The Member of Parliament has been Jonathan Davies of the Labour Party since the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

[2] Following their review of parliamentary representation, the Boundary Commission for England created this seat for the 2010 general election.

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was expanded by adding the South West Parishes ward in the Borough of Amber Valley (as it existed on 1 December 2020), transferred from Derbyshire Dales.

[4] Following local government boundary reviews in Amber Valley[5][6] and Derby[7][8] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following: South Derbyshire prior to 1885 Amber Valley, Erewash and Derby North prior to 2010 Note: This constituency was a notional hold in 2010, as it would likely have been won by the Conservatives in 2005 had it existed then.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;