discussion of the BBC's election night coverage. The Conservative Greg Knight gained the seat in 1983, and held it until 1997. Labour's Bob Laxton defeated Knight in 1997 and held the seat until retiring in 2010, when the seat was retained for Labour by Chris Williamson. In 2015, Amanda Solloway, a Conservative; gained the seat with a swing of 0.8%. The 2015 result gave the seat the second-most marginal majority (measured by percentage) of the Conservative Party's 331 seats. Williamson regained the seat in 2017. He was subsequently suspended from the Labour Party, and was blocked in November 2019 from running as a Labour candidate at the following election; he resigned from the party and stated his intention to run as an independent. Elections Elections in the 2010s Boundary changes occurred in 2010, so percentage changes are based on notional results 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 Notes References Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire Politics of Derby Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950