# Amber Valley

The north west of the East Midlands. About 93,258 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 125 square kilometres.

Linsey Farnsworth has been the Labour MP for Amber Valley since July 2024. They won by 3,554 votes on a 59.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001066. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Linsey Farnsworth has been the Labour MP for Amber Valley since July 2024.
They won by 3,554 votes on a 59.4% turnout.

MP: [Linsey Farnsworth](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5107) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Amber Valley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Linsey Farnsworth (elected) | Labour | 15,746 | 37.0% |
| Alex Stevenson | Reform UK | 12,192 | 28.7% |
| Nigel Mills | Conservative | 10,725 | 25.2% |
| Matt McGuinness | Green Party | 2,278 | 5.4% |
| Kate Smith | Liberal Democrat | 1,590 | 3.7% |

Electorate 71,546. Turnout 59.4%. Majority 3,554 (8.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3261

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 8.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Amber Valley had a majority of 8.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 180th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Amber Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 303rd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 90,334** (2021). Amber Valley had 90,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 27th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in Amber Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001066) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 86% of people in Amber Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001066) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Amber Valley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Amber Valley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001066) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Amber Valley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Amber Valley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001066) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Amber Valley had 90,334 usual residents at the census.

## How Amber Valley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Amber Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 8.4% | joint 180th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.4% | joint 303rd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 90,334 | 27th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 86% | joint 137th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Amber Valley?

Amber Valley had 90,334 usual residents at the census.
Amber Valley is the 27th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Amber Valley

Most of Amber Valley lies in Amber Valley. These figures are published for the whole of Amber Valley, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Amber Valley itself. [See Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley)

- **Average house price: £233,295** (July 2026). Amber Valley’s average house price was £233,295 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,756** (2025). Full-time workers living in Amber Valley earned a median of £37,756 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Amber Valley costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Amber Valley has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Amber Valley in brief

The winner in Amber Valley had a majority of 8.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Amber Valley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.4%.
Amber Valley had 90,334 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Amber Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001066
- Council: [Amber Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 125 km²
- People, mid-2024: 93,258*
- Wards: 13
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 57
- Output areas: 292

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire), [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolsover), [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derbyshire-dales), [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxtowe), [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield), [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erewash)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Hastings and Rye](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hastings-and-rye), [Harrogate and Knaresborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough), [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble), [Blaydon and Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett), [Sheffield Hallam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-hallam), [Meriden and Solihull East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/meriden-and-solihull-east).

## Latest updates for Amber Valley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001066

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/amber-valley