Erewash: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Erewash is represented in the House of Commons by Adam Thompson (Labour). Adam Thompson took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 17,224 votes (40.1%), ahead of Maggie Throup (Conservative) on 11,365. 43,006 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,501, 60.1% of those registered. The majority was 5,859.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Erewash apart: the 32nd lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (12.4%), and the 45th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.8%).
83.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.0 points). 12.4% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,711; the estimate for 2014 was 95,430. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,519) than children under 16 (16,512).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £210,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £130,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 115th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,228 sales were registered in the period, against 1,436 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Erewash accounted for 34,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,570 local units for March 2026.
Full-time employees living in Erewash had median pay of £36,148 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,907. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,768. The residents' figure ranks 192nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 42,606 households, 1,585.1 people per square kilometre, 23.6% of workers based at home, 23.4% of adults retired.
4,314 children in Erewash were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.9% in 2021/22 to 19.6% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,210 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.6%. That is up from 2,175 twelve months before.
MP
Adam Thompson, Labour
- MP for Erewash since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Adam Thompson on this site
In Parliament
What Adam Thompson said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 9 September 2026 to 22 October 2026). Hansard search returns 193 spoken contributions by Adam Thompson since 4 July 2024.
Trafalgar Square—not the one down the road, but the much smaller one back home in Erewash—is a private road with a persistent fly-tipping problem. There are signs up that ask people to stop doing it.
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7. What steps she is taking to help tackle fly-tipping.
I welcome the new Minister to his new place. Despite the Government’s significant funding increases to science generally, the Science and Technology Facilities Council is facing significant cost pressures.
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3. What steps his Department has taken to support investment in science and research.
In my previous career teaching—first, secondary physics, and later, degree-level apprentice engineering—I saw over and over and over how powerful apprenticeships are in enabling both excellence in our brilliant engineering sector and personal social mobility for the apprentices …
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thompson | Labour | 17,224 | 40.1% | +5.3 |
| Maggie Throup | Conservative | 11,365 | 26.4% | −30.0 |
| Liam Booth-Isherwood | Reform UK | 9,162 | 21.3% | |
| Brent Poland | Green Party | 2,478 | 5.8% | +3.5 |
| James Archer | Liberal Democrat | 2,426 | 5.6% | +0.5 |
| John Kirby | Independent | 351 | 0.8% |
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 40.1% | Conservative 26.4% | 5,859 | 60.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.5% | Labour 34.7% | 10,606 | 67.8% |
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
Erewash lies within Erewash.
- Erewash E07000036
Who has power over Erewash
Every body that makes decisions for Erewash, 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
- Derbyshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Derbyshire Constabulary police force
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 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
- Erewash this page: Adam Thompson (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 Erewash?
Adam Thompson (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Erewash?
The House of Commons Library records 17,224 votes for Adam Thompson of Labour and a majority of 5,859; 60.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Erewash?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,210, 3.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Erewash?
£210,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Erewash?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,148 (April 2025).
How many children in Erewash live in low income families?
4,314 children under 16, 26.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Erewash?
96,711 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.