East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1885

East Derbyshire

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1868–1885
Seats| two
Created from| North Derbyshire
Replaced by| Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire

East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished only seventeen years later under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was then replaced by seven new constituencies: Chesterfield, Mid Derbyshire, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire, West Derbyshire, High Peak and Ilkeston.

## Boundaries

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1868–1885: The Hundred of Scarsdale.[1]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party

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1868 |  | Francis Egerton | Liberal |  | Henry Strutt | Liberal
1874 |  | Francis Arkwright | Conservative
1880 |  | Alfred Barnes | Liberal
1885 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: East Derbyshire[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Egerton | 2,089  | 25.8  |
| Liberal | Henry Strutt | 2,032  | 25.1  |
| Conservative | William Gladwin Turbutt  | 1,999  | 24.7  |
| Conservative | William Overend[3] | 1,970  | 24.4  |
Majority  | 33  | 0.4  |
Turnout | 4,045 (est)  | 79.2 (est)  |
Registered electors | 5,107  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
| Liberal win (new seat)

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: East Derbyshire[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Egerton | 2,206  | 26.2  | +0.4
| Conservative | Francis Arkwright | 2,116  | 25.2  | +0.5
| Liberal | William Fowler[4] | 2,067  | 24.6  | −0.5
| Conservative | Henry Strutt | 2,017  | 24.0  | −0.4
Turnout | 4,203 (est)  | 86.9 (est)  | +7.7
Registered electors | 4,836  |  |
Majority  | 90  | 1.0  | +0.6
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4  |
Majority  | 49  | 0.6  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.5  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: East Derbyshire[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Alfred Barnes | 3,119  | 28.2  | +3.6
| Liberal | Francis Egerton | 3,063  | 27.7  | +1.5
| Conservative | Francis Arkwright | 2,577  | 23.3  | −1.9
| Conservative | William Gladwin Turbutt[5] | 2,303  | 20.8  | −3.2
Majority  | 542  | 4.9  | N/A
Turnout | 5,531 (est)  | 89.6 (est)  | +2.7
Registered electors | 6,173  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4  |

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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## References

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1. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
2. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 371\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
3. ^ "The Representation of Derbyshire". Nottinghamshire Guardian. 9 October 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "The General Election". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. 31 January 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "East Derbyshire Election". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. 3 April 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
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