# Ashfield

The north west of the East Midlands. About 97,160 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 99 square kilometres.

Lee Anderson has been the Reform UK MP for Ashfield since July 2024. They won by 5,508 votes on a 57.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001068. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Lee Anderson has been the Reform UK MP for Ashfield since July 2024.
They won by 5,508 votes on a 57.9% turnout.

MP: [Lee Anderson](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4743) (Reform UK).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Ashfield

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lee Anderson (elected) | Reform UK | 17,062 | 42.8% |
| Rhea Keehn | Labour | 11,554 | 29.0% |
| Jason Zadrozny | Ashfield Independents | 6,276 | 15.7% |
| Debbie Soloman | Conservative | 3,271 | 8.2% |
| Alexander Coates | Green Party | 1,100 | 2.8% |
| Daniel Holmes | Liberal Democrat | 619 | 1.6% |

Electorate 68,929. Turnout 57.9%. Majority 5,508 (13.8%). 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/3266

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: 13.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Ashfield had a majority of 13.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 316th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Ashfield at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 244th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,035** (2021). Ashfield had 95,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 149th 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/ashfield#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in Ashfield 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/ashfield#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001068) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 89% of people in Ashfield 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=E14001068) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Ashfield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ashfield.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001068) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Ashfield, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Ashfield.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001068) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ashfield had 95,035 usual residents at the census.

## How Ashfield compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Ashfield | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 13.8% | 316th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.9% | joint 244th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,035 | 149th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 89% | joint 123rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Ashfield?

Ashfield had 95,035 usual residents at the census.
Ashfield is the 149th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Ashfield

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

- **Average house price: £190,179** (July 2026). Ashfield’s average house price was £190,179 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,577** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ashfield earned a median of £32,577 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 12th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Ashfield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st 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: 25.6** (2025). Ashfield has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 73rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ashfield in brief

The winner in Ashfield had a majority of 13.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Ashfield at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.9%.
Ashfield had 95,035 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Ashfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001068
- Council: [Ashfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 99.26 km²
- People, mid-2024: 97,160*
- Wards: 20
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 56
- Output areas: 309

* 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

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## Latest updates for Ashfield

- 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/E14001068

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashfield#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/ashfield