Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
High Peak is a
parliamentary constituency
[n 1] represented in the
House of Commons of the
UK Parliament since
2019 by
Robert Largan , a
Conservative .
[n 2]
The constituency is in north west
Derbyshire and based in the heart of the
Peak District , including the towns of
Buxton ,
Glossop and
New Mills .
Since the
1966 general election , the seat has been somewhat of a
bellwether , with only three exceptions: at the
February and
October 1974 general elections the seat was won by the
Conservative Party when the
Labour Party won the most seats nationally, and at the
2017 general election when the seat was won by Labour but the Conservatives won the most seats nationally.
Boundaries
1885–1918 : The Borough of Glossop, and the Sessional Divisions of Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, and Glossop.
1918–1950 : The Boroughs of Buxton and Glossop, the Urban District of New Mills, the Rural Districts of Glossop Dale and
Hayfield , and parts of the Rural Districts of Bakewell and Chapel-en-le-Frith.
1950–1983 : The Boroughs of Buxton and Glossop, the Urban Districts of New Mills and Whaley Bridge, and the Rural District of Chapel-en-le-Frith.
1983–2010 : The Borough of High Peak, and the District of West Derbyshire wards of
Bradwell ,
Hathersage and
Tideswell .
2010–present : The Borough of High Peak.
Following the
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for the
2024 general election , the composition of the constituency is unchanged.
[2]
The constituency covers much of northern
Derbyshire and represents most of the west of the
Peak District which encircles Buxton and Glossop.
[3]
Crowden ,
Tintwistle and
Woodhead (formerly within the boundaries of
Cheshire and in the
Stalybridge and Hyde constituency) were brought into the seat in the boundary changes for the
1983 general election . The constituency boundaries became co-terminous with the
local government district at the 2010 general election.
Constituency profile
The rural
Hope Valley and the town of
Chapel-en-le-Frith have a Conservative majority, whereas the north western part of the constituency, in
Glossop (especially the
Manchester
overspill estate of
Gamesley ),
Hadfield and Tintwistle, are more Labour-inclined. The largest town of
Buxton is often divided between the two main parties.
Buxton itself is a spa town famed for its bottled water while
Glossop has had a more industrial past. Tourism is a key industry in the constituency being in the
Peak District , attracting visitors to its landscapes of peaks and reservoirs and other attractions such as the village of
Castleton with its
Blue John mine. The seat has considerable commuting connections by road and rail with Manchester (and the Hope Valley with
Sheffield ), rather than the
East Midlands and
Derby .
History
The seat was created in the
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 . Since 1910, the seat has returned mostly
Conservative MPs apart from during three periods. A
Labour MP was elected for the first time in
1966 , but was unseated at the
next general election . Labour gained the seat at the
1997 general election and retained it at the following two general elections during the
Blair ministry , but it was regained by the Conservatives at the
2010 general election . It was regained by Labour at the
2017 general election when
Ruth George gained the seat, the first time Labour had won the High Peak seat without winning the overall general election in its history.
Members of Parliament
North Derbyshire prior to 1885
Elections
Results over time since 2010
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Historical election results for High Peak
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
At the
1939 High Peak by-election ,
Hugh Molson was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1920s
Lady Barlow
Election results 1885–1918
Elections in the 1880s
Sidebottom
Elections in the 1890s
Cheetham
Elections in the 1900s
Partington
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15 :
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
See also
Notes
References
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b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
^ Derbyshire Courier , 4 Aug 1914
General
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.
Guardian Unlimited Politics (Election results from 1992 to the present)
Politics Resources (Election results from 1931 to the present)
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