UK Explained

Derby North

Represented in Parliament by Catherine Atkinson (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Catherine Atkinson, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Derby North compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 289 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £762£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 453 areas and lower than 195.

UK 3.9%This area 4.1%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Derby North£7624.1%
St Helens South and Whiston£7674.1%
Gillingham and Rainham£7554.1%
Bury South£7714.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Derby North

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people103,23659,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over17%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher33%34%1 points lower
Households that own their home59%62%3 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association19%17%2 points higher
Households renting privately22%20%1 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Catherine Atkinson

Labour

MAJORITY
8,915

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
57%

of people who could vote did

Catherine Atkinson won with 46% of the votes, and Amanda Solloway (Conservative) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Labour46% · 18,619
Conservative24% · 9,704
Reform UK18% · 7,488
Green Party8% · 3,286
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,822
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Catherine AtkinsonLabour18,61945.5%
Amanda SollowayConservative9,70423.7%
Tim ProsserReform UK7,48818.3%
Helen HitchcockGreen Party3,2868.0%
John SweeneyLiberal Democrat1,8224.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£762 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
4.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026