Derbyshire South
2010 Results:
Conservative: 22935 (45.49%)
Labour: 15807 (31.35%)
Liberal Democrat: 8012 (15.89%)
BNP: 2193 (4.35%)
UKIP: 1206 (2.39%)
Socialist Labour: 266 (0.53%)
Majority: 7128 (14.14%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 19892 (43.9%)
Conservative: 17159 (37.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 5938 (13.1%)
Other: 2337 (5.2%)
Majority: 2733 (6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 20328 (36.4%)
Labour: 24823 (44.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 7600 (13.6%)
BNP: 1797 (3.2%)
Other: 1272 (2.3%)
Majority: 4495 (8.1%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 18487 (35.6%)
Labour: 26338 (50.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 5233 (10.1%)
UKIP: 1074 (2.1%)
Other: 813 (1.6%)
Majority: 7851 (15.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 18742 (31.3%)
Labour: 32709 (54.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5408 (9%)
Referendum: 2491 (4.2%)
Other: 617 (1%)
Majority: 13967 (23.3%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Heather Wheeler (Conservative) born 1959. Former specialist in Professional Indemnity insurance. Former Wandsworth Borough councillor. South Derbyshire district councillor since 1995 and Leader of the Conservative Group. Contested Coventry South in 2001 & 2005.






2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 81562
Male: 49.5%
Female: 50.5%
Under 18: 23.2%
Over 60: 19.3%
Born outside UK: 2.9%
White: 97.2%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 1.6%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 78.2%
Sikh: 1.3%
Full time students: 2%
Graduates 16-74: 17.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 29.6%
Owner-Occupied: 79.6%
Social Housing: 11.8% (Council: 10.2%, Housing Ass.: 1.7%)
Privately Rented: 5.5%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5.9%