Ashfield: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Ashfield is Lee Anderson (Reform UK), returned on 4 July 2024. Lee Anderson took the seat for Reform UK in July 2024 with 17,062 votes (42.8%), ahead of Rhea Keehn (Labour) on 11,554. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 57.9% (39,882 of 68,929); the winning margin was 5,508 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Ashfield apart: the 23rd lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (17.5%), and the 39th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,735 a year).
Jobs based in Ashfield paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,484 for workplace jobs and £32,735 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,774. The residents' figure ranks 39th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,900 business sites were registered in Ashfield in March 2026 (2,860 a year before), and employed 47,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Ashfield sold for a median £190,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 58% on £120,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £192,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 78th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,138 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,935 households and 957.3 residents per square kilometre; 17.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.1% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Ashfield had an estimated population of 97,640 in mid-2024, against 92,512 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 18,035; people aged 65 and over, 19,883.
5,554 children in Ashfield were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 30.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 27.0% in 2024/25, from 24.5% in 2021/22.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 72.4% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.1 points. The economically inactive share was 25.5%.
2,255 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,265.
MP
Lee Anderson, Reform UK
- MP for Ashfield since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lee Anderson on this site
In Parliament
What Lee Anderson said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 1 July 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 208 spoken contributions by Lee Anderson since 4 July 2024.
Time after time, the previous Energy Secretary stood in this House and told us that drilling in the North sea would not bring down domestic prices.
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Last week I got a telephone call from Nottinghamshire police to tell me that I was on a kill list of 100 MPs, former MPs and VIPs. I strongly believe that it took a leak to the press before the police actually contacted me and my Reform colleagues sitting here.
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The Minister said that there was a lack of intelligence in Dover, and I am sure she was not referring to the local MP—the hon.
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There are no words to express the sadness we feel about the passing of Ann Widdecombe, but the sadness, unfortunately, is turning to anger—anger at not just the social media companies, but all of us in this place and the politicians, and some of the language that we use in this …
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Q13. In Ashfield, four workers, including two nurses, were kicked out of their HMO, only for Serco to put four illegal migrants in their place. One of those illegal migrants was a Pakistani national who went on to rape a vulnerable young girl in a park in Ashfield.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Anderson | Reform UK | 17,062 | 42.8% | +37.8 |
| Rhea Keehn | Labour | 11,554 | 29.0% | +3.4 |
| Jason Zadrozny | Ashfield Independents | 6,276 | 15.7% | −11.1 |
| Debbie Soloman | Conservative | 3,271 | 8.2% | −31.0 |
| Alexander Coates | Green Party | 1,100 | 2.8% | +1.4 |
| Daniel Holmes | Liberal Democrat | 619 | 1.6% | −0.5 |
Result summary as published: RUK gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Reform UK 42.8% | Labour 29.0% | 5,508 | 57.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 39.2% | Ashfield Independents 26.9% | 5,303 | 61.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Ashfield lies within Ashfield.
- Ashfield E07000170
Who has power over Ashfield
Every body that makes decisions for Ashfield, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Nottinghamshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Nottinghamshire Police police force
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Ashfield this page: Lee Anderson (Reform UK) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Ashfield?
UK Parliament lists Lee Anderson, Reform UK, as the Member of Parliament for Ashfield since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ashfield?
Lee Anderson (Reform UK) won with 17,062 votes, a majority of 5,508, on a turnout of 57.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ashfield?
3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,255 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Ashfield?
The median price paid was £190,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Ashfield?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,735 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Ashfield live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,554 (30.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Ashfield?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 97,640 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.