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Derby South

Every general election in Derby South since 1955. Latest: Baggy Shanker, Labour, majority 6,002.

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Member of Parliament

Baggy Shanker

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,002

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Baggy Shanker ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		14,50338.8%
Alan GravesReform UK8,50122.7%
Chris WilliamsonWorkers Party of Britain5,20513.9%
Jamie MulhallConservative5,19213.9%
Sam WardGreen1,8995.1%
Joe NaittaLiberal Democrats1,8074.8%
Zephyr TairIndependent2920.8%
Valid votes37,399
Majority6,00216.1%

Lab hold Turnout 51.3% of 72,944 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 53.6%Labour, 1959: 48.5%Labour, 1964: 57.7%Labour, 1966: 57.5%Labour, 1970: 54.4%Labour, February 1974: 47.4%Labour, October 1974: 51.0%Labour, 1979: 50.0%Labour, 1983: 39.3%Labour, 1987: 43.7%Labour, 1992: 51.7%Labour, 1997: 56.3%Labour, 2001: 56.4%Labour, 2005: 45.4%Labour, 2010: 43.3%Labour, 2015: 49.0%Labour, 2017: 58.3%Labour, 2019: 51.1%Labour, 2024: 38.8%Conservative, 1955: 38.5%Conservative, 1959: 40.5%Conservative, 1964: 42.3%Conservative, 1966: 31.8%Conservative, 1970: 45.6%Conservative, February 1974: 34.6%Conservative, October 1974: 32.9%Conservative, 1979: 38.7%Conservative, 1983: 38.4%Conservative, 1987: 40.5%Conservative, 1992: 37.9%Conservative, 1997: 25.2%Conservative, 2001: 24.3%Conservative, 2005: 18.9%Conservative, 2010: 28.5%Conservative, 2015: 27.4%Conservative, 2017: 33.5%Conservative, 2019: 36.9%Conservative, 2024: 13.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 19.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 32.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.2%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.8%Liberal, 1955: 7.9%Liberal, 1959: 11.1%Liberal, 1966: 10.7%Liberal, February 1974: 18.0%Liberal, October 1974: 14.6%Liberal, 1979: 9.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.4%Reform UK, 2024: 22.7%
Vote share in Derby South at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Derby South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Baggy ShankerRef6,00216.151.3%Lab hold
2019Lab Margaret BeckettCon6,01914.258.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Margaret BeckettCon11,24824.864.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Margaret BeckettCon8,82821.658.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Margaret BeckettCon6,12214.958.0%Lab hold
2005LabLD5,65713.063.1%
2001LabCon13,85532.255.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon16,10631.168.0%
1992LabCon6,93613.975.5%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,5163.269.9%Lab hold
1983LabCon4210.966.5%
1979LabCon6,09211.371.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,33218.169.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,14312.776.2%
1970LabCon3,1498.867.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon9,57625.772.6%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,01215.574.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,4318.079.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon6,50915.178.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Derby South?

Baggy Shanker (Labour) won Derby South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,002.

Which parties have won Derby South?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 19.

Which region is Derby South in?

Derby South is in East Midlands.

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