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Chesterfield is an area in Derbyshire, England, that elects one person to represent it in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This elected person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They work in the House of Commons, which is where laws are made for the country.

Since 2010, the MP for Chesterfield has been Toby Perkins from the Labour Party. The Chesterfield area first started electing its own MP in 1885.

Who Has Represented Chesterfield?

Here is a list of the people who have been the Member of Parliament for Chesterfield since it was created:

Year Member Party
1885 Alfred Barnes Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Thomas Bayley Liberal
1906 James Haslam Lib-Lab
1910 Labour
1913 Barnet Kenyon Lib-Lab
1918 Liberal
1929 George Benson Labour
1931 Roger Conant Conservative
1935 George Benson Labour
1964 Eric Varley Labour
1984 Tony Benn Labour
2001 Paul Holmes Liberal Democrat
2010 Toby Perkins Labour

Recent Election Results

When people vote in a general election, they choose who they want to be their MP. The person with the most votes wins. Here are the results from the most recent elections in Chesterfield:

2019 General Election

General election 2019: Chesterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Toby Perkins 18,171 40.2 Decrease14.6
Conservative Leigh Higgins 16,720 37.0 Increase2.2
Brexit Party John Scotting 4,771 10.6 Increase10.6
Liberal Democrats Emily Coy 3,985 8.8 Increase3.4
Green Neil Jackson 1,148 2.5 Increase0.9
Independent John Daramy 391 0.9 Increase0.9
Majority 1,451 3.2 Decrease 16.8
Turnout 45,186 63.6 Decrease 2.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease 8.4

2017 General Election

General election 2017: Chesterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Toby Perkins 26,266 54.8 Increase 6.9
Conservative Spencer Pitfield 16,661 34.8 Increase 16.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Snowdon 2,612 5.4 Decrease 8.4
UKIP Stuart Bent 1,611 3.4 Decrease 13.1
Green David Wadsworth 777 1.6 Decrease 1.3
Majority 9,605 20.0 Decrease 9.8
Turnout 47,927 66.9 Increase 3.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.9

2015 General Election

General election 2015: Chesterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Toby Perkins 21,829 47.9 +8.9
Conservative Mark Vivis 8,231 18.1 +2.3
UKIP Stuart Yeowart 7,523 16.5 +13.4
Liberal Democrats Julia Cambridge 6,301 13.8 -24.0
Green Matthew Genn 1,352 3.0 +1.7
TUSC Matt Whale 202 0.4 +0.4
Peace Tommy Holgate 129 0.3 +0.3
Majority 13,598 29.8 +28.6
Turnout 45,567 63.2 -0.6
Labour hold Swing +3.3

2010 General Election

General election 2010: Chesterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Toby Perkins 17,891 39.0 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Holmes 17,342 37.8 -9.1
Conservative Carolyn Abbott 7,214 15.7 +7.5
UKIP David Phillips 1,432 3.1 +0.9
English Democrat Ian Jerram 1,213 2.6 +0.8
Green Duncan Kerr 600 1.3 N/A
Independent John "Noneoftheabove" Daramy 147 0.3 N/A
Majority 549 1.2 N/A
Turnout 45,839 63.8 +3.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +3.8

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  • 1922 Barnet Kenyon

    Barnet Kenyon, who was MP for Chesterfield.

  • Barnet Kenyon

    Another picture of Barnet Kenyon.

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