West Derbyshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Derbyshire |
Major settlements | Bakewell, Matlock, Wirksworth |
1885–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Derbyshire |
Replaced by | Derbyshire Dales |
West Derbyshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885, until it was replaced by the Derbyshire Dales constituency in the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system. It was a safe Conservative seat for most of its existence.