Chesterfield constituency shown within Derbyshire, and that county within England

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Boundaries

It includes most of the town of Chesterfield and neighbours the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire constituencies. Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Bolsover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Derbyshire North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

History

The constituency was long a Labour stronghold, but following Tony Benn stepping down, surprised many when it became the Liberal Democrats' first seat in the East Midlands. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ...

Members of Parliament

• Barnet Kenyon (1918 - 1929)
• George Benson, Labour (1929 - 1931)
• R J E Conant, Unionist (1931 - 1935)
• George Benson, Labour (1935 - 1964)
• Eric Varley, Labour (1964 - 1984)
• Tony Benn, Labour (1984 - 2001)
• Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat (2001 - )

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Election results

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire