List of Parliamentary constituencies in the East Midlands (region)

The region[1] of East Midlands is divided into 46 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 12 Borough Constituencies and 34 County Constituencies. Since the General Election of June 2017,[2] 31 are represented by Conservative MPs, 15 by Labour MPs, and 0 by Liberal Democrat MPs.

East Midlands
East Midlands, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
East Midlands region in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Largest city Leicester
Largest town {{{largest_town}}}
Government
 • Leaders' board East Midlands Councils
 • EP constituency East Midlands
Area
 • Total 6,034 sq mi (15,627 km2)
Area rank 4th
Population (2014 est.)
 • Total 4,637,000
 • Rank 8th
 • Density 770/sq mi (300/km2)
GVA
 • Total £88 billion
 • Per capita £17,698 (5th)
NUTS code UKF
ONS code E12000004
Website www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Home

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition County County Location Constituency Map
Amber Valley CC 68,065 8,300   Nigel Mills†   James Dawson‡ Derbyshire
Ashfield CC 78,076 441   Gloria De Piero‡   Tony Harper† Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw CC 78,540 4,852   John Mann‡   Annette Simpson† Nottinghamshire
Bolsover CC 73,429 5,288   Dennis Skinner‡   Helen Harrison† Derbyshire
Boston and Skegness CC 68,402 16,572   Matt Warman†   Paul Kenny‡ Lincolnshire
Bosworth CC 80,661 18,351 David Tredinnick† Chris Kealy‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A medium-sized constituency located in the south east of the county.
Broxtowe CC 74,013 863   Anna Soubry†   Greg Marshall‡ Nottinghamshire
Charnwood CC 78,071 16,341 Edward Argar† Sean Kelly-Walsh‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A medium-sized constituency, located to the north of the centre of the county. It is entirely bounded by other constituencies in the county.
Chesterfield BC 72,069 9,605   Toby Perkins‡   Spencer Pitfield† Derbyshire
Corby CC 83,020 2,690   Tom Pursglove†   Beth Miller‡ Northamptonshire
Daventry CC 75,268 21,734   Chris Heaton-Harris†   Aiden Ramsey‡ Northamptonshire
Derby North BC 69,919 2,015   Chris Williamson‡   Amanda Solloway† Derbyshire
Derby South BC 69,918 11,248   Margaret Beckett‡   Evonne Williams† Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales CC 64,430 14,327   Patrick McLoughlin†   Andy Botham‡ Derbyshire
Erewash CC 72,995 4,534   Maggie Throup†   Catherine Atkinson‡ Derbyshire
Gainsborough CC 75,893 17,023   Sir Edward Leigh†   Catherine Tite‡ Lincolnshire
Gedling CC 71,223 4,694   Vernon Coaker‡   Carolyn Abbott† Nottinghamshire
Grantham and Stamford CC 81,740 20,094   Nicholas Boles†   Barrie Fairbairn‡ Lincolnshire
Harborough CC 78,810 12,429 Neil O'Brien† Andrew Thomas‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A medium-to-large constituency, located in the southeast of the county.
High Peak CC 73,248 2,322   Ruth George‡   Andrew Bingham† Derbyshire
Kettering CC 71,440 10,562   Philip Hollobone†   Mick Scrimshaw‡ Northamptonshire
Leicester East BC 77,788 22,428 Keith Vaz‡ Edward He† Leicestershire and Rutland
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county, to the east of two other small constituencies.
Leicester South BC 75,534 26,261 Jon Ashworth‡ Meera Sonecha† Leicestershire and Rutland
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county to the south of two equally small constituencies.
Leicester West BC 64,843 11,060 Liz Kendall‡ Jack Hickley† Leicestershire and Rutland
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly-sized constituencies.
Lincoln BC 73,111 1,538   Karen Lee‡   Karl McCartney† Lincolnshire
Louth and Horncastle CC 79,007 19,641   Victoria Atkins†   Julie Speed‡ Lincolnshire
Loughborough CC 79,607 4,269 Nicky Morgan† Jewel Miah‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A small-to-medium sized constituency in the north of the county.
Mansfield CC 77,811 1,057   Ben Bradley†   Alan Meale‡ Nottinghamshire
Mid Derbyshire CC 67,466 11,616   Pauline Latham†   Alison Martin‡ Derbyshire
Newark CC 75,510 18,149   Robert Jenrick†   Chantal Lee‡ Nottinghamshire
North East Derbyshire CC 72,097 2,861   Lee Rowley†   Natascha Engel‡ Derbyshire
North West Leicestershire CC 75,362 13,286 Andrew Bridgen† Sean Sheehan‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A medium sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Northampton North BC 58,861 807   Michael Ellis†   Sally Keeble‡ Northamptonshire
Northampton South BC 61,776 1,159   Andrew Lewer†   Kevin McKeever‡ Northamptonshire
Nottingham East BC 61,760 19,599   Christopher Leslie‡   Simon Murray† Nottinghamshire
Nottingham North BC 66,886 11,160   Alex Norris‡   Jack Tinley† Nottinghamshire
Nottingham South BC 71,182 15,162   Lillian Greenwood‡   Jane Hunt† Nottinghamshire
Rushcliffe CC 74,738 8,010   Kenneth Clarke†   David Mellen‡ Nottinghamshire
Rutland and Melton CC 78,463 23,104 Alan Duncan† Heather Peto‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A very large constituency. It consists of the eastern portion of the county. It also includes the entirety of a second, smaller county, located to the east of the larger county.
Sherwood CC 76,196 5,198   Mark Spencer†   Mike Pringle‡ Nottinghamshire
Sleaford and North Hykeham CC 90,929 25,237   Dr Caroline Johnson†   Jim Clarke‡ Lincolnshire
South Derbyshire CC 76,380 11,970   Heather Wheeler†   Robert Pearson‡ Derbyshire
South Holland and The Deepings CC 76,374 24,897   John Hayes†   Voyteck Kowalewski‡ Lincolnshire
South Leicestershire CC 78,985 18,631   Alberto Costa† Shabbir Aslam‡ Leicestershire and Rutland
A large constituency in the south of the county.
South Northamptonshire CC 85,759 22,840   Andrea Leadsom†   Sophie Johnson‡ Northamptonshire
Wellingborough CC 79,254 12,460   Peter Bone†   Andrea Watts‡ Northamptonshire

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. ↑ NUTS statistical regions of England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS_1_statistical_regions_of_England
  2. ↑ 2017 Election Results - https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2017/results
  3. ↑ "House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report" (PDF). House Of Commons Library. 7 April 2018.
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