Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Nottingham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nadia Whittome of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1955

Nottingham prior to 1885

Event		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1885	Arnold Morley	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1895	Edward Bond	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1906	Sir Henry Cotton	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1910	James Morrison	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1912 by-election	Sir John Rees	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1922 by-election	John Houfton	Coalition Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923	Norman Birkett	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1924	Edmund Brocklebank	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	Norman Birkett	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1931	Louis Gluckstein	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945	James Harrison	Labour
	1955	constituency abolished

MPs since February 1974

Nottingham Central and Nottingham South prior to 1974

Event		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	February 1974	Jack Dunnett	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	Michael Knowles	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1992	John Heppell	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2010	Chris Leslie	Labour Co-op
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	February 2019		Change UK
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2019	Nadia Whittome	Labour

Constituency profile

On average earners' incomes are slightly lower than the national average and in 2010 unemployment stood at 7.4%, which was higher than the East Midlands average at the time of 3.6% however the picture is not uniform across all 2011 Census Output Areas, some of which have incomes at the national average or above and together with the affordability of property in the area, those on the national average way or above generally have the ability to save, purchase property or enjoy a high standard of living.

Boundaries

Historic

1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, Robin Hood, and St Ann's.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Mary's.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Ann's.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Lenton, Manvers, Market, St Ann's, and Trent.

1983–2010: The City of Nottingham wards of Basford, Forest, Greenwood, Manvers, Mapperley, Radford, St Ann's, Sherwood, and Trent.

2010–2024: The City of Nottingham wards of Arboretum, Berridge, Dales, Mapperley, St Ann's, and Sherwood.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Nottingham wards of Berridge, Castle, Dales, Hyson Green & Arboretum, Mapperley, St Ann's, and Sherwood.

The Castle ward, which incorporates Nottingham city centre was transferred from Nottingham South.

The constituency covers the north-eastern part of the City of Nottingham. It includes the suburbs of Mapperley, Carrington and Sherwood, and the inner city areas of Hyson Green, St Ann's, Bakersfield and Sneinton.

History

The present Nottingham East constituency was created in 1974, and first elected Jack Dunnett who had been Labour MP for the abolished Nottingham Central seat. Michael Knowles regained it for the Conservative Party in 1983, when some of the seat was transferred to the new Nottingham South constituency in boundary changes. Knowles held the seat with a reduced majority in 1987, but John Heppell gained it for Labour in 1992, and held the seat until he retired in 2010. Until 2019 it was held by Chris Leslie, initially for Labour Co-operative and later for Change UK. Leslie previously represented his hometown constituency of Shipley in West Yorkshire, from 1997 until losing his seat to Philip Davies in 2005. During his first term he joined the front benches serving as a junior minister as part of the Tony Blair Government and was briefly Shadow Chancellor after the 2015 general election. The incumbent MP, Nadia Whittome, was Baby of the House upon her election at the 2019 when she was 23 years old.

Elections

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Nottingham east election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nadia Whittome	Template:Replace	53.6
		Rosey Palmer	4,332	11.9
		Johno Lee	3,925	10.8
		Debbie Stephens	3,578	9.8
		Issan Ghazni	2,465	6.8
		Anita Prabhaker	1,741	4.8
		Naveed Rashid	494	1.4
		Ali Khan	372	1.0
Majority			15,162	41.7
Turnout			36,401	52.5
Registered electors			69,395
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nadia Whittome	Template:Replace	64.3
		Victoria Stapleton	8,342	20.8
		Robert Swift	1,954	4.9
	The Independent Group for Change	Chris Leslie	1,447	3.6
		Damian Smith	1,343	3.4
		Michelle Vacciana	1,183	3.0
Majority			17,393	43.5
Turnout			40,004	60.4
	hold		Swing	−3.15

General election 2017: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Leslie	Template:Replace	71.5
		Simon Murray	8,512	21.6
		Barry Holliday	1,003	2.6
		Robert Hall-Palmer	817	2.1
		Kat Boettge	698	1.8
	Elvis and the Yeti Himalayan Preservation Party	David Bishop	195	0.5
Majority			19,590	49.9
Turnout			39,327	63.7
	hold		Swing	+8.0

