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Sherwood

Every general election in Sherwood since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Mark Spencer, Conservative, majority 16,186.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mark Spencer Elected sitting MPConservative32,04960.8%
Jerry HagueLabour15,86330.1%
Timothy BallLiberal Democrats2,8835.5%
Esther CropperGreen1,2142.3%
Simon RoodIndependent7001.3%
Valid votes52,709
Majority16,18630.7%

Con hold Turnout 67.7% of 77,888 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 39.7%Labour, 1987: 38.2%Labour, 1992: 47.5%Labour, 1997: 58.5%Labour, 2001: 54.3%Labour, 2005: 48.4%Labour, 2010: 38.8%Labour, 2015: 35.9%Labour, 2017: 41.8%Labour, 2019: 30.1%Conservative, 1983: 41.0%Conservative, 1987: 45.9%Conservative, 1992: 42.9%Conservative, 1997: 28.8%Conservative, 2001: 33.8%Conservative, 2005: 34.3%Conservative, 2010: 39.2%Conservative, 2015: 45.0%Conservative, 2017: 51.5%Conservative, 2019: 60.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.4%
Vote share in Sherwood at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Sherwood (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Mark SpencerLab16,18630.767.7%Con hold
2017Con Mark SpencerLab5,1989.770.0%Con hold
2015Con Mark SpencerLab4,6479.269.1%Con hold
2010Con Mark SpencerLab2140.468.5%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon6,65214.162.3%
2001LabCon9,37320.460.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon16,81229.775.5%
1992LabCon2,9104.685.5%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab4,4957.781.9%Con hold
1983ConLab6581.375.3%

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 Sherwood?

Mark Spencer (Conservative) won Sherwood at the 2019 general election with a majority of 16,186.

Which parties have won Sherwood?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 6, Labour 4.

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

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