Broxtowe
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire
Outline map
Location of Nottinghamshire within England
CountyNottinghamshire
Population94,971 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate71,961 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBeeston, Stapleford and Kimberley
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentDarren Henry (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromBeeston[3]
1918–1955
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromRushcliffe and Mansfield
Replaced byAshfield and Rushcliffe

Broxtowe is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Nottinghamshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Darren Henry, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

Broxtowe is a suburban constituency in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the city of Nottingham, and almost identical in character to the seat of Gedling east of Nottingham. Broxtowe lies along the county's western border with Erewash in Derbyshire. The constituency covers the vast majority of the Borough of Broxtowe (except the town of Eastwood which is in the Ashfield constituency), its name derived from the old Broxtowe wapentake of Nottinghamshire, which covered a larger area. The constituency includes the East Midlands towns of Beeston, Stapleford and Kimberley, and generally affluent villages such as Attenborough, home of Attenborough Nature Reserve, a local attraction. Beeston is the largest town and the base of the borough council, and is on the border of the main campus of the University of Nottingham, as such is home to a large number of the university's staff and a small number of students. It is also home to the headquarters of the local company Boots.

It is a marginal seat between the Labour and the Conservative parties. At the 2017 snap election, less than two percentage points separated the Conservative and Labour parties, with Labour's main strength in Beeston and Kimberley, with the smaller residential towns such as Chilwell mostly Conservative.

Boundaries

Map
Map of present boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Arnold, Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Calverton, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Selston, and Woodborough.

1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Awsworth, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Cossall, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Linby, Newstead, Nuthall, Papplewick, Selston, Strelley, and Trowell.

1983–2010: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of Attenborough, Awsworth and Cossall, Beeston Central, Beeston North East, Beeston North West, Beeston Rylands, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Stapleford East, Stapleford North, Stapleford West, Strelley and Trowell, and Toton.

2010–present: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of Attenborough, Awsworth, Beeston Central, Beeston North, Beeston Rylands, Beeston West, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Cossall and Kimberley, Greasley Giltbrook and Newthorpe, Nuthall East and Strelley, Nuthall West and Greasley Watnall, Stapleford North, Stapleford South East, Stapleford South West, Toton and Chilwell Meadows, and Trowell.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

The Borough of Broxtowe wards of: Attenborough & Chilwell East; Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell; Beeston Central; Beeston North; Beeston Rylands; Beeston West; Bramcote; Brinsley; Chilwell West; Eastwood Hall; Eastwood Hilltop; Eastwood St. Mary’s; Greasley; Stapleford North; Stapleford South East; Stapleford South West; Toton & Chilwell Meadows.[4]

The town of Eastwood will be added from Ashfield, offset by the transfer of Kimberley and Nuthall to the new constituency of Nottingham North and Kimberley.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1955

Election Member[5][6] Party Notes
1918 George Spencer Labour
1929 Seymour Cocks Labour Died May 1953
1953 by-election Will Warbey Labour
1955 constituency abolished

MPs since 1983

Election Member[6][7] Party
1983 Jim Lester Conservative
1997 Nick Palmer Labour
2010 Anna Soubry Conservative
Feb 2019 Change UK
2019 Darren Henry Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Juliet Campbell[8]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Broxtowe[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Henry 26,602 48.1 +1.3
Labour Greg Marshall 21,271 38.5 −6.8
The Independent Group for Change Anna Soubry 4,668 8.5 New
Green Kat Boettge 1,806 3.3 +2.1
English Democrat Amy Dalla Mura 432 0.8 New
Independent Teck Khong 321 0.6 New
Militant Elvis Anti-HS2 David Bishop 172 0.3 New
Majority 5,331 9.6 +8.1
Turnout 55,272 75.7 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.1
General election 2017: Broxtowe[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anna Soubry[11] 25,983 46.8 +1.6
Labour Greg Marshall[12] 25,120 45.3 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Hallam[13] 2,247 4.0 0.0
UKIP Fran Loi 1,477 2.7 −7.9
Green Pat Morton 681 1.2 −1.7
Majority 863 1.5 −6.5
Turnout 55,508 75.0 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing −3.23
General election 2015: Broxtowe[14][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anna Soubry 24,163 45.2 +6.2
Labour Nick Palmer 19,876 37.2 −1.1
UKIP Frank Dunne 5,674 10.6 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Stan Heptinstall 2,120 4.0 −12.9
Green David Kirwan 1,544 2.9 +2.1
Justice for Men and Boys Ray Barry 63 0.1 New
Majority 4,287 8.0 +7.3
Turnout 53,440 74.4 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.65
General election 2010: Broxtowe[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anna Soubry 20,585 39.0 +1.8
Labour Nick Palmer 20,196 38.3 −3.4
Liberal Democrats David Watts 8,907 16.9 +0.8
BNP Michael Shore 1,422 2.7 New
UKIP Chris Cobb 1,194 2.3 +0.8
Green David Mitchell 423 0.8 −1.1
Majority 389 0.7 N/A
Turnout 52,727 73.2 +4.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Broxtowe[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Palmer 20,457 41.9 −6.7
Conservative Bob Seely 18,161 37.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats David Watts 7,837 16.1 +1.4
Green Paul Anderson 896 1.8 New
UKIP Patricia Wolfe 695 1.4 New
Veritas Damian Hockney 590 1.2 New
Independent Mark Gregory 170 0.3 New
Majority 2,296 4.7 -7.2
Turnout 48,806 68.6 +2.1
Labour hold Swing −3.6
General election 2001: Broxtowe[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Palmer 23,836 48.6 +1.6
Conservative Pauline Latham 17,963 36.7 −0.7
Liberal Democrats David K. Watts 7,205 14.7 +2.8
Majority 5,873 11.9 +2.3
Turnout 49,004 66.5 −11.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Broxtowe[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Palmer 27,343 47.0 +12.2
Conservative Jim Lester 21,768 37.4 −13.6
Liberal Democrats Terence P. Miller 6,934 11.9 −1.9
Referendum Roy Tucker 2,092 3.6 New
Majority 5,575 9.6 N/A
Turnout 58,133 78.3 −5.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1992: Broxtowe[20][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lester 31,096 51.0 −2.6
Labour James R. W. Walker 21,205 34.8 +10.5
Liberal Democrats John D. Ross 8,395 13.8 −8.3
Natural Law David Lukehurst 293 0.5 New
Majority 9,891 16.2 −13.1
Turnout 60,989 83.4 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing −6.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Broxtowe[21][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lester 30,462 53.6 +0.1
Labour Kenneth Fleet 13,811 24.3 +3.0
Liberal Keith Melton 12,562 22.1 −2.1
Majority 16,651 29.3 +1.0
Turnout 71,780 79.2 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Broxtowe[22][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Lester 28,522 53.5
Liberal Keith Melton 13,444 25.2
Labour Michael Warner 11,368 21.3
Majority 15,078 28.3
Turnout 69,760 76.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

