Nottingham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nadia Whittome of the Labour Party.

Constituency profile Nottingham East is a constituency in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It covers the city centre of Nottingham and the neighbourhoods to its north and east, including Sneinton, Bakersfield, St Ann's, Sherwood, Hyson Green and part of Mapperley.

Nottingham is a historic city of medieval origin. During the industrial era, the manufacturing of bicycles and textiles, particularly lace, were significant industries in the city. Today, Nottingham is a major centre for sports and is recognised as a City of Literature by UNESCO. Many of this constituency's neighbourhoods were developed during the Victorian era and the early 20th century; Sneinton and Hyson Green feature dense terraced housing, St Ann's was developed as a planned council estate and the outer neighbourhoods are more suburban in character with detached and semi-detached properties. This constituency contains the main campus of Nottingham Trent University, which has around 35,000 students in total. Nottingham East has high levels of deprivation, particularly in Sneinton, St Ann's and Hyson Green which fall within the top 10% most-deprived areas in England. House prices across the constituency are generally lower than the rest of the East Midlands and considerably lower than the national average.

Nottingham East has a very low proportion of retirees and a very high young adult and student population; 23% of residents are between the ages of 18 and 24, nearly three times the UK-wide percentage. Residents have low rates of income and homeownership and the child poverty rate is nearly double the nationwide rate. Residents are generally well-educated and a high proportion work in the health and technology sectors. The percentage claiming unemployment benefits is almost double the overall UK proportion. White people made up 60% of the population at the 2021 census, around one-sixth of whom were of non-British origin, including large Italian and Polish communities. Asians, primarily Pakistanis, made up 19% of residents and were mostly concentrated in Hyson Green. Black people were 11% and were the largest ethnic minority group in St Ann's.

At the local city council, all seats in this constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors. Voters in Nottingham East strongly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 60% voted to remain compared to the UK-wide figure of 48%.

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.

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 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.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1955

Nottingham prior to 1885

EventMemberParty 1885 Arnold Morley Liberal 1895 Edward Bond Conservative 1906 Sir Henry Cotton Liberal 1910 James Morrison Conservative 1912 by-election Sir John Rees Conservative 1922 by-election John Houfton Coalition Conservative 1923 Norman Birkett Liberal 1924 Edmund Brocklebank Conservative 1929 Norman Birkett Liberal 1931 Louis Gluckstein Conservative 1945 James Harrison Labour 1955 constituency abolished

MPs since February 1974

Nottingham Central and Nottingham South prior to 1974

EventMemberParty February 1974 Jack Dunnett Labour 1983 Michael Knowles Conservative 1992 John Heppell Labour 2010 Chris Leslie Labour Co-op February 2019 Change UK 2019 Nadia Whittome Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Harrison's election necessitated the passing of an Act of Parliament to validate his election, as he held office as a member of a Pensions Appeal Tribunal and was therefore incapable of being elected.The Camberwell, Bristol and Nottingham Elections (Validation) Act, 1946.

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

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

General 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

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

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

Elections in the 1880s

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire

Notes

References

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