Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham Central | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Nottingham East, Nottingham North |
Created from | Nottingham East, Nottingham West and Nottingham South |
Nottingham Central 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.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries[]
1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Ann's, and Sherwood.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Mary's, and Sherwood, and the Rural District of Nottingham.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Manvers, Market, Radford, and St Ann's, and the Rural District of Nottingham.
Members of Parliament[]
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Albert Atkey | Unionist | |
1922 | Reginald Berkeley | Liberal | |
1924 | Albert Bennett | Unionist | |
1930 | Sir Terence O'Connor | Conservative | |
1940 | Sir Frederick Sykes | Conservative | |
1945 | Geoffrey de Freitas | Labour | |
1950 | Ian Winterbottom | Labour | |
1955 | John Cordeaux | Conservative | |
1964 | Jack Dunnett | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results[]
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Albert Atkey | 10,552 | 63.8 | |
Liberal | Edmund Huntsman | 3,988 | 24.1 | ||
National | Arthur Kitson | 1,999 | 12.1 | ||
Majority | 6,564 | 39.7 | |||
Turnout | 16,539 | 51.0 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 11,481 | 50.0 | +25.9 | |
Unionist | Albert Atkey | 11,459 | 50.0 | -13.8 | |
Majority | 22 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,940 | 68.9 | +17.9 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +19.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 13,208 | 53.7 | +3.7 | |
Unionist | Albert Atkey | 11,403 | 46.3 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 1,805 | 7.4 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,611 | 72.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Albert Bennett | 15,107 | 57.3 | +11.0 | |
Labour | William Henderson Coultate | 6,852 | 26.0 | New | |
Liberal | Charles Roberts | 4,409 | 16.7 | -37.0 | |
Majority | 8,255 | 31.3 | New | ||
Turnout | 26,368 | 76.6 | +3.8 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Albert Bennett | 14,571 | 41.7 | -15.6 | |
Labour | Eleanor Barton | 11,573 | 33.2 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Arthur Brampton | 8,738 | 25.1 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 2,998 | 8.5 | -22.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,882 | 77.4 | +0.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Elections 1930-45[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 14,946 | 54.3 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Alfred Waterson | 7,923 | 28.8 | −4.4 | |
Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 4,648 | 16.9 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 7,023 | 25.5 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,517 | 61.1 | −16.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 25,828 | 77.42 | ||
Labour | Alfred Waterson | 7,532 | 22.58 | ||
Majority | 18,296 | 54.84 | |||
Turnout | 33,360 | 75.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 18,706 | 64.73 | ||
Labour | John William Allitt | 10,193 | 35.27 | ||
Majority | 8,513 | 29.46 | |||
Turnout | 28,899 | 68.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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: Terence O'Connor
- Labour: Geoffrey de Freitas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Sykes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 13,681 | 48.39 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Sykes | 10,947 | 38.72 | ||
Liberal | D Craven Griffiths | 3,644 | 12.89 | New | |
Majority | 2,734 | 9.67 | |||
Turnout | 28,272 | 73.88 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections 1950-70[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 19,237 | 46.31 | ||
Conservative | Robert Cary | 17,487 | 42.10 | ||
Liberal | John Michael Glyn-Barton | 4,814 | 11.59 | ||
Majority | 1,750 | 4.21 | |||
Turnout | 41,538 | 82.86 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 20,517 | 50.17 | ||
Conservative | J Anthony H Crean | 20,378 | 49.83 | ||
Majority | 139 | 0.34 | |||
Turnout | 40,895 | 81.37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cordeaux | 20,903 | 50.92 | ||
Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 20,145 | 49.08 | ||
Majority | 758 | 1.84 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,048 | 72.70 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cordeaux | 24,004 | 52.33 | ||
Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 21,869 | 47.67 | ||
Majority | 2,135 | 4.66 | |||
Turnout | 45,873 | 87.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Dunnett | 21,040 | 52.66 | ||
Conservative | John Cordeaux | 18,912 | 47.34 | ||
Majority | 2,128 | 5.32 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,952 | 71.36 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Dunnett | 21,348 | 58.86 | ||
Conservative | Antony EJ Mitton | 14,922 | 41.14 | ||
Majority | 6,426 | 17.72 | |||
Turnout | 36,270 | 67.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Dunnett | 17,638 | 55.61 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Brook-Partridge | 14,079 | 44.39 | ||
Majority | 3,559 | 11.22 | |||
Turnout | 31,717 | 60.15 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also[]
References[]
- Politics of Nottingham
- Parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974