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Derby North (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i /) is a constituency [n 1] formed of part of the city of Derby, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Catherine Atkinson from the Labour Party. It was previously held by Amanda Solloway, a Conservative. [n 2]
Lucy Ward is an English singer-songwriter from Derby, ... MP for Derby North 2010–2015 and 2017–2019; Sports. Tom Johnson (c. 1750–1797), bare-knuckle fighter;
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the eleven constituencies in Derbyshire, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to electoral wards within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range. [3]
The term North derby is sometimes used to emphasise their relative geographical proximity, when matches are played between Scottish football clubs Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1] The clubs first met in a Scottish League Cup tie played on 8 August 1998.
Robert Laxton (born 7 September 1944) is a British Labour Party politician who was the member of parliament (MP) for Derby North from 1997 until standing down at the 2010 general election. Early life and education
The Derby of the North (Dutch: Derby van het Noorden) is a match between the Dutch football clubs FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen.Since the dissolution of SC Veendam in 2013, there are only four professional football clubs in the three northern provinces of the Netherlands (Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe): FC Groningen, SC Heerenveen, SC Cambuur and FC Emmen.
Derby regularly sent two representatives to Parliament from Edward I's reign. In 1900 it was one of the first two constituencies to elect a member from the then newly formed Labour Party, along with Merthyr Tydfil. In 1950 the constituency was abolished and replaced by the two single-member constituencies of Derby North and Derby South.
When it was created in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Belper, Bolsover, Derby North, Derby South, Derbyshire South East, Derbyshire West, High Peak, and Ilkeston. [1] From 1984 until its abolition, it consisted of Amber Valley; Ashfield; Bolsover; Derby North; Derby South; Derbyshire West; Erewash; and High Peak.