Nottingham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham West was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Nottingham West
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1955–1983
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Nottingham South and Nottingham North[1]
Created from	Nottingham Central and Nottingham North West
1885–1950
Number of members	one

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. However, a new Nottingham West constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and was in turn abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, Forest, St Albans, Sherwood, and Wollaton.

1918–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, St Albans, and Wollaton.

The constituency was renamed Nottingham North West from 1950 to 1955, but its boundaries remained unchanged.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Robin Hood, and Wollaton.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Clifton, Robin Hood, University, and Wollaton.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1950

Year		Member	Party
	1885	Charles Seely	Liberal
	1886	Henry Broadhurst	Liberal
	1892	Charles Seely	Liberal Unionist
	1895	James Yoxall	Liberal
	1918	Arthur Hayday	Labour
	1931	Arthur Caporn	Conservative
	1935	Arthur Hayday	Labour
	1945	Tom O'Brien	Labour
1950		constituency abolished

MPs 1955-1983

Election		Member	Party
1955		constituency re-established
	1955	Tom O'Brien	Labour
	1959	Peter Tapsell	Conservative
	1964	Michael English	Labour
	1983	constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

John Burns

General election 1885: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Seely	6,669	60.3
	Conservative	Edward Cope	3,797	34.3
	Social Democratic Federation	John Burns	598	5.4
Majority			2,872	26.0
Turnout			11,064	74.1
Registered electors			14,929
	Liberal win (new seat)

Henry Broadhurst

General election 1886: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib-Lab	Henry Broadhurst	5,458	54.2	−6.1
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Seely	4,609	45.8	+11.5
Majority			849	8.4	−17.6
Turnout			10,067	67.4	−6.7
Registered electors			14,929
	Lib-Lab hold		Swing	−8.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Seely	5,610	51.4	+5.6
	Lib-Lab	Henry Broadhurst	5,309	48.6	−5.6
Majority			301	2.8	N/A
Turnout			10,919	81.4	+14.0
Registered electors			13,411
	Liberal Unionist gain from Lib-Lab		Swing	+5.6

James Yoxall

General election 1895: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Yoxall	6,088	52.2	+3.6
	Liberal Unionist	Arthur Goldsmith Sparrow	5,575	47.8	-3.6
Majority			513	4.4	N/A
Turnout			11,663	80.4	-1.0
Registered electors			14,510
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1900s

Sir Lepel Griffin

General election 1900: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Yoxall	6,023	51.6	−0.6
	Liberal Unionist	Lepel Griffin	5,639	48.4	+0.6
Majority			384	3.2	−1.2
Turnout			11,662	78.4	−2.0
Registered electors			14,873
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

General election 1906: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Yoxall	8,107	60.6	+9.0
	Liberal Unionist	William Laurence Pemberton Rowley	5,262	39.4	−9.0
Majority			2,845	21.2	+18.0
Turnout			13,369	81.0	+2.6
Registered electors			16,506
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

Elections in the 1910s

Sir James Yoxall

General election January 1910: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Yoxall	8,955	57.4	−3.2
	Liberal Unionist	Henry Lygon	6,652	42.6	+3.2
Majority			2,303	14.8	-6.4
Turnout			15,607	89.3	+8.3
Registered electors			17,476
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.2

General election December 1910: Nottingham West [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Yoxall	8,141	57.8	+0.4
	Conservative	Bernard Swanwick Wright	5,949	42.2	-0.4
Majority			2,192	15.6	+0.8
Turnout			14,090	80.6	−8.7
Registered electors			17,476
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

General election 1918: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	7,286	56.8	New
	Liberal	Arthur Richardson	5,552	43.2	−14.6
Majority			1,734	13.6	N/A
Turnout			12,838	42.6	−38.0
Registered electors			30,105
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	10,787	49.0	−7.8
	Unionist	George Herbert Powell	6,050	27.5	New
	Liberal	Alec Lionel Rea	5,163	23.4	−19.6
Majority			4,737	21.5	+7.9
Turnout			22,000	72.5	+29.9
Registered electors			30,332
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

