Nottingham West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Nottingham West
Borough constituency
Created: 1885, 1955
Abolished: 1950, 1983
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Nottingham West 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 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. However, a new Nottingham West constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and was in turn abolished for the 1983 general election.

Contents

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1955

Year Member Party
1885 Sir Charles Seely Liberal
1886 Henry Broadhurst Lib-Lab
1892 Sir Charles Seely Liberal Unionist
1895 Sir James Henry Yoxall Liberal
1918 Arthur Hayday Labour
1931 Arthur Cecil Caporn Conservative
1935 Arthur Hayday Labour
1945 Tom O'Brien Labour
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1955-1983

Year Member Party
1955 constituency re-established
1955 Tom O'Brien Labour
1959 Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell Conservative
1964 Michael English Labour
1983 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] References