Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Nottingham East Borough constituency
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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also

[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
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
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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire

Constituencies in the East Midlands
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	Chesterfield
East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)