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North East Derbyshire

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 1,753 votes (3.8%) in 2024. Covers Dronfield, Killamarsh and Wingerworth. Population 96,423, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 35% below the national average.

A government minister rather than a backbencher, Louise Sandher-Jones has been most visible recently in her role as Minister for Veterans and People. In March 2026 she launched the VALOUR programme -- a £63 million investment in veteran support centres -- and visited facilities to assess local impact. She also announced measures to strengthen victim protections and prevent sexual violence in the Armed Forces. Locally, she made headlines in February backing families fighting council-proposed care home closures in Derbyshire, meeting affected staff and publicly criticising the council's approach.

As a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, Sandher-Jones is a reliable government loyalist. Her voting participation sits at 77%, slightly below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (92%), progressive taxation (97%), and housing development (93%), while she votes against pro-business positions (17%) and Lords scrutiny almost universally (0%). Her most distinctive deviation from Labour colleagues is on armed forces welfare, where she scores 31 percentage points above her party average -- consistent with her ministerial brief. She scores somewhat below party colleagues on assisted dying safeguards and end-of-life autonomy.

377
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Sandher-Jones’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.387 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Sandher-Jones has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
85
Taxation
84
Employment
44
Education
32
Crime & Policing
27
Constitution and Democracy
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.23 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AshoverHelen Wetherall387Independ
Barlow HolmesfieldPam Jones371Conserva
Brampton WaltonMartin Thacker735Conserva
Brampton WaltonPeter Elliott695Conserva
Clay Cross NorthGerry Morley842Labour P
Clay Cross NorthKathy Rouse765Labour P
Clay Cross NorthNicki Morley759Labour P
Clay Cross SouthDerrick Skinner476Labour P
Clay Cross SouthFran Petersen469Labour P
Coal AstonMark Foster559Conserva
Coal AstonRichard Charles Spooner475Conserva
Dronfield NorthChristine Anne Smith429Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
96,423
Electorate 73,234 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
10.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
38 primary · 5 secondary
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