# South East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow.
1955–1974: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of Shardlow except the parishes included in the Derby North and Derby South constituencies (Chaddesden and Littleover).
1974–1983: The Urban District of Long Eaton, and the Rural District of South East Derbyshire.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Joe Champion | Labour |
| | 1959 | John Jackson | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Trevor Park | Labour |
| | 1970 | Peter Rost | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Champion | 30,039 | 49.06 | |
| | Conservative | John Charles Jennings | 24,789 | 40.49 | |
| | Liberal | Maldwyn James | 6,396 | 10.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,250 | 8.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,224 | 86.94 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Champion | 33,020 | 52.68 |
| | Conservative | John Charles Jennings | 29,663 | 47.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,357 | 5.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,683 | 86.41 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Champion | 25,620 | 51.59 |
| | Conservative | John Jackson | 24,039 | 48.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,581 | 3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,659 | 82.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Jackson | 25,374 | 45.54 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Champion | 25,362 | 45.52 | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lynch | 4,980 | 8.94 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.02 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,716 | 85.12 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Park | 29,528 | 50.75 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Myers | 28,655 | 49.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 1.50 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,183 | 82.83 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1966: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Trevor Park | 32,407 | 54.63 |
| | Conservative | Peter Myers | 26,911 | 45.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,496 | 9.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,318 | 81.76 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Rost | 32,185 | 52.21 | |
| | Labour | John Ryman | 29,461 | 47.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,724 | 4.42 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,646 | 75.46 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Rost | 20,016 | 44.11 | |
| | Labour | JW Wardle | 16,981 | 37.42 | |
| | Liberal | F Fry | 8,378 | 18.46 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,035 | 6.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,375 | 85.11 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Rost | 18,856 | 43.74 |
| | Labour | RJ Madeley | 17,851 | 41.41 |
| | Liberal | H Warschauer | 6,404 | 14.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 2.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,111 | 80.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: South East Derbyshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Rost | 24,004 | 51.47 | |
| | Labour | Gerald Bermingham | 16,617 | 35.63 | |
| | Liberal | Richard Lustig | 5,518 | 11.83 | |
| | National Front | C Neil | 498 | 1.07 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,387 | 15.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,637 | 81.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |