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Chesterfield

Every general election in Chesterfield since 1950. Latest: Toby Perkins, Labour, majority 10,820.

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Member of Parliament

Toby Perkins

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 10,820

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Toby Perkins Elected sitting MPLabour19,31646.5%
Ben FlookConservative8,49620.5%
Dan PriceReform UK7,89719.0%
David WadsworthGreen2,6826.5%
Ian BarfieldLiberal Democrats2,5536.1%
Kris StoneChesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)3630.9%
Julie LoweWorkers Party of Britain2480.6%
Valid votes41,555
Majority10,82026.0%

Lab hold Turnout 58.0% of 71,645 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1950: 60.8%Labour, 1951: 63.7%Labour, 1955: 57.7%Labour, 1959: 56.6%Labour, 1964: 56.5%Labour, 1966: 61.6%Labour, 1970: 59.0%Labour, February 1974: 54.8%Labour, October 1974: 59.9%Labour, 1979: 57.4%Labour, 1983: 48.1%Labour, 1987: 45.4%Labour, 1992: 47.3%Labour, 1997: 50.8%Labour, 2001: 42.0%Labour, 2005: 40.4%Labour, 2010: 39.0%Labour, 2015: 47.9%Labour, 2017: 54.8%Labour, 2019: 40.2%Labour, 2024: 46.5%Conservative, 1955: 42.4%Conservative, 1959: 31.7%Conservative, 1964: 28.7%Conservative, 1966: 26.3%Conservative, 1970: 31.5%Conservative, February 1974: 27.6%Conservative, October 1974: 25.9%Conservative, 1979: 32.2%Conservative, 1983: 32.4%Conservative, 1987: 25.0%Conservative, 1992: 16.9%Conservative, 1997: 9.3%Conservative, 2001: 8.1%Conservative, 2005: 8.2%Conservative, 2010: 15.7%Conservative, 2015: 18.1%Conservative, 2017: 34.8%Conservative, 2019: 37.0%Conservative, 2024: 20.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 35.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 39.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 47.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 47.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 37.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 13.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.1%Liberal, 1950: 7.3%Liberal, 1959: 11.8%Liberal, 1964: 14.8%Liberal, 1966: 12.2%Liberal, 1970: 9.5%Liberal, February 1974: 17.6%Liberal, October 1974: 14.2%Liberal, 1979: 10.4%National Liberal, 1950: 30.9%National Liberal, 1951: 36.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 29.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.5%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.4%
Vote share in Chesterfield at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Nat Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Chesterfield lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Toby PerkinsCon10,82026.058.0%Lab hold
2019Lab Toby PerkinsCon1,4513.263.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Toby PerkinsCon9,60520.066.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Toby PerkinsCon13,59829.863.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Toby PerkinsLD5491.263.8%Lab gain from LD
2005LDLab3,0456.961.5%
2001LDLab2,5865.860.7%LD gain from Lab
1997LabLD5,77511.270.9%
1992LabLD6,41411.578.0%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance8,55715.976.7%Lab hold
1983LabCon7,76315.671.7%
1979LabCon13,60425.173.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon17,56034.072.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon15,39627.280.1%
1970LabCon14,16927.572.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon18,09935.376.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon14,50827.878.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon13,45024.982.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,85415.379.9%
1951LabNat Lib14,97727.584.2%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib16,68329.987.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Chesterfield?

Toby Perkins (Labour) won Chesterfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,820.

Which parties have won Chesterfield?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 19, Liberal Democrats 2.

Which region is Chesterfield in?

Chesterfield is in East Midlands.

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