| Nottingham East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Location within the East Midlands | |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Electorate | 75,327 (March 2020) |
| Major settlements | Nottingham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Nadia Whittome (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Nottingham Central and Nottingham South |
| 1885–1955 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Nottingham |
| Replaced by | Nottingham Central and Nottingham North |
Nottingham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nadia Whittome of the Labour Party.
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%.
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.
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.
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 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.
Nottingham prior to 1885
Nottingham Central and Nottingham South prior to 1974
| Event | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nadia Whittome | 19,494 | 53.6 | –9.5 | |
| Green | Rosey Palmer | 4,332 | 11.9 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Johno Lee | 3,925 | 10.8 | –10.0 | |
| Reform | Debbie Stephens | 3,578 | 9.8 | +6.4 | |
| Workers Party | Issan Ghazni | 2,465 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Prabhaker | 1,741 | 4.8 | –1.5 | |
| Independent | Naveed Rashid | 494 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ali Khan | 372 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,162 | 41.7 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 36,401 | 52.5 | −7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,395 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nadia Whittome | 25,735 | 64.3 | −7.2 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Stapleton | 8,342 | 20.8 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Swift | 1,954 | 4.9 | +2.3 | |
| The Independent Group for Change | Chris Leslie | 1,447 | 3.6 | New | |
| Brexit Party | Damian Smith | 1,343 | 3.4 | New | |
| Green | Michelle Vacciana | 1,183 | 3.0 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 17,393 | 43.5 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 40,004 | 60.4 | −3.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.15 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 28,102 | 71.5 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | Simon Murray | 8,512 | 21.6 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Holliday | 1,003 | 2.6 | −1.6 | |
| UKIP | Robert Hall-Palmer | 817 | 2.1 | −7.8 | |
| Green | Kat Boettge | 698 | 1.8 | −8.1 | |
| Elvis and the Yeti Himalayan Preservation Party | David Bishop | 195 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 19,590 | 49.9 | +16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 39,327 | 63.7 | +5.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 19,208 | 54.6 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Garry Hickton | 7,314 | 20.8 | −2.9 | |
| UKIP | Fran Loi | 3,501 | 9.9 | +6.5 | |
| Green | Antonia Zenkevitch | 3,473 | 9.9 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tad Jones | 1,475 | 4.2 | −20.1 | |
| Independent | Seb Soar | 141 | 0.4 | New | |
| Independent | James Stephenson | 97 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 11,894 | 33.8 | +12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 35,209 | 58.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 15,022 | 45.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Boote | 8,053 | 24.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ewan Lamont | 7,846 | 23.7 | ||
| UKIP | Pat Wolfe | 1,138 | 3.4 | ||
| Green | Benjamin Hoare | 928 | 2.8 | ||
| Christian | Parvaiz Sardar | 125 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 6,969 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 33,112 | 56.4 | |||
| Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Heppell | 13,787 | 45.8 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Issan Ghazni | 6,848 | 22.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Jim Thornton | 6,826 | 22.7 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Ashley Baxter | 1,517 | 5.0 | New | |
| UKIP | Anthony Ellwood | 740 | 2.5 | New | |
| Socialist Unity | Pete Radcliff | 373 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 6,939 | 23.0 | −11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,091 | 49.6 | +4.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -11.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Heppell | 17,530 | 59.0 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Richard Allan | 7,210 | 24.3 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball | 3,874 | 13.0 | +2.9 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Pete Radcliff | 1,117 | 3.8 | New | |
| Majority | 10,320 | 34.7 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 29,731 | 45.5 | −15.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Heppell | 24,755 | 62.3 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Raca | 9,336 | 23.5 | −12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mulloy | 4,008 | 10.1 | +2.3 | |
| Referendum | Ben Brown | 1,645 | 4.1 | New | |
| Majority | 15,419 | 38.8 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,744 | 60.5 | −9.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Heppell | 25,026 | 52.6 | +10.6 | |
| Conservative | Michael Knowles | 17,346 | 36.4 | −6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Ball | 3,695 | 7.8 | −6.9 | |
| Green | Andrew Jones | 667 | 1.4 | New | |
| Liberal | Charles Roylance | 598 | 1.3 | New | |
| Natural Law | John Ashforth | 283 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,680 | 16.2 | +15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 47,615 | 70.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Knowles | 20,162 | 42.9 | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Mohammed Aslam | 19,706 | 42.0 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal | Stephen Parkhouse | 6,887 | 14.7 | New | |
| Red Front | Kenan Malik | 212 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 456 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 46,967 | 68.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Knowles | 17,641 | 40.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Martyn Sloman | 16,177 | 37.1 | ||
| SDP | Michael Bird | 8,385 | 19.2 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | David Merrick | 1,421 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,464 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 43,624 | 63.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Dunnett | 15,433 | 50.5 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | Martin Brandon-Bravo | 12,199 | 39.9 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal | JD Hiley | 2,270 | 7.4 | −6.3 | |
| National Front | MA Cole | 426 | 1.4 | New | |
