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South Derbyshire — UK General Election Results

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

South Derbyshire was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,168 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South Derbyshire from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 George John Warren Venables-Vernon (Whig); Henry Manners Cavendish (Whig) 2,839 38.8% (top seat) Roger Gresley (Conservative) 887 (11.3 pts) 70.6%
1835 George Harpur Crewe (Conservative); Roger Gresley (Conservative) 2,495 28.4% (top seat) George John Warren Venables-Vernon (Whig) 544 (6.1 pts) 82.8%
1837 George Harpur Crewe (Conservative); Francis Hurt (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Edward Miller Mundy (Conservative); Charles Robert Colvile (Conservative) 3,209 28.9% (top seat) Matthew Gisborne (Whig) 806 (7.2 pts) 82.1%
1847 Charles Robert Colvile (Peelite); Edward Miller Mundy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Charles Robert Colvile (Peelite); William Mundy (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Thomas William Evans (Whig); Charles Robert Colvile (Peelite) 3,350 34.6% (top seat) Samuel William Clowes (Conservative) 1,245 (11.0 pts) 79.9%
1859 Thomas William Evans (Liberal); William Mundy (Conservative) 3,185 35.7% (top seat) Charles Robert Colvile (Liberal) 1 (0.0 pts) 69.3%
1865 Thomas William Evans (Liberal); Charles Robert Colvile (Liberal) 3,650 34.9% (top seat) William Mundy (Conservative) 31 (0.3 pts) 70.0%
1868 Rowland Smith (Conservative); Thomas Gresley (Conservative) 3,582 25.7% (top seat) Thomas William Evans (Liberal) 139 (1.0 pts) 89.3%
1874 Henry Wilmot (Conservative); Thomas William Evans (Liberal) 3,773 34.9% (top seat) Rowland Smith (Conservative) 201 (1.8 pts) 69.0%
1880 Thomas William Evans (Liberal); Henry Wilmot (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1885 Henry Wardle (Liberal) 6,186 60.2% George Nathaniel Curzon (Conservative) 2,092 (20.3 pts) 88.8%
1886 Henry Wardle (Liberal) 5,102 56.4% Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke (Liberal Unionist) 1,153 (12.7 pts) 78.2%
1892 Harrington Evans Broad (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 John Gretton (Conservative) 6,104 53.9% Harrington Evans Broad (Liberal) 887 (7.8 pts) 84.8%
1900 John Gretton (Conservative) 6,073 51.6% Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) 366 (3.1 pts) 81.2%
1906 Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) 7,961 55.2% John Gretton (Conservative) 1,493 (10.3 pts) 88.4%
Jan 1910 Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) 8,259 52.5% John Betram Marsden-Smedley (Conservative) 786 (5.0 pts) 90.6%
Dec 1910 Herbert Henry Raphael (Liberal) 7,744 51.2% John Bertram Marsden-Smedley (Conservative) 371 (2.5 pts) 87.0%
1918 Henry Holman Gregory (Liberal) 15,504 66.2% Samuel Truman (Labour) 7,581 (32.4 pts) 58.4%
1922 Henry Dubs Lorimer (Unionist) 14,664 42.6% Samuel Truman (Labour) 4,463 (13.0 pts) 79.8%
1923 Henry Dubs Lorimer (Unionist) 12,902 38.6% Alfred Goodere (Labour) 1,983 (5.9 pts) 75.7%
1924 James Augustus Grant (Unionist) 16,448 44.3% Alfred Goodere (Labour) 1,415 (3.8 pts) 81.9%
1929 David Graham Pole (Labour) 25,101 47.4% James Augustus Grant (Unionist) 7,298 (13.8 pts) 83.4%
1931 Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans (Conservative) 33,965 58.6% David Graham Pole (Labour) 10,007 (17.3 pts) 82.3%
1935 Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans (Conservative) 31,321 51.5% Francis Rowe (Labour) 1,859 (3.1 pts) 73.5%
1945 Arthur Joseph Champion (Labour) 47,586 57.7% Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans (Conservative) 22,950 (27.8 pts) 78.9%
1983 Edwina Currie (Conservative) 25,909 43.8% Peter Kent (Labour) 8,613 (14.6 pts) 78.5%
1987 Edwina Currie (Conservative) 31,927 49.1% John David Whitby (Labour) 10,311 (15.8 pts) 81.3%
1992 Edwina Currie (Conservative) 34,266 48.7% Mark Todd (Labour) 4,658 (6.6 pts) 85.5%
1997 Mark Todd (Labour) 32,709 54.5% Edwina Currie (Conservative) 13,967 (23.3 pts) 78.2%
2001 Mark Todd (Labour) 26,338 50.7% James Hakewill (Conservative) 7,851 (15.1 pts) 67.1%
2005 Mark Todd (Labour) 24,823 44.5% Simon Spencer (Conservative) 4,495 (8.1 pts) 65.6%
2010 Heather Wheeler (Conservative) 22,935 45.5% Michael Edwards (Labour) 7,128 (14.1 pts) 71.5%
2015 Heather Wheeler (Conservative) 25,066 49.4% Cheryl Pidgeon (Labour) 11,471 (22.6 pts) 68.9%
2017 Heather Wheeler (Conservative) 30,907 58.7% Robert Pearson (Labour) 11,970 (22.7 pts) 69.1%
2019 Heather Wheeler (Conservative) 33,502 62.8% Robert Pearson (Labour) 19,335 (36.2 pts) 67.8%
2024 Samantha Niblett (Labour) 17,734 38.8% Heather Wheeler (Conservative) 4,168 (9.1 pts) 62.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George John Warren Venables-Vernon Whig 3,03638.8% Yes
Henry Manners Cavendish Whig 2,83936.3% Yes
Roger Gresley Conservative 1,95224.9% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harpur Crewe Conservative 2,51728.4% Yes
Roger Gresley Conservative 2,49528.1% Yes
George John Warren Venables-Vernon Whig 1,95122.0% No
Henry Manners Cavendish Whig 1,91021.5% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Harpur Crewe Conservative Unopposed Yes
Francis Hurt Conservative Unopposed Yes

