Clay Cross (UK Parliament constituency)

Clay Cross was a county constituency centred on the village of Clay Cross in north-east Derbyshire.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.The Urban District of Clay Cross, the Rural District of Blackwell, and part of the Rural District of Chesterfield.
county constituencyHouse of CommonsChesterfieldBolsoverNorth East DerbyshireClay CrossDerbyshireMember of ParliamentParliament of the United Kingdomfirst past the post1918 general election1950 general electionThomas BroadLiberalCharles DuncanLabour1933 by-electionArthur HendersonAlfred Holland1936 by-electionGeorge Ridley1944 by-electionHarold NealGeneral election 1918Frank HallTurnoutRegistered electorscandidate endorsed by the coalition governmentGeneral election 1922Charles MastermanNational LiberalGeneral election 1923UnionistGeneral election 1924General election 1929Abraham LyonsGeneral election 19311933 Clay Cross by-electionConservativeJohn MooresCommunistHarry PollittGeneral election 19351936 Clay Cross by-electionClay Cross by-election, 1944Atlantic CharterWilliam Douglas-HomeGeneral election 1945Whitaker's AlmanacCraig, F. W. S.