Nottingham South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Nottingham South Borough constituency |
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| Nottingham South shown within Nottinghamshire, and Nottinghamshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1983 |
| MP: | Alan Simpson |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Nottingham South 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 southern part of the City of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1992: Martin Brandon-Bravo, Conservative
- 1992 – present: Alan Simpson, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Nottingham South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Simpson | 16,506 | 47.4 | −7.1 | |
| Conservative | Sudesh Mattu | 9,020 | 25.9 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Sutton | 7,961 | 22.9 | +6.3 | |
| UK Independence | Ken Browne | 1,353 | 3.9 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 7,486 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 34,840 | 50.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Nottingham South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Simpson | 19,949 | 54.5 | -0.8 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Manning | 9,960 | 27.2 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mulloy | 6,064 | 16.6 | +3.7 | |
| UK Independence | David Bartrop | 632 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,989 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 36,605 | 50.1 | -16.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Wards
- Bridge
- Clifton North
- Clifton South
- Dunkirk and Lenton
- Leen Valley
- Radford and Park
- Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey
- Wollaton West
[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) | |
