Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolsover (/ˈbɒlsˌoʊvər/, /ˈbɒlzˌoʊvər/ and commonly /boʊzər/) is a constituency in Derbyshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Mark Fletcher, a member of the Conservative Party. The constituency was created in 1950, and is centred on the town of Bolsover.
| Bolsover | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Bolsover in Derbyshire for the 2010 general election | |
Location of Derbyshire within England | |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Population | 94,473 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 72,162 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Bolsover, Shirebrook, Clowne, South Normanton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | Mark Fletcher (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Clay Cross and North East Derbyshire |
Between 1970 and 2019, the constituency was represented by Labour's Dennis Skinner, who by 2019 was the oldest member of the House of Commons and the second longest-serving. At the constituency's inception it was one of the safest Labour seats in the country, but over the following half century Skinner's vote share dropped from 77% in 1970, still holding a high vote share of 65% in 2005, to only 36% in 2019, with the result that he lost the seat to the Conservatives by a margin of 11%.