UK Explained

South Derbyshire

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

Your MP at a glance

Samantha Niblett, Labour. Open their full page →

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

How South Derbyshire 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 186 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £807£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 147 areas and lower than 501.

UK 3.9%This area 2.4%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
South Derbyshire£8072.4%
Brigg and Immingham£8052.4%
Penistone and Stocksbridge£8012.4%
Eastleigh£8092.3%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in South Derbyshire

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 people94,65359,597,740 in total
Aged under 1619%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over19%19%about the same
Adults with a degree or higher31%34%3 points lower
Households that own their home75%62%13 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association10%17%7 points lower
Households renting privately14%20%6 points lower

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
Samantha Niblett

Labour

MAJORITY
4,168

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Samantha Niblett won with 39% of the votes, and Heather Wheeler (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Labour39% · 17,734
Conservative30% · 13,566
Reform UK20% · 8,979
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,134
Green Party4% · 1,941
Independent3% · 1,200
Everyone else0% · 183
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Samantha NiblettLabour17,73438.8%
Heather WheelerConservative13,56629.7%
Job WestReform UK8,97919.6%
Lucy CareLiberal Democrat2,1344.7%
Aruhan GalievaGreen Party1,9414.2%
Amy WheeltonIndependent1,2002.6%
Paul LiversuchSocialist Labour Party1830.4%

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
£807 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
2.4%
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