Tower Hamlets, London, is the local authority with the highest rate in the country with 42 per cent of children living in poverty, although it has dropped 10 percentage points since 2011.
Manchester (38 per cent), Middlesbrough (37 per cent) and Derry (35 per cent) all show very high child poverty rates for 2012.
The report shows separate lists for parliamentary constituencies and for local authorities. Areas of higher poverty are displayed in dark purple and are seen in the middle of large cities.
Prime Minister David Cameron’s constituency in Witney has ten per cent child poverty, whereas the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband’s constituency in Doncaster North is 23 per cent.
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