Sherwood (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Sherwood County constituency |
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| Sherwood shown within Nottinghamshire, and Nottinghamshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Paddy Tipping |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
Sherwood 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 Sherwood constituency covers the central part of Nottinghamshire, covering part of three districts. It is an area of many contrasts such as Ravenshead home to some of Nottinghamshire's most affluent residents, Numerous smaller rural vilages and many ex-mining villages and the town of Hunknall now a commuter town but with a long ex-mining tradition. The largest town is Hucknall in the Ashfield district. It also contains parts of the Gedling district, including Calverton and Ravenshead. The largest geographical area is the western part of the Newark and Sherwood district, including the town of Ollerton and villages of Blidworth, Edwinstowe, Lowdham and Rainworth.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England have made minor changes to the existing constituency arrangement as a consequence of population changes.
The electoral wards used in the modified Sherwood constituency are:
- From the district of Newark and Sherwood - Bilsthorpe, Blidworth, Boughton, Clipstone, Edwinstone, Farnsfield, Ollerton and Rainworth
- From the district of Ashfield - Hucknall Central, Hucknall East, Hucknall North and Hucknall West
- From the borough of Gedling - Bestwood Village, Calverton, Lambley, Newstead, Ravenshead, and Woodborough
[edit] History
The constituency was formed in 1983. When Andrew Stewart of the Conservatives won it at the 1983 election by 637 votes, many were surprised given the large number of miners working there, who traditionally voted Labour. The Notts miners drifted further from the Labour Party during the 1984 strike and Stewart was re-elected in 1987. The seat was taken by Paddy Tipping of the Labour Party at the 1992 general election, and he has held it at each successive election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1992: Andrew Stewart, Conservative
- 1992 – present: Paddy Tipping, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Sherwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paddy Tipping | 22,824 | 48.4 | −5.8 | |
| Conservative | Bruce Laughton | 16,172 | 34.3 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 6,384 | 13.5 | +1.6 | |
| UK Independence | Moritz Dawkins | 1,737 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,652 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,117 | 78.7 | +18.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Sherwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paddy Tipping | 24,900 | 54.2 | -4.3 | |
| Conservative | Brandon Lewis | 15,527 | 33.8 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 5,473 | 11.9 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 9,373 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 45,900 | 60.7 | -14.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Sherwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paddy Tipping | 33,071 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | Roland Spencer | 16,259 | 28.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Moult | 4,889 | 8.6 | ||
| Referendum Party | L. Slack | 1,882 | 3.3 | ||
| British National | P. Ballard | 432 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 16,812 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Sherwood | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paddy Tipping | 29,788 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Stewart | 26,878 | 42.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Howard | 6,039 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | 2,910 | ||||
| Turnout | 85.5 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | 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) | |
