# Derby South

The west of the East Midlands. About 125,397 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 square kilometres.

Baggy Shanker has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby South since July 2024. They won by 6,002 votes on a 51.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001194. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Baggy Shanker has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby South since July 2024.
They won by 6,002 votes on a 51.3% turnout.

MP: [Baggy Shanker](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5176) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Derby South

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Baggy Shanker (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 14,503 | 38.8% |
| Alan Graves | Reform UK | 8,501 | 22.7% |
| Chris Williamson | Workers Party of Britain | 5,205 | 13.9% |
| Jamie Mulhall | Conservative | 5,192 | 13.9% |
| Sam Ward | Green Party | 1,899 | 5.1% |
| Joe Naitta | Liberal Democrat | 1,807 | 4.8% |
| Zephyr Tair | Independent | 292 | 0.8% |

Electorate 72,944. Turnout 51.3%. Majority 6,002 (16.0%). 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/3417

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: 16.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Derby South had a majority of 16.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 282nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 51.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Derby South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 77th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 118,508** (2021). Derby South had 118,508 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 61st most 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/derby-south#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in Derby South 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/derby-south#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001194) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 34% of people in Derby South 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=E14001194) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Derby, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Derby South.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001194) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Derby, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Derby South.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001194) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Derby South had 118,508 usual residents at the census.

## How Derby South compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Derby South | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 16.0% | joint 282nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 51.3% | joint 77th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 118,508 | 61st most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 34% | joint 296th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Derby South?

Derby South had 118,508 usual residents at the census.
Derby South is the 61st most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Derby

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

- **Average house price: £210,076** (August 2026). Derby’s average house price was £210,076 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,428** (2025). Full-time workers living in Derby earned a median of £36,428 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 107th 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 Derby costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.2** (2025). Derby has a deprivation score of 28.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 52nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Derby South in brief

The winner in Derby South had a majority of 16.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Derby South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.3%.
Derby South had 118,508 usual residents at the census.
About 34% of people in Derby South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001194
- Council: [Derby †](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 31.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 125,397*
- Wards: 7
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 66
- Output areas: 334

* 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

[South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-derbyshire), [Derby North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-north), [Mid Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-derbyshire)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Coventry South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-south), [Blackley and Middleton South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackley-and-middleton-south), [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden), [Coventry East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/coventry-east), [Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-and-west), [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich).

## Latest updates for Derby South

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001194

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south#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 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/derby-south