List of parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire explained

The ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, (which includes the unitary authority of Nottingham),is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies- three borough constituencies and eight county constituencies.

Constituencies

See also: 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Constituency[1] Electorate[2] Majority[3] [4] Member of ParliamentNearest opposition<--!rowspan=1 class=unsortableElectoral wards[5] [6] -->Map
Ashfield CC68,0955,509 Lee Anderson¤ Rhea Keehn‡
Bassetlaw CC78,1615,768 Jo White Brendan Clarke-Smith
Broxtowe CC70,4408,403 Juliet Campbell Darren Henry
Gedling CC75,79511,881 Michael Payne Tom Randall
Mansfield CC74,5353,485 Steve Yemm Ben Bradley
Newark CC79,7833,572 Robert Jenrick Saj Ahmad‡
Nottingham East BC69,39515,162 Nadia Whittome Rosey Palmer
(Green)
Nottingham North and Kimberley BC73,7689,427 Alex Norris Golam Kadiri¤
Nottingham South BC64,25510,294 Lilian Greenwood Zarmeena Quraishi†
Rushcliffe CC79,1607,426 James Naish Ruth Edwards
Sherwood Forest CC76,5435,443 Michelle Welsh Mark Spencer

Boundary changes

2024

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021.[7] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. Final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission proposed retaining the eleven constituencies in Nottinghamshire, as detailed below, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to electoral wards within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range. As Nottingham North now contains wards in the Borough of Broxtowe, it was renamed Nottingham North and Kimberley. Sherwood was renamed Sherwood Forest.[8] [9] These changes came into effect for the 2024 general election.

Containing electoral wards from Ashfield

Containing electoral wards in Bassetlaw

Containing electoral wards in Broxtowe

Containing electoral wards in Gedling

Containing electoral wards in Mansfield

Containing electoral wards in Newark and Sherwood

Containing electoral wards in Nottingham

Containing electoral wards in Rushcliffe

2010

In the Fifth Review the Boundary Commission for England recommended that Nottinghamshire retained its current constituencies, with changes only to reflect revisions to local authority ward boundaries and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies..

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[10]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Nottinghamshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Labour201,99741.5%4.1%96
Conservative119,32524.5%22.9%17
Reform94,33119.4%16.5%11
Green30,5176.3%4.40
Liberal Democrat22,8274.7%1.5%0
Workers4,4590.9%New0
Others13,0602.7%1.50
Total486,516100.011

Percentage votes

Election year1974(Feb)1974(Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour46.947.342.832.234.744.454.350.944.537.039.748.037.441.5
Conservative39.635.645.045.146.042.730.534.033.135.936.743.947.424.5
Reform1------------2.919.4
Green Party----0.63.71.01.96.3
Liberal Democrat213.016.311.521.918.612.110.913.116.219.24.72.96.24.7
UKIP------3.414.92.9-
Other0.50.80.80.70.60.74.32.06.33.80.41.24.33.6
1As the Brexit Party in 2019

21974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year1974(Feb)1974(Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour776347109977639
Conservative33487412244581
Reform UK00000000000001
Total1010101111111111111111111111

Maps

1983-present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

Constituency188518869018921895980019001906Jan 1910Dec 19101216
BassetlawBeckett-DenisonMilnerNewnesHume-Williams
MansfieldFoljambeWilliamsMarkhamC. H. Seely
NewarkPierrepontFinch-HattonPierrepontWelbyStarkey
Nottingham EastMorleyBondCottonMorrisonRees
Nottingham SouthWilliamsWrightCavendish-BentinckRichardsonCavendish-Bentinck
Nottingham WestC. SeelyBroadhurstC. SeelyYoxall
RushcliffeEllisJones

1918 to 1950

Constituency191822192219231924271929303119313419354041431945
BroxtoweSpencerCocks
MansfieldCarterBennettVarleyBrownTaylor
Nottingham WestHaydayCapornHaydayO'Brien
BassetlawHume-WilliamsMacDonaldBellenger
Nottingham SouthH. Cavendish-BentinckKnightMarkhamSmith
Nottingham CentralAtkeyBerkeleyBennettO'ConnorSykesde Freitas
Nottingham EastReesHouftonBirkettBrocklebankBirkettGlucksteinHarrison
RushcliffeBettertonAsshetonPaton
NewarkStarkeyW. Cavendish-BentinckShephard

1950 to 1983

Constituency19501951531955195919641966681970Feb 1974Oct 1974771979
Broxtowe / Ashfield (1955)CocksWarbeyMarquandSmithHaynes
BassetlawBellengerAshton
MansfieldTaylorConcannon
Nottingham E / Nottingham N (1955)HarrisonWhitlock
NewarkDeerBishopAlexander
Nottingham NW / Nottingham W (1955)O'BrienTapsellEnglish
Nottingham Central / N'ham E (1974)WinterbottomCordeauxDunnett
Nottingham SouthSmithKeeganClarkPerryFowler
RushcliffeRedmayneGardnerClarke
CarltonPickthornHolland
BeestonLester

1983 to present

Constituency1983198719921997200120052010131420152017192019242024
AshfieldHaynesHoonDe PieroAnderson
BassetlawAshtonMannClarke-SmithWhite
BroxtoweLesterPalmerSoubryHenryCampbell
GedlingHollandMitchellCoakerRandallPayne
MansfieldConcannonMealeBradleyYemm
NewarkAlexanderJonesMercerJenrick
Nottingham EastKnowlesHeppellLeslieWhittome
Nottingham North / & Kimberley ('24)OttawayAllenNorris
Nottingham SouthBrandon-BravoSimpsonGreenwood
RushcliffeClarkeEdwardsNaish
Sherwood / Sherwood Forest (2024)StewartTippingSpencerWelsh

See also

Notes and References

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England - Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition. Boundary Commission for England. 9 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Constituencies A-Z - Election 2014. BBC News. en-GB. 2024-07-09.
  4. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  5. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4. Crown copyright. Office of Public Sector Information. 7 November 2009. 13 June 2007.
  6. [Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission for England]
  7. Web site: 2023 Review. 2021-10-06. Boundary Commission for England.
  8. Web site: Reid. Ben. 2021-06-08. The Notts border changes planned that would affect where you live. 2021-10-11. Nottinghamshire Live. en.
  9. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report . 2023-07-09 . Boundary Commission for England . paras 90-109.
  10. Web site: Watson. Christopher. Uberoi. Elise. Loft. Philip. 2020-04-17. General election results from 1918 to 2019. en-GB.