votes cast. At the 2017 general election, Skinner's majority was cut to little more than 5,000, the first time the Labour majority in the seat had ever been lower than 10,000. He lost his bid to be re-elected in 2019 losing to Conservative candidate Mark Fletcher. The majority of voters in the area voted in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum; this was the preferred outcome of the then local MP Dennis Skinner. This considerable turn out in favour of Brexit resulted in Reform UK to include it in its priority list of constituencies for the 2024 General Election. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire References External links nomis Constituency Profile for Bolsover — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Bolsover District