It covers the suburban areas of Church Gresley, Goseley, Midway, Newhall, Oversetts and Woodville and had a population of 34,576 at the 2021 census.

[4] Today the town has also the Roman Catholic church of Saints Peter and Paul designed by the architect George Bernard Cox[9] and completed in 1958.

[11] The first local-government body for the town was Swadlincote District local board of health, formed in 1871.

[13] The urban district council was granted a coat of arms in 1947, in a design that reflected how Swadlincote was formed of part of the ancient parish of Church Gresley.

Round the edge of the shield was a bordure or border in a "vairy" pattern of red and ermine, from the arms of the Gresley family, who took their name from the parish.

The quartered ermine and red field of the shield was taken from the arms of the Stanhope family, Earls of Harrington.

The Latin motto adopted: E terra divitiæ ("Riches from the earth") also referred to the mineral industries of Swadlincote.

[14] The current arms of South Derbyshire District Council, which bear the motto "The Earth Our Wealth", and also reflect this heritage.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the town's Rink venue (now demolished and the site of industrial units) hosted major British and American pop stars.

Gene Vincent appeared on 7 September 1963, and Ringo Starr in 1962, while he was drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

Labour's Samantha Niblett won the seat from Wheeler in the 2024 general election and serves as the current MP.

Its landscape is marked by shallow valleys and ridges, shaped particularly by the mining activity which once dominated the area.

Swadlincote has a moderate-sized town centre typical of the Midlands, containing national chain stores and small local businesses.

The opening of a large chain supermarket on Coppice Side has been blamed as a factor behind the closure of several small independent shops.

[23] A link road called Sir Herbert Wragg Way has been built, named after the area's mid-20th century Member of Parliament and pipe-yard owner.

Masseys DIY store, which was founded in Swadlincote in 1947, won the 2023 East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Business Awards.

British Railways closed Gresley in 1964, making Burton-on-Trent the nearest station, 5 miles (8.0 km) away.

[26] This plan was shelved after the privatisation of British Rail, and Swadlincote remains one of the UK's largest towns without a railway station.

Though currently under development, it is signed from Civic Way through to Church Gresley via Maurice Lea Park with links onward to the heart of the National Forest.

[30] Other amenities include Green Bank Leisure Centre, a large dry ski slope, golf course, library and a '50s American Diner, said to be the largest such establishment in the UK.