# Erewash

The west of the East Midlands. About 96,711 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 60 square kilometres.

Adam Thompson has been the Labour MP for Erewash since July 2024. They won by 5,859 votes on a 60.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001228. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## MP and the 2024 result

Adam Thompson has been the Labour MP for Erewash since July 2024.
They won by 5,859 votes on a 60.1% turnout.

MP: [Adam Thompson](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5044) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Erewash

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Thompson (elected) | Labour | 17,224 | 40.1% |
| Maggie Throup | Conservative | 11,365 | 26.4% |
| Liam Booth-Isherwood | Reform UK | 9,162 | 21.3% |
| Brent Poland | Green Party | 2,478 | 5.8% |
| James Archer | Liberal Democrat | 2,426 | 5.6% |
| John Kirby | Independent | 351 | 0.8% |

Electorate 71,501. Turnout 60.1%. Majority 5,859 (13.6%). 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/3465

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: 13.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Erewash had a majority of 13.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 310th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erewash#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 60.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Erewash at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.1% (House of Commons Library). 321st highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erewash#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 95,169** (2021). Erewash had 95,169 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 158th 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/erewash#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 52%** (2022). About 52% of people in Erewash 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/erewash#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001228) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 52% of people in Erewash 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=E14001228) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Erewash, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Erewash.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001228) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Erewash, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Erewash.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001228) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Erewash had 95,169 usual residents at the census.

## How Erewash compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Erewash | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 13.6% | joint 310th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 60.1% | 321st highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 95,169 | 158th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 52% | 282nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Erewash?

Erewash had 95,169 usual residents at the census.
Erewash is the 158th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Erewash

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

- **Average house price: £218,506** (August 2026). Erewash’s average house price was £218,506 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Erewash earned a median of £36,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 104th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Erewash costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd 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: 20.7** (2025). Erewash has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 127th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Erewash in brief

The winner in Erewash had a majority of 13.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Erewash at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.1%.
Erewash had 95,169 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Erewash live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001228
- Council: [Erewash †](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash)
- Region: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 60.05 km²
- People, mid-2024: 96,711*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 323

* 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 Erewash

- 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/E14001228

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/erewash