# Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Nadia Whittome of the Labour Party.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1885–1955

Nottingham prior to 1885
| Event | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Arnold Morley | Liberal |
| 1895 | Edward Bond | Conservative |
| 1906 | Sir Henry Cotton | Liberal |
| 1910 | James Morrison | Conservative |
| 1912 by-election | Sir John Rees | Conservative |
| 1922 by-election | John Houfton | Coalition Conservative |
| 1923 | Norman Birkett | Liberal |
| 1924 | Edmund Brocklebank | Conservative |
| 1929 | Norman Birkett | Liberal |
| 1931 | Louis Gluckstein | Conservative |
| 1945 | James Harrison | Labour |
| 1955 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

### MPs since Feb 1974

Nottingham Central and Nottingham South prior to 1974
| Event | Member | Party |
| Feb 1974 | Jack Dunnett | Labour |
| 1983 | Michael Knowles | Conservative |
| 1992 | John Heppell | Labour |
| 2010 | Chris Leslie | Labour Co-op |
| February 2019 | Chris Leslie | Change UK |
| 2019 | Nadia Whittome | Labour |

## Constituency profile

On average earners' incomes are slightly lower than the national average and in 2010 unemployment stood at 7.4%, which was higher than the East Midlands average at the time of 3.6% however the picture is not uniform across all 2011 Census Output Areas, some of which have incomes at the national average or above and together with the affordability of property in the area, those on the national average way or above generally have the ability to save, purchase property or enjoy a high standard of living.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, Robin Hood, and St Ann's.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Mary's.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Byron, Manvers, Mapperley, and St Ann's.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Bridge, Lenton, Manvers, Market, St Ann's, and Trent.
1983–2010: The City of Nottingham wards of Basford, Forest, Greenwood, Manvers, Mapperley, Radford, St Ann's, Sherwood, and Trent.
2010–2024: The City of Nottingham wards of Arboretum, Berridge, Dales, Mapperley, St Ann's, and Sherwood.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The City of Nottingham wards of Berridge, Castle, Dales, Hyson Green & Arboretum, Mapperley, St Ann's, and Sherwood.
The Castle ward, which incorporates Nottingham city centre was transferred from Nottingham South.
The constituency covers the north-eastern part of the City of Nottingham. It includes the suburbs of Mapperley, Carrington and Sherwood, and the inner city areas of Hyson Green, St Ann's, Bakersfield and Sneinton.

## History

The present Nottingham East constituency was created in 1974, and first elected Jack Dunnett who had been Labour MP for the abolished Nottingham Central seat. Michael Knowles regained it for the Conservative Party in 1983, when some of the seat was transferred to the new Nottingham South constituency in boundary changes. Knowles held the seat with a reduced majority in 1987, but John Heppell gained it for Labour in 1992, and held the seat until he retired in 2010. Until 2019 it was held by Chris Leslie, initially for Labour Co-operative and later for Change UK. Leslie previously represented his hometown constituency of Shipley in West Yorkshire, from 1997 until losing his seat to Philip Davies in 2005. During his first term he joined the front benches serving as a junior minister as part of the Tony Blair Government and was briefly Shadow Chancellor after the 2015 general election. The incumbent MP, Nadia Whittome, was Baby of the House upon her election at the 2019 when she was 23 years old.

