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South Derbyshire

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Swadlincote, Derby and Woodville. Population 87,638. Recorded crime is 38% below the national average.

A consistently loyal Labour MP, Niblett has been active on several fronts recently. She successfully intervened with Meta at a senior level to recover a Swadlincote restaurant's Facebook account after an erroneous ban, then raised the wider systemic problem at a parliamentary committee -- a small but concrete example of constituency casework reaching Westminster. She has also been publicly championing a reform agenda on sex education and sexual health, and she used an East Midlands debate to promote local economic priorities while criticising Reform MPs for failing to attend. On Gaza, she directly questioned the government in 2025, securing a clear ministerial statement that Hamas must have no role in Gaza's future.

At 84% voting participation -- slightly below the Commons average -- Niblett has voted 100% with the Labour line across 409 recorded votes, with no rebel votes to date. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (92%) and progressive taxation (97%), but notably lower scores on climate action (58%), welfare expansion (45%), and parliamentary scrutiny (11%). Compared to the Labour average, she votes less favourably on armed forces welfare (-24 percentage points below her party) and pension protection (-18pp), though she exceeds party average on consumer protection (+21pp). Her 127 speech contributions span economy and jobs, local government, social care, and defence.

409
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Samantha Niblett

Samantha Niblett

Labour Party

Samantha Niblett is the Labour MP for South Derbyshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Swadlincote, Derby and Woodville. Population 87,638. Recorded crime is 38% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.417 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Niblett 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
Taxation
93
Economy
81
Crime & Policing
44
Employment
41
Education
40
Constitution and Democracy
26
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.13 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AstonDaniel Corbin1,086Conserva
AstonNeil Atkin1,156Conserva
AstonPeter Watson1,124Conserva
Church GresleyAlan Steven Haynes830Labour P
Church GresleyBen Stuart799Labour P
Church GresleyGordon Edgar Rhind776Labour P
EtwallAndrew William Kirke1,122Conserva
EtwallDavid Muller1,141Conserva
LintonAlistair Brian Tilley630Labour P
LintonDan Pegg722Labour P
MelbourneMatthew John Gotheridge928Conserva
MidwayAlan Mercer Jones795Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
87,638
Electorate 73,714 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
38 primary · 4 secondary
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