Constituency view

Derby North

East Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Catherine Atkinson

Labour

Female

Previous MP: Amanda Solloway (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority8,915

Turnout56.9%

Electorate71,879

Valid votes40,919

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,619 - 45.5%

Conservative9,704 - 23.7%

Reform7,488 - 18.3%

Green3,286 - 8.0%

Lib Dem1,822 - 4.5%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£272,528,133

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

£2,496 total benefits bill per resident · 10% above average

Derby North: £2,496
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 192 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£272,528,133	193/575
Change over 2 years	+21.2%
Median local wage (2025)	£38,699	+19.6%

Universal Credit£152,664,903
£1,398 per resident · 13,087 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,957 · 1 in 14 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£63,466,643
£581 per resident · 8,243 claimants (+15.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,432 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,612
Housing Benefit£22,383,451
£205 per resident · 2,453 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£15,436,207
£141 per resident · 2,593 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£9,532,179
£87 per resident · 1,474 claimants
Carer's Allowance£9,044,750
£83 per resident · 2,089 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 80.2%White British 73.4%Asian 11.0%Black, African or Caribbean 3.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.4%Other 2.1%

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 86.7%White British 81.9%Asian 7.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.5%Other 1.0%

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 93.1%White British 89.9%Asian 4.0%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 0.3%

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 97.9%White British N/AAsian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%

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

Derby North (2021)

UK 84.4%Other EU 6.2%Other countries 9.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Derby North (2011)

UK 89.2%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 7.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Derby North (2001)

UK 93.7%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 5.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Derby North (1991)

UK 96.0%Other EU 2.2%Other countries 1.9%

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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Derby North

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Derby North	National	Difference	Rank
% White	80.2%	83.0%	-2.9pp	476/650
% White British	73.4%	74.4%	-1.0pp	439/632
% Asian	11.0%	8.6%	+2.4pp	145/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	3.4%	3.7%	-0.3pp	173/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.4%	2.7%	+0.7pp	173/650
% Other ethnic group	2.1%	2.0%	+0.1pp	180/650
% UK-born	84.4%	84.0%	+0.5pp	430/650
% Non-UK-born	15.6%	16.0%	-0.5pp	221/650
% Other EU-born	6.2%	6.0%	+0.2pp	211/650
% Other countries-born	9.4%	10.1%	-0.7pp	223/650
% Christian	41.0%	46.7%	-5.7pp	478/575
% Muslim	6.0%	6.3%	-0.3pp	170/575
% Hindu	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3pp	172/575
% Sikh	3.1%	0.9%	+2.3pp	34/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	435/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1pp	288/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	-0.0pp	184/575
% No religion	41.2%	37.0%	+4.2pp	208/575
% Religion not stated	6.4%	6.0%	+0.4pp	145/575
% Has any religion	52.4%	57.0%	-4.6pp	381/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Derby North

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.