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nadia Whittome | 19,494 | 53.6 | –9.5 |
| | Green | Rosey Palmer | 4,332 | 11.9 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Johno Lee | 3,925 | 10.8 | –10.0 |
| | Reform UK | Debbie Stephens | 3,578 | 9.8 | +6.4 |
| | Workers Party | Issan Ghazni | 2,465 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Prabhaker | 1,741 | 4.8 | –1.5 |
| | Independent | Naveed Rashid | 494 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ali Khan | 372 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,162 | 41.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,401 | 52.5 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,395 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nadia Whittome | 25,735 | 64.3 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Stapleton | 8,342 | 20.8 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Swift | 1,954 | 4.9 | +2.3 |
| | The Independent Group for Change | Chris Leslie | 1,447 | 3.6 | New |
| | Brexit Party | Damian Smith | 1,343 | 3.4 | New |
| | Green | Michelle Vacciana | 1,183 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,393 | 43.5 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,004 | 60.4 | −3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.15 | |
General election 2017: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 28,102 | 71.5 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Murray | 8,512 | 21.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Holliday | 1,003 | 2.6 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Robert Hall-Palmer | 817 | 2.1 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Kat Boettge | 698 | 1.8 | −8.1 |
| | Elvis and the Yeti Himalayan Preservation Party | David Bishop | 195 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,590 | 49.9 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,327 | 63.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +8.0 | |
General election 2015: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 19,208 | 54.6 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Garry Hickton | 7,314 | 20.8 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Fran Loi | 3,501 | 9.9 | +6.5 |
| | Green | Antonia Zenkevitch | 3,473 | 9.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tad Jones | 1,475 | 4.2 | −20.1 |
| | Independent | Seb Soar | 141 | 0.4 | New |
| | Independent | James Stephenson | 97 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,894 | 33.8 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,209 | 58.2 | +1.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 2010: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Leslie | 15,022 | 45.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Boote | 8,053 | 24.3 | |
| | Conservative | Ewan Lamont | 7,846 | 23.7 | |
| | UKIP | Pat Wolfe | 1,138 | 3.4 | |
| | Green | Benjamin Hoare | 928 | 2.8 | |
| | Christian | Parvaiz Sardar | 125 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,969 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,112 | 56.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Heppell | 13,787 | 45.8 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Issan Ghazni | 6,848 | 22.8 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Jim Thornton | 6,826 | 22.7 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Ashley Baxter | 1,517 | 5.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Anthony Ellwood | 740 | 2.5 | New |
| | Socialist Unity | Pete Radcliff | 373 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,939 | 23.0 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,091 | 49.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.5 | |
General election 2001: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Heppell | 17,530 | 59.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Allan | 7,210 | 24.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball | 3,874 | 13.0 | +2.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Pete Radcliff | 1,117 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,320 | 34.7 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,731 | 45.5 | −15.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Heppell | 24,755 | 62.3 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Raca | 9,336 | 23.5 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mulloy | 4,008 | 10.1 | +2.3 |
| | Referendum | Ben Brown | 1,645 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,419 | 38.8 | +22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,744 | 60.5 | −9.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Heppell | 25,026 | 52.6 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Knowles | 17,346 | 36.4 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Ball | 3,695 | 7.8 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Jones | 667 | 1.4 | New |
| | Liberal | Charles Roylance | 598 | 1.3 | New |
| | Natural Law | John Ashforth | 283 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,680 | 16.2 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,615 | 70.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Knowles | 20,162 | 42.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Aslam | 19,706 | 42.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Parkhouse | 6,887 | 14.7 | New |
| | Red Front | Kenan Malik | 212 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,967 | 68.8 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
General election 1983: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Knowles | 17,641 | 40.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Martyn Sloman | 16,177 | 37.1 | |
| | SDP | Michael Bird | 8,385 | 19.2 | |
| | Ind. Conservative | David Merrick | 1,421 | 3.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,464 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,624 | 63.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 15,433 | 50.5 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Brandon-Bravo | 12,199 | 39.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | JD Hiley | 2,270 | 7.4 | −6.3 |
| | National Front | MA Cole | 426 | 1.4 | New |
| | Socialist Unity | IB Juniper | 252 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,234 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,580 | 63.9 | +3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
General election October 1974: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 16,530 | 51.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | SM Swerling | 10,574 | 32.8 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | EJ Rowan | 4,442 | 13.8 | −3.2 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | DW Peetz | 736 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,956 | 18.4 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,282 | 60.0 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
General election February 1974: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Dunnett | 17,324 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 13,346 | 36.1 | |
| | Liberal | EJ Rowan | 6,294 | 17.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,978 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,964 | 69.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1951: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Harrison | 20,865 | 47.77 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Shephard | 20,601 | 47.17 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Abrahams | 2,209 | 5.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,675 | 83.34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Harrison | 20,404 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 18,079 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal | Edward Anthony Brooke Fletcher | 5,368 | 12.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,325 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,851 | 84.3 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Harrison | 12,075 | 40.2 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 11,227 | 37.4 | −20.3 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Seely | 5,658 | 18.8 | +2.2 |
| | Independent Labour | George Twells | 1,072 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,032 | 72.0 | +3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40: 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 this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Louis Gluckstein
* Labour: George Twells