General election 2015: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Leslie	Template:Replace	54.6
		Garry Hickton	7,314	20.8
		Fran Loi	3,501	9.9
		Antonia Zenkevitch	3,473	9.9
		Tad Jones	1,475	4.2
		Seb Soar	141	0.4
		James Stephenson	97	0.3
Majority			11,894	33.8
Turnout			35,209	58.2
	hold		Swing	+6.1

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General election 2010: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Leslie	Template:Replace	45.4
		Sam Boote	8,053	24.3
		Ewan Lamont	7,846	23.7
		Pat Wolfe	1,138	3.4
		Benjamin Hoare	928	2.8
		Parvaiz Sardar	125	0.4
Majority			6,969	21.1
Turnout			33,112	56.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Heppell	Template:Replace	45.8
		Issan Ghazni	6,848	22.8
		Jim Thornton	6,826	22.7
		Ashley Baxter	1,517	5.0
		Anthony Ellwood	740	2.5
		Pete Radcliff	373	1.2
Majority			6,939	23.0
Turnout			30,091	49.6
	hold		Swing	-11.5

General election 2001: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Heppell	Template:Replace	59.0
		Richard Allan	7,210	24.3
		Tim Ball	3,874	13.0
		Pete Radcliff	1,117	3.8
Majority			10,320	34.7
Turnout			29,731	45.5
	hold		Swing	-2.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Heppell	Template:Replace	62.3
		Andrew Raca	9,336	23.5
		Kevin Mulloy	4,008	10.1
		Ben Brown	1,645	4.1
Majority			15,419	38.8
Turnout			39,744	60.5
	hold		Swing

General election 1992: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Heppell	Template:Replace	52.6
		Michael Knowles	17,346	36.4
		Timothy Ball	3,695	7.8
		Andrew Jones	667	1.4
		Charles Roylance	598	1.3
		John Ashforth	283	0.6
Majority			7,680	16.2
Turnout			47,615	70.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+8.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Knowles	Template:Replace	42.9
		Mohammed Aslam	19,706	42.0
		Stephen Parkhouse	6,887	14.7
		Kenan Malik	212	0.4
Majority			456	0.9
Turnout			46,967	68.8
	hold		Swing	-1.2

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General election 1983: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Knowles	Template:Replace	40.4
		Martyn Sloman	16,177	37.1
		Michael Bird	8,385	19.2
		David Merrick	1,421	3.3
Majority			1,464	3.3
Turnout			43,624	63.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Dunnett	Template:Replace	50.5
		Martin Brandon-Bravo	12,199	39.9
		JD Hiley	2,270	7.4
		MA Cole	426	1.4
		IB Juniper	252	0.8
Majority			3,234	10.6
Turnout			30,580	63.9
	hold		Swing	-3.9

General election October 1974: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Dunnett	Template:Replace	51.2
		SM Swerling	10,574	32.8
		EJ Rowan	4,442	13.8
		DW Peetz	736	2.3
Majority			5,956	18.4
Turnout			32,282	60.0
	hold		Swing	+3.8

General election February 1974: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Dunnett	Template:Replace	46.9
		Richard Shepherd	13,346	36.1
		EJ Rowan	6,294	17.0
Majority			3,978	10.8
Turnout			36,964	69.1
	win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1951: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Harrison	Template:Replace	47.77
		Sidney Shephard	20,601	47.17
		Ruth Abrahams	2,209	5.06
Majority			264	0.60
Turnout			43,675	83.34
	hold		Swing

Template:Election box new boundary win

General election 1950: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Harrison	Template:Replace	46.5
		Louis Gluckstein	18,079	41.2
		Edward Anthony Brooke Fletcher	5,368	12.2
Majority			2,325	5.3
Turnout			43,851	84.3

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Harrison	Template:Replace	40.2
		Louis Gluckstein	11,227	37.4
		Patrick Seely	5,658	18.8
		George Twells	1,072	3.6
Majority			848	2.8
Turnout			30,032	72.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: Louis Gluckstein
• Labour: George Twells