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Miller Mundy Conservative 3,23428.9% Yes
Charles Robert Colvile Conservative 3,20928.7% Yes
Matthew Gisborne Whig 2,40321.5% No
Henry Manners Cavendish Whig 2,32520.8% No

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Colvile Peelite Unopposed Yes
Edward Miller Mundy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Robert Colvile Peelite Unopposed Yes
William Mundy Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Evans Whig 3,92234.6% Yes
Charles Robert Colvile Peelite 3,35029.5% Yes
Samuel William Clowes Conservative 2,10518.5% No
Philip Henry Stanhope Conservative 1,97217.4% No

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Evans Liberal 3,53635.7% Yes
William Mundy Conservative 3,18532.2% Yes
Charles Robert Colvile Liberal 3,18432.1% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Evans Liberal 3,89134.9% Yes
Charles Robert Colvile Liberal 3,65032.7% Yes
William Mundy Conservative 3,61932.4% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rowland Smith Conservative 3,59425.7% Yes
Thomas Gresley Conservative 3,58225.6% Yes
Thomas William Evans Liberal 3,44324.6% No
Charles Robert Colvile Liberal 3,37524.1% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Wilmot Conservative 3,93434.9% Yes
Thomas William Evans Liberal 3,77333.5% Yes
Rowland Smith Conservative 3,57231.7% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas William Evans Liberal Unopposed Yes
Henry Wilmot Conservative Unopposed Yes