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 16,726 | 57.7 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | M. Leon Freedman | 7,435 | 25.7 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Comyns Carr | 4,819 | 16.6 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,291 | 32.0 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,980 | 68.1 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louis Gluckstein | 17,484 | 50.3 | +18.5 |
| | Liberal | Norman Birkett | 11,901 | 34.3 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Walter Windsor | 5,339 | 15.4 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,583 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,724 | 78.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norman Birkett | 14,049 | 40.2 | −1.4 |
| | Unionist | Louis Gluckstein | 11,110 | 31.8 | −15.8 |
| | Labour | James Baum | 9,787 | 28.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,939 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,946 | 78.9 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 1924: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Edmund Brocklebank | 11,524 | 47.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Norman Birkett | 10,078 | 41.6 | −11.8 |
| | Communist | Tom Mann | 2,606 | 10.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,446 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,208 | 74.7 | +6.9 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Norman Birkett | 11,355 | 53.4 | +13.1 |
| | Unionist | John Houfton | 9,919 | 46.6 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,436 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,274 | 67.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.1 | |
General election 1922: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Houfton | 12,082 | 59.7 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal | Edward Ernest Henry Atkin | 8,170 | 40.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,912 | 19.4 | −26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,252 | 66.2 | +16.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
1922 Nottingham East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Houfton | 10,404 | 52.3 | −13.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | A.H. Jones | 5,431 | 27.3 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas George Graham | 4,065 | 20.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,973 | 25.0 | −21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,900 | 66.3 | +16.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -10.6 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Rees | 9,549 | 65.7 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Proctor | 2,817 | 19.4 | New |
| | NFDDSS | Joseph Nathaniel Dennis Brookes | 2,166 | 14.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,732 | 46.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,532 | 49.5 | |
| | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: John Rees
* Labour: Thomas Proctor
Nottingham East by-election, 1912 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Rees | 6,482 | 55.7 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dobson | 5,158 | 44.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,324 | 11.4 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,640 | 83.9 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,866 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
General election December 1910: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Morrison | 6,274 | 56.6 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Dudley Stewart-Smith | 4,804 | 43.4 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,470 | 13.2 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,078 | 83.8 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
General election January 1910: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Morrison | 5,877 | 50.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal | Henry Cotton | 5,725 | 49.3 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,602 | 87.8 | +5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,218 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Cotton | 6,020 | 58.4 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,290 | 41.6 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,730 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,310 | 82.8 | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,451 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |
General election 1900: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,927 | 54.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Edward Hervey Fraser | 4,148 | 45.7 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 779 | 8.6 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,075 | 74.9 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,109 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Bond | 4,900 | 50.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,735 | 49.1 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,635 | 82.8 | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,451 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.1 | |
By-election, 24 Aug 1892: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Morley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
* Morley was appointed Postmaster General, requiring a by-election.
General election 1892: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,861 | 53.2 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,284 | 46.8 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | 6.4 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,145 | 81.6 | +11.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,204 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Morley | 4,584 | 50.9 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,418 | 49.1 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 1.8 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,002 | 70.6 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,749 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.3 | |
General election 1885: Nottingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Morley | 5,239 | 55.2 | |
| | Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | 4,248 | 44.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,487 | 74.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,749 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |