Bolsover: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bolsover is Natalie Fleet (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Natalie Fleet took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,197 votes (40.5%), ahead of Mark Fletcher (Conservative) on 10,874. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.0% (42,434 of 77,207); the winning margin was 6,323 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Bolsover apart: the 36th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.5%), and the 44th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,919 a year).
Full-time employees living in Bolsover had median pay of £32,919 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,235. A year before, the residents' median was £31,797. The residents' figure ranks 44th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Bolsover sold for a median £184,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 57% on £117,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £195,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 68th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,385 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,182 households and 438.7 residents per square kilometre; 18.5% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
3,335 business sites were registered in Bolsover in March 2026 (3,325 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
71.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.5 points). The economically inactive share was 25.4%.
5,234 children in Bolsover were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 29.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 24.8% in 2024/25, from 22.5% in 2021/22.
Bolsover had an estimated population of 105,119 in mid-2024, against 95,995 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 17,948; people aged 65 and over, 22,078.
1,885 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,730 twelve months before.
MP
Natalie Fleet, Labour
- MP for Bolsover since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Natalie Fleet on this site
In Parliament
What Natalie Fleet said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 8 June 2026 to 30 June 2026). Hansard search returns 69 spoken contributions by Natalie Fleet since 4 July 2024.
Thank you for your patience, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is the most incredible privilege to be here in this Chamber to hear how my hon. Friend triumphed against the most horrendous abuse and to see her surrounded by her colleagues in the most supportive way possible.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for raising this vital issue, and for her continued advocacy for victims and survivors of domestic abuse everywhere. There are parts of this job that I find really difficult, and I know that my hon.
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I can absolutely confirm how close this issue is to my heart. Within the boundaries of operational independence, the Home Office is regularly engaging, and rightly so, with the Metropolitan police.
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The VAWG strategy and the financial inclusion strategy set out ambitious commitments to tackle financial abuse. The Government are determined to embed the prevention of violence against women and girls across all Departments.
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I thank the hon. Member for her work on the APPG and the vital work she is carrying out in supporting these women. Where there is evidence of criminal activity, it is the police’s duty to investigate, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the specifics.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fleet | Labour | 17,197 | 40.5% | +4.4 |
| Mark Fletcher | Conservative | 10,874 | 25.6% | −22.1 |
| Robert Reaney | Reform UK | 9,131 | 21.5% | +12.9 |
| David Kesteven | Green Party | 3,754 | 8.8% | +7.3 |
| David Hancock | Liberal Democrat | 1,478 | 3.5% | −0.3 |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 40.5% | Conservative 25.6% | 6,323 | 55.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.7% | Labour 36.2% | 5,273 | 61.2% |
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
Bolsover covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Bolsover E07000033
- Mansfield E07000174
- North East Derbyshire E07000038
Who has power over Bolsover
Every body that makes decisions for Bolsover, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Nottinghamshire County Council county council
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- Nottinghamshire Police police force
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- 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
- Bolsover this page: Natalie Fleet (Labour) 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 Bolsover?
UK Parliament lists Natalie Fleet, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bolsover since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bolsover?
Natalie Fleet (Labour) won with 17,197 votes, a majority of 6,323, on a turnout of 55.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bolsover?
2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,885 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bolsover?
The median price paid was £184,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bolsover?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,919 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bolsover live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,234 (29.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bolsover?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 105,119 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.