| Socialist Unity | IB Juniper | 252 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 3,234 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 30,580 | 63.9 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Dunnett | 16,530 | 51.2 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | SM Swerling | 10,574 | 32.8 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal | EJ Rowan | 4,442 | 13.8 | −3.2 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | DW Peetz | 736 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 5,956 | 18.4 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 32,282 | 60.0 | −9.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Dunnett | 17,324 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 13,346 | 36.1 | ||
| Liberal | EJ Rowan | 6,294 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 3,978 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 36,964 | 69.1 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Harrison | 20,865 | 47.77 | ||
| Conservative | Sidney Shephard | 20,601 | 47.17 | ||
| Liberal | Ruth Abrahams | 2,209 | 5.06 | ||
| Majority | 264 | 0.60 | |||
| Turnout | 43,675 | 83.34 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Harrison | 20,404 | 46.5 | ||
| Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 18,079 | 41.2 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Anthony Brooke Fletcher | 5,368 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,325 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 43,851 | 84.3 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Harrison | 12,075 | 40.2 | +14.5 | |
| Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 11,227 | 37.4 | −20.3 | |
| Liberal | Patrick Seely | 5,658 | 18.8 | +2.2 | |
| Independent Labour | George Twells | 1,072 | 3.6 | New | |
| Majority | 848 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 30,032 | 72.0 | +3.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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.
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;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 16,726 | 57.7 | +7.4 | |
| Labour | M. Leon Freedman | 7,435 | 25.7 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Comyns Carr | 4,819 | 16.6 | −17.7 | |
| Majority | 9,291 | 32.0 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 28,980 | 68.1 | −10.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 17,484 | 50.3 | +18.5 | |
| Liberal | Norman Birkett | 11,901 | 34.3 | −5.9 | |
| Labour | Walter Windsor | 5,339 | 15.4 | −12.6 | |
| Majority | 5,583 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,724 | 78.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Norman Birkett | 14,049 | 40.2 | −1.4 | |
| Unionist | Louis Gluckstein | 11,110 | 31.8 | −15.8 | |
| Labour | James Baum | 9,787 | 28.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,939 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,946 | 78.9 | +4.2 | ||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Edmund Brocklebank | 11,524 | 47.6 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal | Norman Birkett | 10,078 | 41.6 | −11.8 | |
| Communist | Tom Mann | 2,606 | 10.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,446 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,208 | 74.7 | +6.9 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Norman Birkett | 11,355 | 53.4 | +13.1 | |
| Unionist | John Houfton | 9,919 | 46.6 | −13.1 | |
| Majority | 1,436 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,274 | 67.8 | +1.6 | ||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Houfton | 12,082 | 59.7 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal | Edward Ernest Henry Atkin | 8,170 | 40.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,912 | 19.4 | −26.9 | ||
| Turnout | 20,252 | 66.2 | +16.7 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | John Houfton | 10,404 | 52.3 | −13.4 |
| Labour Co-op | A.H. Jones | 5,431 | 27.3 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal | Thomas George Graham | 4,065 | 20.4 | New | |
| Majority | 4,973 | 25.0 | −21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 19,900 | 66.3 | +16.8 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | John Rees | 9,549 | 65.7 | |
| Labour | Thomas Proctor | 2,817 | 19.4 | New | |
| NFDDSS | Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Brookes | 2,166 | 14.9 | New | |
| Majority | 6,732 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 14,532 | 49.5 | |||
| Unionist win (new boundaries) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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;

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Rees | 6,482 | 55.7 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Dobson | 5,158 | 44.3 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 1,324 | 11.4 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 11,640 | 83.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,866 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morrison | 6,274 | 56.6 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Dudley Stewart-Smith | 4,804 | 43.4 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 1,470 | 13.2 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 11,078 | 83.8 | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,218 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Morrison | 5,877 | 50.7 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal | Henry Cotton | 5,725 | 49.3 | −9.1 | |
| Majority | 152 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,602 | 87.8 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,218 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Cotton | 6,020 | 58.4 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,290 | 41.6 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 1,730 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,310 | 82.8 | +7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,451 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,927 | 54.3 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal | Edward Hervey Fraser | 4,148 | 45.7 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 779 | 8.6 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,075 | 74.9 | −7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,900 | 50.9 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,735 | 49.1 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 165 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,635 | 82.8 | +7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,451 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arnold Morley | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,861 | 53.2 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,284 | 46.8 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 577 | 6.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 9,145 | 81.6 | +11.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,204 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,584 | 50.9 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,418 | 49.1 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 166 | 1.8 | −8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 9,002 | 70.6 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,749 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arnold Morley | 5,239 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,248 | 44.8 | ||
| Majority | 991 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 9,487 | 74.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,749 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||