Derby North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Derby North is represented in the House of Commons by Catherine Atkinson (Labour). Catherine Atkinson took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,619 votes (45.5%), ahead of Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on 9,704. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.9% (40,919 of 71,879); the winning margin was 8,915 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Derby North sold for a median £211,500 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 44% on £146,725 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £222,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 117th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,085 recorded sales.
3,565 business sites were registered in Derby North in March 2026 (3,465 a year before), and employed 50,000 people in 2024.
Derby North had an estimated population of 109,165 in mid-2024, against 102,542 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (20,484) than residents aged 65 and over (18,346).
Jobs based in Derby North paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,699 for workplace jobs and £36,407 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £33,311. The residents' figure ranks 210th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,409 children in Derby North were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.1% in 2024/25, from 20.3% in 2021/22.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.1 points. The economically inactive share was 20.6%.
Derby North counted 43,261 households on Census day 2021; 20.4% of adults were retired and 25.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
2,960 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,895.
MP
Catherine Atkinson, Labour
- MP for Derby North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Catherine Atkinson on this site
In Parliament
What Catherine Atkinson said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 13 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 344 spoken contributions by Catherine Atkinson since 4 July 2024.
I welcome today’s additional £432 million to tackle rough sleeping. With reoffending accounting for 80% of offending in England and Wales, securing stable accommodation on release from prison is absolutely central to reducing reoffending and making our communities safer, yet …
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Derbyshire constabulary has seized and crushed more than 1,000 illegal electric scooters, some capable of travelling at 50 mph and being ridden by children. At such a speed, the damage that can be done is catastrophic.
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I am an MP for Derby—or, as our Prime Minister called it, the “great city of Derby”—which is famous for its advanced manufacturing and engineering skills. Our largest employers, such as Alstom, Rolls-Royce and Toyota, are able to invest in skills through apprenticeships.
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I am very conscious of the time available for this very important legislation, so I am turning the page to conclude. To return to where I started, I welcome the Government’s commitment to bringing down the backlog.
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While there are some lawyers on the Benches of this House, there are also many coming through the ranks; we need to ensure that they are going into the criminal justice system, and I am concerned that we are not seeing enough taking that path.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Atkinson | Labour | 18,619 | 45.5% | +5.7 |
| Amanda Solloway | Conservative | 9,704 | 23.7% | −21.5 |
| Tim Prosser | Reform UK | 7,488 | 18.3% | +14.2 |
| Helen Hitchcock | Green Party | 3,286 | 8.0% | +5.8 |
| John Sweeney | Liberal Democrat | 1,822 | 4.5% | −2.9 |
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 45.5% | Conservative 23.7% | 8,915 | 56.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 45.2% | Labour 39.8% | 2,540 | 65.4% |
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
Derby North lies within Derby.
- Derby E06000015
Who has power over Derby North
Every body that makes decisions for Derby North, 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 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
- Derby North this page: Catherine Atkinson (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 Derby North?
UK Parliament lists Catherine Atkinson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Derby North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Derby North?
Catherine Atkinson (Labour) won with 18,619 votes, a majority of 8,915, on a turnout of 56.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Derby North?
4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,960 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Derby North?
The median price paid was £211,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Derby North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,407 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Derby North live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,409 (26.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Derby North?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 109,165 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.