Constituency view

Amber Valley

East Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Linsey Farnsworth

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Nigel Mills (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,554

Turnout59.4%

Electorate71,546

Valid votes42,531

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour15,746 - 37.0%

Reform12,192 - 28.7%

Conservative10,725 - 25.2%

Green2,278 - 5.4%

Lib Dem1,590 - 3.7%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£219,081,886

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,349 total benefits bill per resident · 4% above average

Amber Valley: £2,349
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 222 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£219,081,886	294/575
Change over 2 years	+21.1%
Median local wage (2025)	£34,886	+11.3%

Universal Credit£112,900,918
£1,211 per resident · 9,779 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,142 · 1 in 14 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£59,371,637
£637 per resident · 7,834 claimants (+16.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,001 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,289
Disability Living Allowance£14,622,366
£157 per resident · 2,450 claimants
Housing Benefit£13,656,986
£146 per resident · 1,868 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,266,199
£110 per resident · 1,609 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,263,780
£89 per resident · 1,906 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 97.7%White British 95.4%Asian 0.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 98.4%White British 96.8%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 99.1%White British 98.1%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%Other 0.0%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.3%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Amber Valley (2021)

UK 96.4%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 1.5%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Amber Valley (2011)

UK 97.3%Other EU 1.3%Other countries 1.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Amber Valley (2001)

UK 98.3%Other EU 0.4%Other countries 1.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Amber Valley (1991)

UK 98.3%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 0.8%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Amber Valley

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Amber Valley	National	Difference	Rank
% White	97.7%	83.0%	+14.6pp	46/650
% White British	95.4%	74.4%	+21.0pp	28/632
% Asian	0.8%	8.6%	-7.8pp	610/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.3%	3.7%	-3.5pp	579/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6pp	538/650
% Other ethnic group	0.2%	2.0%	-1.8pp	641/650
% UK-born	96.4%	84.0%	+12.5pp	24/650
% Non-UK-born	3.6%	16.0%	-12.5pp	627/650
% Other EU-born	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9pp	581/650
% Other countries-born	1.5%	10.1%	-8.6pp	644/650
% Christian	43.8%	46.7%	-2.9pp	413/575
% Muslim	0.2%	6.3%	-6.1pp	565/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.5pp	532/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.7pp	322/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	475/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	493/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	-0.0pp	195/575
% No religion	49.0%	37.0%	+12.0pp	25/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp	307/575
% Has any religion	45.1%	57.0%	-11.9pp	546/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Amber Valley

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.