Mid Derbyshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Mid Derbyshire is Jonathan Davies (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Jonathan Davies (Labour) won 17,346 votes, 36.5% of the valid vote; Luke Gardiner (Conservative) came second with 15,468. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.0% (47,543 of 69,917); the winning margin was 1,878 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Mid Derbyshire has the 8th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (88,822).
Mid Derbyshire had an estimated population of 88,822 in mid-2024, against 87,877 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 14,544; people aged 65 and over, 21,904.
In 2024/25, 15.7% of children under 16 in Mid Derbyshire (2,277) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 12.2% in 2024/25, from 11.0% in 2021/22.
3,240 business sites were registered in Mid Derbyshire in March 2026 (3,155 a year before), and employed 25,000 people in 2024.
Residents of Mid Derbyshire earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,825 for workplace jobs and £40,096 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £41,120. The residents' figure ranks 225th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 77.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.4 points. The economically inactive share was 19.2%.
Homes in Mid Derbyshire sold for a median £265,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 43% on £185,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £272,475, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 256th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,285 recorded sales.
At the 2021 Census there were 38,559 households and 618.3 residents per square kilometre; 31.7% of workers mainly worked from home and 29.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
1,000 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 945.
MP
Jonathan Davies, Labour
- MP for Mid Derbyshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jonathan Davies on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Jonathan Davies in Hansard, from 15 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 169 spoken contributions by Jonathan Davies since 4 July 2024.
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government could make the SFI system more accessible to farmers by publishing a timetable of when those windows will open well in advance, and circulating it so that farmers could be ready to apply when the next round arrived?
The important thing for the Father of the House to remember is that the Anglican Church is not like the Roman Catholic Church; we would not send a Protestant representative to the conclave to pick a pope.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I hope that we will be appointing Anglican bishops and not bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church if the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) becomes Prime Minister.
T2. My constituent Audrina Hatton-Wright is a 12-year-old cancer survivor. She has spent a huge amount of her childhood in hospital, where she has found that the food is sometimes not of a nutritional quality to support people’s recovery.
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Many people visit Derbyshire because it has beautiful scenery and a fascinating history, but those visitors do place a strain on our infrastructure, which is why I think it is reasonable that we explore whether we continue to ask local people to foot the bill for that.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Davies | Labour | 17,346 | 36.5% | +9.5 |
| Luke Gardiner | Conservative | 15,468 | 32.5% | −27.0 |
| Stephen Dean | Reform UK | 8,356 | 17.6% | |
| Gez Kinsella | Green Party | 3,547 | 7.5% | +3.6 |
| Barry Holliday | Liberal Democrat | 2,361 | 5.0% | −4.6 |
| Sue Warren | Independent | 315 | 0.7% | |
| Josiah Uche | Workers Party of Britain | 150 | 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 36.5% | Conservative 32.5% | 1,878 | 68.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.6% | Labour 27.0% | 16,816 | 73.6% |
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
Mid Derbyshire covers wards in 3 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Amber Valley E07000032
- Derby E06000015
- Erewash E07000036
Who has power over Mid Derbyshire
Every body that makes decisions for Mid Derbyshire, 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
- 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
- Mid Derbyshire this page: Jonathan Davies (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 Mid Derbyshire?
UK Parliament lists Jonathan Davies, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Mid Derbyshire since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Mid Derbyshire?
Jonathan Davies (Labour) won with 17,346 votes, a majority of 1,878, on a turnout of 68.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Mid Derbyshire?
1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,000 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Mid Derbyshire?
The median price paid was £265,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Mid Derbyshire?
Median full-time pay of residents was £40,096 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Mid Derbyshire live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,277 (15.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Mid Derbyshire?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 88,822 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.