Constituency profile

Derby North

East Midlands · Borough constituency · Derby borough

Catherine Atkinson MP
Sitting MP

Catherine Atkinson

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East Midlands
Borough constituency, Derby council
Last 5 GE winners
LCLCL
Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5
EU referendum 2016
54.2% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +2.3pp above mean
Current outlook
Labour +9.4pp
vs Reform UK 26.6%
MidlandsBrexit-marginal

About the Derby North constituency

Derby North is a borough constituency in the East Midlands. The sitting MP is Catherine Atkinson (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 45.5% to 23.7% for the Conservatives, a majority of 8,915 votes on a 56.9% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 36.0% and Reform UK on 26.6%, a margin of 9.4 points.

Who lives in Derby North? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
54.2%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
32.6%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.0%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
58.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
40.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
20.4%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
34.8%
UK average ~28%

How did Derby North vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 8,915 votes (21.8pp) · turnout 56.9%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Derby North

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Derby North within Derby

Derby North sits entirely within Derby Council. Derby was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Derby
60 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
AbbeyLabour 50.6%vs Reform 20.1%2023 Labour 62.9%vs Lib Dem 13.3%-27.7%
Chaddesden EastLabour 44.8%vs Conservative 27.4%2023 Conservative 47.5%vs Labour 35.0%-30.0%
Chaddesden NorthLabour 44.8%vs Conservative 21.5%2023 Labour 36.6%vs Lib Dem 35.8%-24.0%
Chaddesden WestLabour 46.6%vs Conservative 22.7%2023 Labour 49.4%vs Conservative 37.3%-23.0%
DarleyLabour 50.6%vs Conservative 20.4%2023 Labour 63.8%vs Conservative 15.2%-48.1%
LittleoverLabour 43.0%vs Conservative 21.7%2023 Lib Dem 51.5%vs Labour 32.2%-40.5%
Mackworth & New ZealandLabour 49.7%vs Conservative 25.5%2023 Labour 40.9%vs Conservative 40.3%-30.0%
MickleoverLabour 33.1%vs Conservative 32.9%2023 Conservative 46.4%vs Lib Dem 27.0%-45.9%
NormantonLabour 46.8%vs Reform 15.9%2023 Labour 71.7%vs Conservative 12.5%-47.5%
OakwoodConservative 37.2%vs Labour 34.1%2023 Conservative 64.2%vs Labour 21.7%-35.0%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Derby North at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Derby North at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdChris Williamson33.0%31.7%28.0%1.8% UKIP-5.4%61363.1%
2015Con gain from LabAmanda Solloway36.6%36.7%8.6%14.6% UKIP3.6%-4164.1%+1.0
2017Lab gain from ConChris Williamson48.5%44.4%4.6%2.4% UKIP--2,01569.6%+5.5
2019notionalConservative winnerAmanda Solloway 2019 MP, pre-review boundary39.8%45.2%7.3%-2.2%5.5%2,54065.4%-4.2
2024Lab gain from ConCatherine Atkinson45.5%23.7%4.5%18.3% Ref8.0%-8,91556.9%-8.5

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Derby North

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Derby North. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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