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Derby North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Derby North was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,915 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Derby North from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock (Labour) 22,410 55.2% Victor Basil John Seely (Conservative) 7,430 (18.3 pts) 85.5%
1951 Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock (Labour) 22,390 57.1% Victor Echevarri Waldron (Conservative) 5,562 (14.2 pts) 82.5%
1955 Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock (Labour) 24,162 55.8% Rolla CP Rouse (Conservative) 5,006 (11.6 pts) 75.7%
1959 Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock (Labour) 22,673 52.8% Robin John Maxwell-Hyslop (Conservative) 2,407 (5.6 pts) 76.7%
1964 Niall MacDermot (Labour) 21,386 52.9% Derek Helmet Hene (Conservative) 7,395 (18.3 pts) 74.4%
1966 Niall MacDermot (Labour) 23,033 61.8% Derek Helmet Hene (Conservative) 8,818 (23.7 pts) 70.8%
1970 Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 20,114 54.7% John William Roberts (Conservative) 3,479 (9.5 pts) 64.3%
Feb 1974 Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 26,029 40.2% David John Penfold (Conservative) 1,293 (2.0 pts) 79.1%
Oct 1974 Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 26,960 44.5% David John Penfold (Conservative) 4,193 (6.9 pts) 73.2%
1979 Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 28,797 44.9% Richard Noel Kemm (Conservative) 214 (0.3 pts) 76.8%
1983 Gregory Knight (Conservative) 22,303 43.7% Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 3,506 (6.9 pts) 72.5%
1987 Gregory Knight (Conservative) 26,561 48.9% Phillip Whitehead (Labour) 6,325 (11.6 pts) 75.8%
1992 Gregory Knight (Conservative) 28,574 48.4% Robert Laxton (Labour) 4,453 (7.5 pts) 80.7%
1997 Robert Laxton (Labour) 29,844 53.2% Gregory Knight (Conservative) 10,615 (18.9 pts) 73.8%
2001 Robert Laxton (Labour) 22,415 50.9% Barry Holden (Conservative) 6,982 (15.8 pts) 57.6%
2005 Robert Laxton (Labour) 19,272 44.0% Richard Aitken-Davies (Conservative) 3,757 (8.6 pts) 64.3%
2010 Chris Williamson (Labour) 14,896 33.0% Stephen Mold (Conservative) 613 (1.4 pts) 63.3%
2015 Amanda Solloway (Conservative) 16,402 36.7% Chris Williamson (Labour) 41 (0.1 pts) 64.3%
2017 Chris Williamson (Labour) 23,622 48.5% Amanda Solloway (Conservative) 2,015 (4.1 pts) 69.8%
2019 Amanda Solloway (Conservative) 21,259 45.2% Tony Tinley (Labour) 2,540 (5.4 pts) 64.4%
2024 Catherine Atkinson (Labour) 18,619 45.5% Amanda Solloway (Conservative) 8,915 (21.8 pts) 57.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock Labour 22,41055.2% Yes
Victor Basil John Seely Conservative 14,98036.9% No
Gerald Ivan Walters Liberal 3,1907.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock Labour 22,39057.1% Yes
Victor Echevarri Waldron Conservative 16,82842.9% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock Labour 24,16255.8% Yes
Rolla CP Rouse Conservative 19,15644.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clifford Arthur Bowman Wilcock Labour 22,67352.8% Yes
Robin John Maxwell-Hyslop Conservative 20,26647.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall MacDermot Labour 21,38652.9% Yes
Derek Helmet Hene Conservative 13,99134.6% No
Alfred Leslie Smart Liberal 5,05712.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Niall MacDermot Labour 23,03361.8% Yes
Derek Helmet Hene Conservative 14,21538.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phillip Whitehead Labour 20,11454.7% Yes
John William Roberts Conservative 16,63545.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phillip Whitehead Labour 26,02940.2% Yes
David John Penfold Conservative 24,73638.2% No
Malcolm Dex Peel Liberal 13,99521.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phillip Whitehead Labour 26,96044.5% Yes
David John Penfold Conservative 22,76737.6% No
Malcolm Dex Peel Liberal 10,59517.5% No
Harold Smith Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 2420.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phillip Whitehead Labour 28,79744.9% Yes
Richard Noel Kemm Conservative 28,58344.5% No
Richard Frederick Whitehouse Liberal 6,0939.5% No
Colin William Bayliss National Front 5920.9% No
Stuart Paul Gibson United English National 1160.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gregory Knight Conservative 22,30343.7% Yes
Phillip Whitehead Labour 18,79736.8% No
Stephen Connolly Liberal 9,92419.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gregory Knight Conservative 26,56148.9% Yes
Phillip Whitehead Labour 20,23637.2% No
Stephen Connolly Liberal 7,26813.4% No
Eric Wall Green 2910.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gregory Knight Conservative 28,57448.4% Yes
Robert Laxton Labour 24,12140.9% No
Robert Charlesworth Liberal Democrat 5,6389.6% No
Eric Wall Green 3830.6% No
Peter Hart National Front 2450.4% No
Nicholas Mark Onley Natural Law 580.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Laxton Labour 29,84453.2% Yes
Gregory Knight Conservative 19,22934.3% No
Robert Charlesworth Liberal Democrat 5,0599.0% No
Paul Reynolds Referendum Party 1,8163.2% No
Jane Waters ProLife Alliance 1950.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Laxton Labour 22,41550.9% Yes
Barry Holden Conservative 15,43335.0% No
Robert Charlesworth Liberal Democrat 6,20614.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Laxton Labour 19,27244.0% Yes
Richard Aitken-Davies Conservative 15,51535.4% No
Jeremy Beckett Liberal Democrat 7,20916.5% No
Martin Bardoe Veritas 9582.2% No
Michelle Medgyesy UKIP 8642.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Williamson Labour 14,89633.0% Yes
Stephen Mold Conservative 14,28331.7% No
Lucy Care Liberal Democrat 12,63828.0% No
Pete Cheeseman BNP 2,0004.4% No
Elizabeth Ransome UKIP 8291.8% No
David Gale Independent 2640.6% No
David Geraghty Pirate Party UK 1700.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Amanda Solloway Conservative 16,40236.7% Yes
Chris Williamson Labour 16,36136.6% No
Tilly Ward UKIP 6,53214.6% No
Lucy Care Liberal Democrat 3,8328.6% No
Alice Mason-Power Green 1,6183.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Williamson Labour 23,62248.5% Yes
Amanda Solloway Conservative 21,60744.4% No
Lucy Care Liberal Democrat 2,2624.6% No
Bill Piper UKIP 1,1812.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Amanda Solloway Conservative 21,25945.2% Yes
Tony Tinley Labour 18,71939.8% No
Gregory Webb Liberal Democrat 3,4507.3% No
Alan Graves Brexit Party 1,9084.1% No
Helen Hitchcock Green 1,0462.2% No
Chris Williamson Independent 6351.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Catherine Atkinson Labour 18,61945.5% Yes
Amanda Solloway Conservative 9,70423.7% No
Tim Prosser Reform UK 7,48818.3% No
Helen Hitchcock Green 3,2868.0% No
John Sweeney Liberal Democrat 1,8224.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 18.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 11.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 5.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 18.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 9.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 2.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 6.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 11.6 pts 1992: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 18.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 15.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 8.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 1.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 4.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Derby North has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Derby North in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Derby North in 2024 with 18,619 votes (45.5%), a majority of 8,915 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Derby North since 1950?

Since 1950, Derby North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Derby North?

The closest result on record for Derby North was 2015, when Conservative beat Labour by just 41 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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