Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency)
Broxtowe | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire. | |
Location of Nottinghamshire within England. | |
County | Nottinghamshire |
Population | 94,971 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,961 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Anna Soubry (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Beeston[3] |
1918–1955 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Replaced by | Ashfield and Rushcliffe |
Created from | Rushcliffe and Mansfield |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Broxtowe is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Anna Soubry of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
Broxtowe is a suburban constituency in Nottinghamshire, to the west of Nottingham, and almost identical in character to the seat of Gedling east of Nottingham. The constituency's name is derived from the old Broxtowe wapentake of Nottinghamshire, which covered a larger area.
It is a marginal seat between the Labour and the Conservative parties. At the 2017 snap election, less than two percentage points separate the Conservative and Labour parties, with Labour's main strength in Beeston, Stapleford and Kimberley, with the smaller residential towns such as Chilwell mostly Conservative.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Arnold, Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Calverton, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Selston, and Woodborough.
1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Awsworth, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Cossall, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Linby, Newstead, Nuthall, Papplewick, Selston, Strelley, and Trowell.
1983-2010: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of Attenborough, Awsworth and Cossall, Beeston Central, Beeston North East, Beeston North West, Beeston Rylands, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Stapleford East, Stapleford North, Stapleford West, Strelley and Trowell, and Toton.
2010-present: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of Attenborough, Awsworth, Beeston Central, Beeston North, Beeston Rylands, Beeston West, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Cossall and Kimberley, Greasley Giltbrook and Newthorpe, Nuthall East and Strelley, Nuthall West and Greasley Watnall, Stapleford North, Stapleford South East, Stapleford South West, Toton and Chilwell Meadows, and Trowell.
Members of Parliament
When the seat was recreated in 1983, Sir Jim Lester of the Conservative Party represented it until the seat was gained in 1997 by Nick Palmer of the Labour Party, but the Conservative candidate Anna Soubry narrowly gained it in 2010 by 389 votes. She retained the seat with an increased majority in 2015; which was reduced again to 863 votes in 2017.
MPs 1918–1955
Election | Member[4][5] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1918 | George Spencer | Labour | ||
1929 | Seymour Cocks | Labour | Died May 1953 | |
1953 by-election | Will Warbey | Labour | ||
1955 | constituency abolished |
MPs since 1983
Election | Member[5][6] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Jim Lester | Conservative | |
1997 | Nick Palmer | Labour | |
2010 | Anna Soubry | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Soubry[9] | 25,983 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | Greg Marshall[10] | 25,120 | 45.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tim Hallam[11] | 2,247 | 4.0 | ||
UKIP | Fran Loi | 1,477 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Pat Morton | 681 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 863 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 55,508 | 75.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Soubry | 24,163 | 45.2 | ||
Labour | Nick Palmer | 19,876 | 37.2 | ||
UKIP | Frank Dunne | 5,674 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stan Heptinstall | 2,120 | 4.0 | ||
Green | David Kirwan | 1,544 | 2.9 | ||
Justice for Men and Boys | Ray Barry | 63 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,287 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 53,440 | 74.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Soubry | 20,585 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Nick Palmer | 20,196 | 38.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Watts | 8,907 | 16.9 | ||
BNP | Michael Shore | 1,422 | 2.7 | ||
UKIP | Chris Cobb | 1,194 | 2.3 | ||
Green | David Mitchell | 423 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 389 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 52,727 | 73.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Palmer | 20,457 | 41.9 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Bob Seely | 18,161 | 37.2 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Watts | 7,837 | 16.1 | +1.4 | |
Green | Paul Anderson | 896 | 1.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Patricia Wolfe | 695 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Veritas | Damian Hockney | 590 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Mark Gregory | 170 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,296 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 48,806 | 68.6 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Palmer | 23,836 | 48.6 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Pauline Latham | 17,963 | 36.7 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | David K. Watts | 7,205 | 14.7 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 5,873 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,004 | 66.5 | -11.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Palmer | 27,343 | 47.0 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Jim Lester | 21,768 | 37.4 | −13.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Terence P. Miller | 6,934 | 11.9 | −1.9 | |
