East Midlands · Current constituency · E14001471
Sherwood Forest
Every general election in Sherwood Forest since 2024. Latest: Michelle Welsh, Labour, majority 5,443.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Welsh Elected | Labour | 18,841 | 38.7% | |
| Mark Spencer sitting MP | Conservative | 13,398 | 27.5% | |
| Helen O'Hare | Reform UK | 11,320 | 23.3% | |
| Sheila Greatrex-White | Green | 2,216 | 4.6% | |
| David Dobbie | Liberal Democrats | 1,838 | 3.8% | |
| Lee Waters | Independent | 864 | 1.8% | |
| Jeremy Spry | Independent | 183 | 0.4% | |
| Valid votes | 48,660 | |||
| Majority | 5,443 | 11.2% | ||
Lab gain from Con Turnout 61.7% of 78,896 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Sherwood Forest lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lab Michelle Welsh | Con | 5,443 | 11.2 | 61.7% | Lab gain from Con |
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 is the MP for Sherwood Forest?
Michelle Welsh (Labour) won Sherwood Forest at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,443.
Which parties have won Sherwood Forest?
At the 1 general elections held under this name since 2024: Labour 1.
Which region is Sherwood Forest in?
Sherwood Forest is in East Midlands.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data