Derbyshire Dales is a large and predominantly rural constituency covering much of central and western Derbyshire. Its principal towns include Matlock, Bakewell and Ashbourne, alongside numerous villages and smaller communities across the Peak District and surrounding countryside. The landscape ranges from limestone dales and upland moors to wooded valleys and agricultural land. Much of the seat lies within or close to the Peak District National Park, giving it a very different physical character from nearby urban Derby and Chesterfield. Population is dispersed among market towns and villages rather than concentrated in one large centre, with road networks following the valleys and passes through the hills.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Derbyshire Dales, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population91,388
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1717.1% · 15,673 people
18 to 245.4% · 4,955 people
25 to 349.5% · 8,711 people
35 to 4916.2% · 14,781 people
50 to 6424.6% · 22,461 people
65 and over27.1% · 24,807 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
39,781 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners72.8% · 28,973 households
Private renters14.7% · 5,835 households
Social renters11.5% · 4,589 households
Other tenure1.0% · 384 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
39,777 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households29.9% · 11,900 households
Families with dependent children23.2% · 9,240 households
Other single-family households44.7% · 17,770 households
Other household types2.2% · 867 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
89,331 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.7% · 6,000 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.1% · 9,952 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1% · 73,379 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills
Signatures in this constituency1,412
Signatures nationally110,856
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded92
Total awarded£6,700,141
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Basketball Project
Crich Parish Council
£18,244
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Crich Parish Council - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Level Centre Ltd
Level Centre Limited
£150,812
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Level Centre Ltd - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Supporting wildlife corridors on a heritage railway
Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust Limited - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 May 2026
Strategic Partner - Youth Hostels Association (YHA)
Youth Hostels Association (England and Wales)
£39,333
Sport England · Sport
About this award
An increase to funding and an extension to the delivery timescales, by 12 weeks, to take advantage of the opportunity for enhanced impact by delivering an additional Festival of Walking within the final year of the Strategic Partnership.
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026
The Importance of Shrovetide Football to People, Place and Heritage in Ashbourne and Atherstone
Grain Projects CIC
£33,000
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Working with the communities of Ashbourne (Derbyshire) and Atherstone (Warwickshire) we will co-create a project that explores the unique heritage of Shrovetide Football, and the meaning to people and place. Dating back to the 12th century, today less than 10 games survive in England and little is known about them. In the two Midlands rural market towns local people play the game annually to ancient and original rules. The games have been historically less visible and/or misunderstood outside the local communities, and little or negligible material can be found in public archives. We will collaborate with the communities in the two towns to identify and gather materials, record lived experiences, memories and imagery and explore themes of participation, pride, class, gender, ritual and place making. Most material is held locally by individuals, as memories, pictures and objects. Our outcomes will include an exhibition and digital archive.
87 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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