General election 1923: Nottingham West [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	12,366	62.7	+13.7
	Unionist	James Langham Litchfield	7,370	37.3	+9.8
Majority			4,996	25.4	+3.9
Turnout			19,736	63.5	−9.0
Registered electors			31,093
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.0

General election 1924: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	12,782	56.6	−6.1
	Constitutionalist	Charles Loseby	9,790	43.4	+6.1
Majority			2,992	13.2	−12.2
Turnout			22,572	71.5	+8.0
Registered electors			31,574
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.1

General election 1929: Nottingham West [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	18,593	55.1	−1.5
	Liberal	Walter Edward Barron	8,276	24.5	New
	Unionist	Charles Loseby	6,893	20.4	−23.0
Majority			10,317	30.6	+17.4
Turnout			33,762	79.8	+8.3
Registered electors			42,314
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Caporn	20,596	57.9	+37.5
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	14,963	42.1	-13.0
Majority			5,633	15.8	-14.8
Turnout			35,559	76.4	-3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General election 1935: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Hayday	19,697	53.7	+11.6
	Conservative	Arthur Caporn	16,987	46.3	-11.6
Majority			2,710	7.4	N/A
Turnout			36,684	71.4	-5.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Nottingham West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom O'Brien	24,887	59.6	+5.9
	Conservative	Bernard Stephen Townroe	9,711	23.2	-23.1
	Liberal	Samuel Arthur John Young	7,184	17.2	New
Majority			15,176	36.4	+29.0
Turnout			41,782	76.3	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Nottingham West [4][5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom O'Brien	25,539	54.14
	Conservative	Francis Michael Richardson	21,631	45.86
Majority			3,908	8.28
Turnout			47,170	76.12
Registered electors			61,969
	Labour win (new seat)

General election 1959: Nottingham West [4][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Tapsell	22,052	50.19	+4.33
	Labour	Tom O'Brien	21,888	49.81	-4.33
Majority			164	0.38	N/A
Turnout			43,940	70.84	-5.28
Registered electors			62,030
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.33

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nottingham West [4][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	23,035	52.59	+2.78
	Conservative	Peter Tapsell	20,763	47.41	-2.78
Majority			2,272	5.18	N/A
Turnout			43,798	81.80	+10.96
Registered electors			53,542
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.78

General election 1966: Nottingham West [4][11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	23,859	57.95	+5.36
	Conservative	David J Penfold	17,311	42.05	-5.36
Majority			6,548	15.90	+10.72
Turnout			41,170	78.33	-3.47
Registered electors			52,561
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.36

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nottingham West [4][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	21,255	52.80	-5.15
	Conservative	Martin W Suthers	19,003	47.20	+5.15
Majority			2,252	5.60	-10.30
Turnout			40,258	70.92
	Labour hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Nottingham West[1][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	27,592	45.50	-7.30
	Conservative	Peter Robert Cable Lloyd	21,795	35.94	-11.26
	Liberal	Andrew Marshall Johnson	11,260	18.57	New
Majority			5,797	9.56	+3.96
Turnout			60,647	78.84	+7.92
	Labour hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Nottingham West[1][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	27,373	49.70	+4.20
	Conservative	Peter Robert Cable Lloyd	18,108	32.88	-3.06
	Liberal	Andrew Marshall Johnson	9,598	17.43	-1.14
Majority			9,265	16.82	+7.26
Turnout			55,079	70.93	-7.91
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.63

General election 1979: Nottingham West[1][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael English	26,301	46.54	-3.15
	Conservative	Margaret Ethel Stoneman	23,801	42.12	+9.24
	Liberal	Michael John Willis	5,497	9.73	-7.70
	National Front	Terence John Wilkinson	718	1.27	New
	Workers Revolutionary	Arthur Ufton James	192	0.34	New
Majority			2,500	4.42	-12.40
Turnout			56,509	73.24	+2.31
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.20

References

1. "'Nottingham West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
4. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
5. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
7. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
9. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
11. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
13. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
14. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
15. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
16. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)