derbyshire | |
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Major settlements Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock | ||
Derbyshire Dales /ˈdɑːrbɪʃə deɪlz/ or /ˈdɑːrbiʃɪər deɪlz/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Patrick McLoughlin of the Conservative Party since being created for the 2010 general election.
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History
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new constituency of Derbyshire Dales which is almost coterminous with the previous seat of West Derbyshire.
Constituency profile
The constituency is geographically large. Most of its area is in the Peak District National Park, including its main settlements of Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock. It was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election and is currently represented by the Conservative Patrick McLoughlin, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party. This constituency and its predecessor West Derbyshire have been represented by Conservative MPs since 1950.
Boundaries
The District of Derbyshire Dales, and the Borough of Amber Valley wards of Alport, Crich, and South West Parishes.