1953 Broxtowe by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Warbey 27,356 74.11 +1.43
Conservative Anthony J. Gorman 9,559 25.89 −1.43
Majority 17,797 48.22 +2.86
Turnout 36,915 63.5 −20.6
Labour hold Swing +1.4
General election 1951: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 35,317 72.68
Conservative Anthony J. Gorman 13,274 27.32
Majority 22,043 45.36
Turnout 48,591 84.09
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 35,471 72.51
Conservative C. Peter B. Bailey 13,445 27.49
Majority 22,026 45.02
Turnout 48,916 86.10
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 39,545 72.05
Conservative Gerald Stanley Moore Bowman 15,344 27.95
Majority 24,201 44.10
Turnout 54,889 78.45
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 26,854 62.95
Conservative Paul Eyre Springman 15,804 37.05
Majority 11,050 25.90
Turnout 42,658 73.49
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Broxtowe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 21,917 51.88
Conservative Paul Eyre Springman 20,327 48.12
Majority 1,590 3.76
Turnout 42,244 78.57
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Broxtowe[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seymour Cocks 24,603 59.1 +3.7
Liberal Ernest George Cove 9,814 23.6 −21.0
Unionist Gervas Pierrepont 7,194 17.3 New
Majority 14,789 35.5 +24.7
Turnout 41,611 81.2 +13.5
Registered electors 51,249
Labour hold Swing +12.4
General election 1924: Broxtowe[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Spencer 15,276 55.4 +0.9
Liberal Thomas Ernest Jackson 12,313 44.6 −0.9
Majority 2,963 10.8 +1.8
Turnout 27,589 68.7 +6.7
Registered electors 40,171
Labour hold Swing +0.9
General election 1923: Broxtowe[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Spencer 13,219 54.5 +3.7
Liberal George Julian Selwyn Scovell 11,049 45.5 −3.7
Majority 2,170 9.0 +7.4
Turnout 24,268 62.0 +2.2
Registered electors 39,169
Labour hold Swing +3.7
General election 1922: Broxtowe[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Spencer 11,699 50.8 −4.4
National Liberal Charles Ernest Tee 11,328 49.2 New
Majority 371 1.6 −30.4
Turnout 23,027 59.8 +3.4
Registered electors 38,475
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Broxtowe[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Spencer 11,150 55.2
Liberal Charles Seely 4,681 23.2
National Democratic Herbert Hoyle Whaite 4,374 21.6
Majority 6,469 32.0
Turnout 20,205 56.4
Registered electors 35,826
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
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  6. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
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  8. ^ "Labour chooses Broxtowe MP candidate after weeks of Greg Marshall controversy". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ Hyde, Ruth (14 November 2019). "Election of Member of Parliament for the Broxtowe Constituency: STATEMENT OF PERSON NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL". Broxtowe Borough Council.
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  11. ^ Anna Soubry MP [@Anna_Soubry] (21 April 2017). "Thank you!Unanimous selection as Broxtowe Conservatives candidate #GE17 Honoured" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Meet the Labour candidate for Broxtowe who will rival Anna Soubry in general election | Nottingham Post". Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Tim Hallam". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d "Broxtowe [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  20. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  24. ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1973, F. W. S. Craig.
  25. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922.

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