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South East Derbyshire was a
parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in
Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
. It returned one
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to the
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of the
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, elected by the
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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


Elections


Elections in the 1950s


Elections in the 1960s


Elections in the 1970s


See also

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List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies This is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom, organised by date of abolition. It includes UK parliamentary constituencies that have been abolished, including those that were later recreated, but does not include con ...
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Unreformed House of Commons "Unreformed House of Commons" is a name given to the House of Commons of Great Britain and (after 1800 the House of Commons of the United Kingdom) before it was reformed by the Reform Act 1832, the Irish Reform Act 1832, and the Scottish Reform ...


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Derbyshire South East Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983