# Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham Central 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 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Ann's, and Sherwood.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Market, Robin Hood, St Mary's, and Sherwood, and the Rural District of Nottingham.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Forest, Manvers, Market, Radford, and St Ann's, and the Rural District of Nottingham.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Albert Atkey | Unionist |
| | 1922 | Reginald Berkeley | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Albert Bennett | Unionist |
| | 1930 | Sir Terence O'Connor | Conservative |
| | 1940 | Sir Frederick Sykes | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Geoffrey de Freitas | Labour |
| | 1950 | Ian Winterbottom | Labour |
| | 1955 | John Cordeaux | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Jack Dunnett | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Albert Atkey | 10,552 | 63.8 | |
| | Liberal | Edmund Huntsman | 3,988 | 24.1 | |
| | National | Arthur Kitson | 1,999 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,564 | 39.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,539 | 51.0 | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 11,481 | 50.0 | +25.9 |
| | Unionist | Albert Atkey | 11,459 | 50.0 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,940 | 68.9 | +17.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +19.9 | |
General election 1923: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 13,208 | 53.7 | +3.7 |
| | Unionist | Albert Atkey | 11,403 | 46.3 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,805 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,611 | 72.8 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 | |
General election 1924: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Albert Bennett | 15,107 | 57.3 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | William Henderson Coultate | 6,852 | 26.0 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Roberts | 4,409 | 16.7 | −37.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,255 | 31.3 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,368 | 76.6 | +3.8 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Albert Bennett | 14,571 | 41.7 | −15.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Eleanor Barton | 11,573 | 33.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Brampton | 8,738 | 25.1 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,998 | 8.5 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,882 | 77.4 | +0.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −11.4 | |

### Elections 1930–45

1930 Nottingham Central by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 14,946 | 54.3 | +12.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alfred Waterson | 7,923 | 28.8 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Berkeley | 4,648 | 16.9 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,023 | 25.5 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,517 | 61.1 | −16.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
General election 1931: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 25,828 | 77.42 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alfred Waterson | 7,532 | 22.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,296 | 54.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,360 | 75.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1935: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence O'Connor | 18,706 | 64.73 |
| | Labour Co-op | William Allitt | 10,193 | 35.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,513 | 29.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,899 | 68.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of that year, Terence O'Connor had been selected by the Conservatives and Geoffrey de Freitas by Labour.
After O'Connor's death in May 1940, a by-election was held in July, at which Frederick Sykes was returned unopposed for the Conservatives.
1940 Nottingham Central by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Sykes | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1945: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 13,681 | 48.39 | |
| | Conservative | Frederick Sykes | 10,947 | 38.72 | |
| | Liberal | D Craven Griffiths | 3,644 | 12.89 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,734 | 9.67 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,272 | 73.88 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections 1950–70

General election 1950: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 19,237 | 46.31 |
| | Conservative | Robert Cary | 17,487 | 42.10 |
| | Liberal | John Michael Glyn-Barton | 4,814 | 11.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,750 | 4.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,538 | 82.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 20,517 | 50.17 |
| | Conservative | J Anthony H Crean | 20,378 | 49.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,895 | 81.37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cordeaux | 20,903 | 50.92 | |
| | Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 20,145 | 49.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 1.84 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,048 | 72.70 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Cordeaux | 24,004 | 52.33 |
| | Labour | Ian Winterbottom | 21,869 | 47.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,135 | 4.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,873 | 87.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 21,040 | 52.66 | |
| | Conservative | John Cordeaux | 18,912 | 47.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,128 | 5.32 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,952 | 71.36 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 21,348 | 58.86 |
| | Conservative | Antony EJ Mitton | 14,922 | 41.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,426 | 17.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,270 | 67.74 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Nottingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 17,638 | 55.61 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Brook-Partridge | 14,079 | 44.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,559 | 11.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,717 | 60.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |