Chesterfield: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Chesterfield is Mr Toby Perkins (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Toby Perkins took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,316 votes (46.5%), ahead of Ben Flook (Conservative) on 8,496. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.0% (41,555 of 71,645); the winning margin was 10,820 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Chesterfield had an estimated population of 95,716 in mid-2024, against 93,909 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 15,891; people aged 65 and over, 21,537.
Homes in Chesterfield sold for a median £200,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 48% on £135,000 ten years before. It ranks 98th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,184 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £35,047 for jobs in Chesterfield and £36,238 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £32,944. The residents' figure ranks 198th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,402 households and 1,968.9 residents per square kilometre; 23.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 25.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.8 points. The economically inactive share was 18.3%.
3,880 business sites were registered in Chesterfield in March 2026 (3,785 a year before), and employed 54,000 people in 2024.
4,093 children in Chesterfield were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 25.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.7% in 2024/25, from 20.1% in 2021/22.
2,005 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,985.
MP
Mr Toby Perkins, Labour
- MP for Chesterfield since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Toby Perkins on this site
In Parliament
What Mr Toby Perkins said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 3 September 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 213 spoken contributions by Mr Toby Perkins since 4 July 2024.
Today’s decision is probably not a surprise to most people. It will make a relatively limited difference to energy security, and probably very little difference to pricing, but I very much welcome what the Minister said about it being part of a transition, and about us not …
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The hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller) is absolutely right to say that what is behind this is the deep unpopularity of President Milei; it is not anything actually that the UK has done.
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In Chesterfield, there will be unmitigated despair at the statement we have heard today from my right hon. Friend. For the authorities for which she is doing a review—the 14 that thought they had got their decision in July—could she clarify the basis of that review?
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The Government are right to take their time and make sure that they get this right—we saw what happened when the previous Government did not do the work that was needed. This is a delicately balanced decision.
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It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing this debate.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Perkins | Labour | 19,316 | 46.5% | +6.3 |
| Ben Flook | Conservative | 8,496 | 20.4% | −16.6 |
| Dan Price | Reform UK | 7,897 | 19.0% | +8.4 |
| David Wadsworth | Green Party | 2,682 | 6.5% | +3.9 |
| Ian Barfield | Liberal Democrat | 2,553 | 6.1% | −2.7 |
| Kris Stone | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 363 | 0.9% | |
| Julie Lowe | Workers Party of Britain | 248 | 0.6% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. 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 46.5% | Conservative 20.5% | 10,820 | 58.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 40.2% | Conservative 37.0% | 1,451 | 63.9% |
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
Chesterfield lies within Chesterfield.
- Chesterfield E07000034
Who has power over Chesterfield
Every body that makes decisions for Chesterfield, 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
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board 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
- Chesterfield this page: Mr Toby Perkins (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 Chesterfield?
UK Parliament lists Mr Toby Perkins, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Chesterfield since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Chesterfield?
Toby Perkins (Labour) won with 19,316 votes, a majority of 10,820, on a turnout of 58.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Chesterfield?
3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,005 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Chesterfield?
The median price paid was £200,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Chesterfield?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,238 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Chesterfield live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,093 (25.8% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Chesterfield?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 95,716 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.