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Constituency

Chesterfield

At a glance

Chesterfield is a UK parliamentary constituency in East Midlands, currently represented in the House of Commons by Mr Toby Perkins, a Labour MP. Mr Toby Perkins has represented the seat since 6 May 2010. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 10,820 votes (26%), ranking #519 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 73.4 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Mr Toby Perkins
Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins MP ID 3952
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 6 May 2010
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 73.4 %
1,733 of 2,361 eligible divisions
Region East Midlands
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 3980
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Chesterfield.

Map

MP voting summary

How Mr Toby Perkins has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,733 of 2,361 eligible divisions (73.4 %).

73.4 %

Participation

959

Aye

774

No

7

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 959 / Noes 774

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 26% in 2024

Majority of 10,820 votes · #519 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

58 % turnout · maj 10,820
Toby Perkins · Labour 19,316 (46.5%)
Ben Flook · Conservative 8,496 (20.5%)
Dan Price · Reform UK 7,897 (19%)
David Wadsworth · Green Party 2,682 (6.5%)
Ian Barfield · Liberal Democrat 2,553 (6.1%)
Kris Stone · Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) 363 (0.9%)
Julie Lowe · Workers Party of Britain 248 (0.6%)

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Constituency source UK Parliament Members API
Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Chesterfield?

Mr Toby Perkins is the current MP for Chesterfield. Source

Which party currently holds Chesterfield?

Chesterfield is currently represented by Mr Toby Perkins of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Chesterfield?

Chesterfield's imported Parliament constituency ID is 3980. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Chesterfield?

The current MP profile for Chesterfield is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Chesterfield change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Chesterfield data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source