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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Nottingham West

Every general election in Nottingham West since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 2,500.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won26,30146.5%
Conservative23,80142.1%
Liberal5,4979.7%
Others9101.6%
Valid votes56,509
Majority2,5004.4%

Lab hold Turnout 73.2% of 77,155 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 56.8%Labour, 1922: 49.0%Labour, 1923: 62.7%Labour, 1924: 56.6%Labour, 1929: 55.1%Labour, 1931: 42.1%Labour, 1935: 53.7%Labour, 1945: 59.6%Labour, 1955: 54.1%Labour, 1959: 49.8%Labour, 1964: 52.6%Labour, 1966: 58.0%Labour, 1970: 52.8%Labour, February 1974: 45.5%Labour, October 1974: 49.7%Labour, 1979: 46.5%Conservative, 1922: 27.5%Conservative, 1923: 37.3%Conservative, 1929: 20.4%Conservative, 1931: 57.9%Conservative, 1935: 46.3%Conservative, 1945: 23.2%Conservative, 1955: 45.9%Conservative, 1959: 50.2%Conservative, 1964: 47.4%Conservative, 1966: 42.1%Conservative, 1970: 47.2%Conservative, February 1974: 35.9%Conservative, October 1974: 32.9%Conservative, 1979: 42.1%Liberal, 1918: 43.3%Liberal, 1922: 23.5%Liberal, 1929: 24.5%Liberal, 1945: 17.2%Liberal, February 1974: 18.6%Liberal, October 1974: 17.4%Liberal, 1979: 9.7%Constitutionalist, 1924: 43.4%
Vote share in Nottingham West at each general election Lab Con Lib Const

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon2,5004.473.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon9,26516.870.9%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,7979.678.8%
1970LabCon2,2525.670.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,54815.978.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,2925.281.8%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1640.480.5%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon3,9088.376.1%
1945LabCon15,17636.376.3%
1935LabCon2,7107.471.4%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab5,63315.876.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib10,31730.679.8%Lab hold
1924LabConst2,99213.371.5%Lab hold
1923LabCon4,99625.363.5%Lab hold
1922LabCon4,73721.572.5%Lab hold
1918LabLib1,73413.542.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Nottingham West?

Labour won Nottingham West at the 1979 general election with a majority of 2,500.

Which parties have won Nottingham West?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 14, Conservative 2.

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