Constituency profile

North East Derbyshire

East Midlands · County constituency

Louise Sandher-Jones MP
Sitting MP

Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East Midlands
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLCCL
Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5
EU referendum 2016
62.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +10.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +0.2pp
Vulnerability score 7/10 (Labour projected to lose)
MidlandsStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

About the North East Derbyshire constituency

North East Derbyshire is a county constituency in the East Midlands. The sitting MP is Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 38.4% to 34.5% for the Conservatives, a majority of 1,753 votes on a 62.6% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 30.0% and Labour on 29.8%, a margin of 0.2 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in North East Derbyshire? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
62.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
27.6%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
19.7%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
70.6%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
28.7%
UK average ~36%
Median age
47.6
UK median ~40
Age 65+
29.3%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
24.1%
UK average ~28%

How did North East Derbyshire 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 1,753 votes (3.9pp) · turnout 62.6%

Current projection

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

Map of North East Derbyshire

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)

North East Derbyshire within North East Derbyshire and Chesterfield

North East Derbyshire crosses council boundaries: North East Derbyshire (88%), Chesterfield (12%). None of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
North East Derbyshire
52 LSOAs
88%
Chesterfield
7 LSOAs
12%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
18 Oct 2024Clay Cross North
North East Derbyshire
Con GAIN from Lab
5 Jul 2024Staveley North
Chesterfield
Lab GAIN from LD

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
AshoverConservative 47.7%vs Labour 25.9%2023 Independent 49.6%vs Conservative 31.3%-47.5%
Barlow & HolmesfieldConservative 45.3%vs Labour 29.6%2023 Conservative 63.3%vs Labour 24.1%-37.1%
Brampton & WaltonConservative 44.9%vs Labour 31.0%2023 Conservative 63.1%vs Labour 27.6%-41.1%
Clay Cross NorthLabour 42.6%vs Conservative 29.8%2023 Labour 50.4%vs Conservative 40.6%-31.4%
Clay Cross SouthLabour 46.7%vs Conservative 26.3%2023 Labour 61.9%vs Conservative 30.8%-27.6%
Coal AstonConservative 41.7%vs Labour 33.0%2023 Conservative 41.6%vs Independent 30.1%-48.0%
Dronfield NorthLabour 41.8%vs Conservative 31.6%2023 Labour 52.8%vs Conservative 37.9%-29.9%
Dronfield SouthConservative 38.6%vs Labour 35.9%2023 Labour 43.1%vs Conservative 42.7%-38.8%
Dronfield WoodhouseConservative 41.2%vs Labour 33.8%2023 Conservative 46.9%vs Labour 33.0%-41.5%
Eckington NorthLabour 38.8%vs Conservative 34.0%2023 Labour 54.1%vs Conservative 45.9%-32.4%
Eckington South & RenishawLabour 42.2%vs Conservative 31.2%2023 Labour 58.8%vs Conservative 35.6%-23.9%
Gosforth ValleyConservative 41.5%vs Labour 33.3%2023 Conservative 50.6%vs Labour 33.0%-43.2%
GrassmoorLabour 49.0%vs Conservative 24.1%2023 Labour 70.0%vs Conservative 20.2%-24.7%
Killamarsh EastLabour 40.1%vs Conservative 32.7%2023 Labour 47.9%vs Conservative 47.1%-27.4%
Killamarsh WestLabour 39.4%vs Conservative 33.0%2023 Labour 46.7%vs Conservative 38.8%-30.5%
North Wingfield CentralLabour 46.4%vs Conservative 26.5%2023 Labour 71.0%vs Conservative 21.8%-26.3%
Ridgeway & Marsh LaneConservative 41.4%vs Labour 33.5%2023 Conservative 56.8%vs Labour 23.7%-38.9%
Staveley CentralLabour 51.1%vs Reform 23.5%2023 Labour 54.2%vs Independent 35.7%-21.4%
Staveley NorthLabour 42.0%vs Conservative 23.9%2023 Lib Dem 52.4%vs Labour 37.2%-28.4%
TuptonLabour 39.7%vs Conservative 29.9%2023 Lib Dem 44.6%vs Labour 37.4%-31.8%
UnstoneConservative 39.9%vs Labour 35.7%2023 Conservative 54.2%vs Labour 40.5%-39.8%
WhittingtonLabour 40.9%vs Reform 20.5%2023 Lib Dem 61.1%vs Labour 32.1%-28.8%
WingerworthConservative 44.3%vs Labour 30.7%2023 Green 40.5%vs Conservative 37.5%-41.4%

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won North East Derbyshire 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 holdNatascha Engel38.2%33.0%23.3%5.6% UKIP--2,44565.9%
2015Lab holdNatascha Engel40.6%36.7%4.2%15.9% UKIP2.2%0.3%1,88367.1%+1.2
2017Con gain from LabLee Rowley43.5%49.2%2.8%3.1% UKIP1.4%-2,86069.9%+2.8
2019notionalConservative winnerLee Rowley 2019 MP, pre-review boundary32.3%58.4%6.1%-2.7%0.5%12,90268.4%-1.5
2024Lab gain from ConLouise Jones38.4%34.5%4.7%17.2% Ref5.0%0.2%1,75362.6%-5.8

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

Constituencies most like North East Derbyshire

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

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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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