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Louis Gluckstein	Template:Replace	57.7
		M. Leon Freedman	7,435	25.7
		Arthur Comyns Carr	4,819	16.6
Majority			9,291	32.0
Turnout			28,980	68.1
	hold		Swing

General election 1931: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Louis Gluckstein	Template:Replace	50.3
		Norman Birkett	11,901	34.3
		Walter Windsor	5,339	15.4
Majority			5,583	16.0
Turnout			34,724	78.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Birkett	Template:Replace	40.2
		Louis Gluckstein	11,110	31.8
		James Baum	9,787	28.0
Majority			2,939	8.4
Turnout			34,946	78.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+7.2

General election 1924: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edmund Brocklebank	Template:Replace	47.6
		Norman Birkett	10,078	41.6
		Tom Mann	2,606	10.8
Majority			1,446	6.0
Turnout			24,208	74.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

General election 1923: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Birkett	Template:Replace	53.4
		John Houfton	9,919	46.6
Majority			1,436	6.8
Turnout			21,274	67.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+13.1

General election 1922: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Houfton	Template:Replace	59.7
		Edward Ernest Henry Atkin	8,170	40.3
Majority			3,912	19.4
Turnout			20,252	66.2
	hold		Swing

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918Template:Election box end 1918

Elections in the 1910s

1922 Nottingham East by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		A.H. Jones	5,431	27.3
		Thomas George Graham	4,065	20.4
Majority			4,973	25.0
Turnout			19,900	66.3
	hold		Swing	-10.6

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918Template:Election box new boundary winTemplate:Election box end 1918General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: John Rees
• Labour: Thomas Proctor

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Dobson

General election 1918: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Proctor	2,817	19.4
		Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Brookes	2,166	14.9
Majority			6,732	46.3
Turnout			14,532	49.5

Nottingham East by-election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Rees	Template:Replace	55.7
		Thomas Dobson	5,158	44.3
Majority			1,324	11.4
Turnout			11,640	83.9
Registered electors			13,866
	hold		Swing	−0.9

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Stewart-Smith

General election December 1910: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Morrison	Template:Replace	56.6
		Dudley Stewart-Smith	4,804	43.4
Majority			1,470	13.2
Turnout			11,078	83.8
Registered electors			13,218
	hold		Swing	+5.9

General election January 1910: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Morrison	Template:Replace	50.7
		Henry Cotton	5,725	49.3
Majority			152	1.4
Turnout			11,602	87.8
Registered electors			13,218
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+9.1

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry Cotton	Template:Replace	58.4
		Edward Bond	4,290	41.6
Majority			1,730	16.8
Turnout			10,310	82.8
Registered electors			12,451
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+12.7

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Bond

General election 1900: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Bond	Template:Replace	54.3
		Edward Hervey Fraser	4,148	45.7
Majority			779	8.6
Turnout			9,075	74.9
Registered electors			12,109
	hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward Bond	Template:Replace	50.9
		Arnold Morley	4,735	49.1
Majority			165	1.8
Turnout			9,635	82.8
Registered electors			12,451
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+4.1

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By-election, 24 Aug 1892: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

• Morley was appointed Postmaster General, requiring a by-election.

General election 1892: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arnold Morley	Template:Replace	53.2
		Harold Finch-Hatton	4,284	46.8
Majority			577	6.4
Turnout			9,145	81.6
Registered electors			11,204
	hold		Swing	+2.3

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arnold Morley	Template:Replace	50.9
		Harold Finch-Hatton	4,418	49.1
Majority			166	1.8
Turnout			9,002	70.6
Registered electors			12,749
	hold		Swing	−4.3

General election 1885: Nottingham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arnold Morley	Template:Replace	55.2
		Harold Finch-Hatton	4,248	44.8
Majority			991	10.4
Turnout			9,487	74.4
Registered electors			12,749
	win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire

External links

• Nottingham East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Nottingham East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Nottingham East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK