Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Nottingham East Borough constituency |
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| Nottingham East shown within Nottinghamshire, and Nottinghamshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1974 |
| MP: | John Heppell |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Nottingham East is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the north-eastern part of the City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1974 – 1983: Jack Dunnett, Labour
- 1983 – 1992: Michael Knowles, Conservative
- 1992 – present: John Heppell, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Nottingham East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Heppell | 13,787 | 45.8 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Issan Ghazni | 6,848 | 22.7 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Jim Thornton | 6,826 | 22.6 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Ashley Baxter | 1,517 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Anthony Ellwood | 740 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Socialist Unity | Pete Radcliff | 373 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,939 | 23.0 | |||
| Turnout | 30,091 | 42.7 | −2.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Nottingham East | |||||
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| 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 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,320 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 29,731 | 45.5 | -15.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in the East Midlands | |
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| Labour |
Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Bolsover | Broxtowe | Corby | Derby North | Derby South | Erewash | Gedling | High Peak | Leicester East | Leicester South | Leicester West | Lincoln | Loughborough | Mansfield | Northampton North | North East Derbyshire | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham East | Nottingham North | Nottingham South | Sherwood | South Derbyshire |
| Conservative |
Blaby | Boston and Skegness | Bosworth | Charnwood | Daventry | Gainsborough | Grantham and Stamford | Harborough | Kettering | Louth and Horncastle | Newark | Northampton South | Rushcliffe | Rutland and Melton | Sleaford and North Hykeham | South Holland and The Deepings | Wellingborough | West Derbyshire |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