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Wardle Liberal 6,18660.2% Yes
George Nathaniel Curzon Conservative 4,09439.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Wardle Liberal 5,10256.4% Yes
Edward Keppel Wentworth Coke Liberal Unionist 3,94943.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harrington Evans Broad Liberal Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Conservative 6,10453.9% Yes
Harrington Evans Broad Liberal 5,21746.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gretton Conservative 6,07351.6% Yes
Herbert Henry Raphael Liberal 5,70748.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Henry Raphael Liberal 7,96155.2% Yes
John Gretton Conservative 6,46844.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Henry Raphael Liberal 8,25952.5% Yes
John Betram Marsden-Smedley Conservative 7,47347.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Henry Raphael Liberal 7,74451.2% Yes
John Bertram Marsden-Smedley Conservative 7,37348.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Holman Gregory Liberal 15,50466.2% Yes
Samuel Truman Labour 7,92333.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Dubs Lorimer Unionist 14,66442.6% Yes
Samuel Truman Labour 10,20129.6% No
Gregory Owen National Liberal 9,58527.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Dubs Lorimer Unionist 12,90238.6% Yes
Alfred Goodere Labour 10,91932.7% No
Gilbert Stone Liberal 9,62028.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Augustus Grant Unionist 16,44844.3% Yes
Alfred Goodere Labour 15,03340.5% No
Alfred Jesse Suenson-Taylor Liberal 5,64715.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Graham Pole Labour 25,10147.4% Yes
James Augustus Grant Unionist 17,80333.7% No
Ebenezer Josiah Johnson Liberal 9,99818.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans Conservative 33,96558.6% Yes
David Graham Pole Labour 23,95841.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans Conservative 31,32151.5% Yes
Francis Rowe Labour 29,46248.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Joseph Champion Labour 47,58657.7% Yes
Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans Conservative 24,63629.9% No
Norman Heathcote Liberal 10,25512.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwina Currie Conservative 25,90943.8% Yes
Peter Kent Labour 17,29629.2% No
Roderick MacFarquhar Social Democratic Party 15,95927.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwina Currie Conservative 31,92749.1% Yes
John David Whitby Labour 21,61633.2% No
John Edgar Social Democratic Party 11,50917.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwina Currie Conservative 34,26648.7% Yes
Mark Todd Labour 29,60842.1% No
Diana Jane Brass Liberal Democrat 6,2368.9% No
Titus William Mercer Natural Law 2910.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Todd Labour 32,70954.5% Yes
Edwina Currie Conservative 18,74231.3% No
Rob Renold Liberal Democrat 5,4089.0% No
Richard North Referendum Party 2,4914.2% No
Ian Crompton UKIP 6171.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Todd Labour 26,33850.7% Yes
James Hakewill Conservative 18,48735.6% No
Russell Eagling Liberal Democrat 5,23310.1% No
John Blunt UKIP 1,0742.1% No
Paul Liversuch Socialist Labour 5641.1% No
James Taylor Independent 2490.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Todd Labour 24,82344.5% Yes
Simon Spencer Conservative 20,32836.4% No
Deborah Newton-Cook Liberal Democrat 7,60013.6% No
David Joines BNP 1,7973.2% No
Edward Spalton Veritas 1,2722.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heather Wheeler Conservative 22,93545.5% Yes
Michael Edwards Labour 15,80731.4% No
Alexis Diouf Liberal Democrat 8,01215.9% No
Peter Jarvis BNP 2,1934.3% No
Charles Swabey UKIP 1,2062.4% No
Paul Liversuch Socialist Labour 2660.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heather Wheeler Conservative 25,06649.4% Yes
Cheryl Pidgeon Labour 13,59526.8% No
Alan Graves UKIP 8,99817.7% No
Lorraine Johnson Liberal Democrat 1,8873.7% No
Marianne Bamkin Green 1,2162.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heather Wheeler Conservative 30,90758.7% Yes
Robert Pearson Labour 18,93736.0% No
Lorraine Johnson Liberal Democrat 1,8703.6% No
Marten Kats Green 9171.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Heather Wheeler Conservative 33,50262.8% Yes
Robert Pearson Labour 14,16726.5% No
Lorraine Johnson Liberal Democrat 3,9247.4% No
Amanda Baker Green 1,7883.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samantha Niblett Labour 17,73438.8% Yes
Heather Wheeler Conservative 13,56629.7% No
Job West Reform UK 8,97919.6% No
Lucy Care Liberal Democrat 2,1344.7% No
Aruhan Galieva Green 1,9414.2% No
Amy Wheelton Independent 1,2002.6% No
Paul Liversuch Socialist Labour 1830.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 11.3 pts 1835: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1841: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1857: Whig margin 11.0 pts 1859: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1865: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1868: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1874: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1885: Liberal margin 20.3 pts 1886: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1895: Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 10.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1918: Liberal margin 32.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 5.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 3.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 14.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 23.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 15.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 8.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 22.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 22.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 9.1 pts 1832 1835 1841 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1885 1886 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

South Derbyshire has been contested at 39 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Peelite, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Derbyshire in the 2024 general election?

Labour won South Derbyshire in 2024 with 17,734 votes (38.8%), a majority of 4,168 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won South Derbyshire since 1832?

Since 1832, South Derbyshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Peelite, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in South Derbyshire?

The closest result on record for South Derbyshire was 1859, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 1 votes (0.0 percentage points).

Did South Derbyshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, South Derbyshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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