Referendum | Roy Tucker | 2,092 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,575 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 58,133 | 78.3 | -5.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Lester | 31,096 | 51.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | James R.W. Walker | 21,205 | 34.8 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John D. Ross | 8,395 | 13.8 | −8.3 | |
Natural Law | David Lukehurst | 293 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,891 | 16.2 | −13.1 | ||
Turnout | 60,989 | 83.4 | +4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Lester | 30,462 | 53.6 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Kenneth Fleet | 13,811 | 24.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Keith Melton | 12,562 | 22.1 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 16,651 | 29.3 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 71,780 | 79.2 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Lester | 28,522 | 53.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Keith Melton | 13,444 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Warner | 11,368 | 21.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,078 | 28.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 69,760 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Warbey | 27,356 | 74.11 | +1.43 | |
Conservative | Anthony J Gorman | 9,559 | 25.89 | -1.43 | |
Majority | 17,797 | 48.21 | +2.85 | ||
Turnout | 63.5 | -20.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 35,317 | 72.68 | ||
Conservative | Anthony J Gorman | 13,274 | 27.32 | ||
Majority | 22,043 | 45.36 | |||
Turnout | 84.09 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 35,471 | 72.51 | ||
Conservative | C Peter B Bailey | 13,445 | 27.49 | ||
Majority | 22,026 | 45.03 | |||
Turnout | 86.10 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 39,545 | 72.05 | ||
Conservative | Gerald Stanley Moore Bowman | 15,344 | 27.95 | ||
Majority | 24,201 | 44.09 | |||
Turnout | 78.45 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 26,854 | 62.95 | ||
Conservative | Paul Eyre Springman | 15,804 | 37.05 | ||
Majority | 11,050 | 25.90 | |||
Turnout | 73.49 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 21,917 | 51.88 | ||
Conservative | Paul Eyre Springman | 20,327 | 48.12 | ||
Majority | 1,590 | 3.76 | |||
Turnout | 78.57 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Seymour Cocks | 24,603 | 59.1 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Ernest George Cove | 9,814 | 23.6 | −21.0 | |
Unionist | Gervas Pierrepont | 7,119 | 17.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,789 | 35.5 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,611 | 81.2 | +13.5 | ||
Registered electors | 51,249 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Spencer | 15,276 | 55.4 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | T.E. Jackson | 12,313 | 44.6 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 2,963 | 10.8 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,589 | 68.7 | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 40,171 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Spencer | 13,219 | 54.5 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | George Julian Selwyn Scovell | 11,049 | 45.5 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 2,170 | 9.0 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,268 | 62.0 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 39,169 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Spencer | 11,699 | 50.8 | −4.4 | |
National Liberal | Charles Ernest Tee | 11,328 | 49.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 371 | 1.6 | −30.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,027 | 59.8 | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 38,475 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Spencer | 11,150 | 55.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Seely | 4,681 | 23.2 | N/A | |
National Democratic | Herbert Hoyle Whaite | 4,374 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,469 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,205 | 56.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 35,826 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
- ↑ "Broxtowe: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "'Beeston', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ "Broxtowe 1918-1955". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ↑ "Broxtowe 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000607
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000607
- ↑ Anna Soubry MP [@Anna_Soubry] (21 April 2017). "Thank you!Unanimous selection as Broxtowe Conservatives candidate #GE17 Honoured" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ http://www.nottinghampost.com/meet-the-labour-candidate-for-broxtowe-seat/story-30305441-detail/story.html
- ↑ http://www.libdems.org.uk/tim_hallam_ppc
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000607
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Broxtowe [Archive]". politicsresources.net.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, FWS Craig
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Broxtowe — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.