Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in Derbyshire, England, historically known as a Labour stronghold and represented for decades by MP Dennis Skinner.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedPartyControl | 2019 general election ⓘ |
| containsArea |
Clowne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinxton NERFINISHED ⓘ South Normanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Bolsover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shirebrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1950 ⓘ |
| DennisSkinnerNickname | The Beast of Bolsover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DennisSkinnerParliamentaryService | one of the longest-serving Labour MPs of his era ⓘ |
| DennisSkinnerParty | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DennisSkinnerReputation | left-wing Labour MP ⓘ |
| DennisSkinnerServedUntil | 2019 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting system ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| firstElectedDennisSkinner | 1970 ⓘ |
| hasElections | UK general elections ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | one MP in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| historicPoliticalCharacter | safe Labour seat for much of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a Labour Party stronghold for decades ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| mapsToLocalGovernmentAreas |
Bolsover District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of North East Derbyshire district ⓘ |
| MarkFletcherFirstElected | 2019 ⓘ |
| MarkFletcherParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMP | Dennis Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermLength | up to five years ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency |
Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clay Cross (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Dennis Skinner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedByParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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