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Revision as of 09:54, 2 May 2011

Template:UK constituency infobox Nottingham North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Graham Allen of the Labour Party, first elected at the 1987 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the north-western part of the City of Nottingham.

Constituency profile

The constituency consists mostly of large council estates and residential areas such as Bulwell. It is the most working-class of the three Nottingham constituencies, and thus unsurprisingly the safest for the Labour Party.

Unemployment

The decline of coalmining and the textile industry in the area during the final three decades of the 20th century has brought mass unemployment to Nottingham North, with up to 12.8% of its residents being registered unemployed in 2009.[1]

History

The constituency was created in 1955, and elected Labour MPs until Richard Ottaway surprisingly gained it for the Conservative Party in their landslide victory of 1983. Graham Allen regained the seat for Labour in 1987, and has held it since.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[2] Party Notes
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1955 James Harrison Labour Died in office May 1959; seat remained vacant until general election in October
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1959 Bill Whitlock Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Richard Ottaway Conservative Later MP for Croydon South since 1992
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1987 Graham Allen Labour Present incumbent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Nottingham North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 16,648 48.6 −10.6
Conservative Martin Curtis 8,508 24.8 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball 5,849 17.1 −0.3
BNP Simon Brindley 1,944 5.7 +5.7
UKIP Irenea Marriot 1,338 3.9 −1.5
Majority 8,138 23.7
Turnout 34,285 54.2 +5.8
Labour hold Swing −8.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Nottingham North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 17,842 58.7 −5.8
Conservative Priti Patel 5,671 18.7 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball 5,190 17.1 +6.5
UKIP Irena Marriott 1,680 5.5 N/A
Majority 12,171 40.1
Turnout 30,383 49.1 +2.4
Labour hold Swing −0.3
General Election 2001: Nottingham North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 19,392 64.5 −1.2
Conservative Martin Wright 7,152 23.8 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Lee 3,177 10.6 +2.6
Socialist Labour Andrew Botham 321 1.1 N/A
Majority 12,240 40.7
Turnout 30,042 46.7 −16.3
Labour hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Nottingham North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 27,203 65.71
Conservative G Shaw 8,402 20.29
Liberal Democrats R Oliver 3,301 7.97
Referendum J Neal 1,858 4.49
Socialist Alternative A Belfield 637 1.54
Majority 18,801 45.41
Turnout 41,401 62.98
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Nottingham North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 29,052 55.7 +10.8
Conservative Ian G. Bridge 18,309 35.1 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Skelton 4,477 8.6 −3.1
Natural Law Alwyn C. Cadman 274 0.5 N/A
Majority 10,743 20.6 +17.3
Turnout 52,112 75.0 +2.4
Labour hold Swing +8.7

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Allen 22,713 44.93
Conservative R G J Ottaway 21,048 41.64
Alliance S C Fernando 5,912 11.69
Communist John H Peck 879 1.74
Majority 1,665 3.29
Turnout 69,620 72.61
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1983: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R G J Ottaway 18,730 39.45
Labour W C Whitlock 18,368 38.68
Alliance L Williams 9,200 19.38
Communist John H Peck 1,184 2.49
Majority 362 0.76
Turnout 71,807 66.12
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W C Whitlock 25,028 46.86
Conservative P Waine 21,956 41.11
Liberal J Stockley 4,900 9.17
Communist John H Peck 1,071 2.01
National Front R Pratt 454 0.85
Majority 3,072 5.75
Turnout 78,996 67.61
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Nottingham North (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W C Whitlock 24,694 48.10
Conservative M F Spungin 17,853 34.78
Liberal M Crew-Gee 7,470 14.55
National Front D Caine 792 1.54
Communist John H Peck 525 1.02
Majority 6,841 13.33
Turnout 76,490 67.11
Labour hold Swing

(Boundary changes for 1974)

General Election February 1974: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W C Whitlock 25,435 44.78
Conservative M F Spungin 20,990 36.95
Liberal P Edwards 9,623 16.94
Communist John H Peck 754 1.33
Majority 4,445 7.83
Turnout 75,866 74.87
General Election 1970: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W C Whitlock 25,898 52.83
Conservative W Derbyshire 18,616 37.98
Liberal M V Edwards 3,763 7.68
Communist John H Peck 741 1.51
Majority 7,282 14.86
Turnout 70,672 69.36
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Charles Whitlock 30,260 60.62
Conservative J N L Tillett 18,590 37.24
Communist John H Peck 1,070 2.14
Majority 11,670 23.38
Turnout 67,321 74.15
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Charles Whitlock 29,535 57.14
Conservative Peter Derek Fry 20,578 39.81
Communist John H Peck 1,579 3.05
Majority 8,957 17.33
Turnout 66,477 77.76
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W C Whitlock 24,005 47.19
Conservative A G Blake 18,952 37.26
Liberal S Thomas 6,581 12.94
Communist John H Peck 1,331 2.62
Majority 5,053 9.93
Turnout 59,638 85.30
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Nottingham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Harrison 26,552 55.40
Conservative I G Colvin 20,462 42.69
Communist John H Peck 916 1.91
Majority 6,090 12.71
Turnout 60,234 79.57

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/jobs/features/uk-unemployment-blackspots.php?ssid=2
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Nottingham North". BBC News.
  4. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2005 – Nottingham North". BBC News.
  5. ^ a b BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/enwiki/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/439.stm. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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