# Nottingham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham West was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. However, a new Nottingham West constituency was created for the 1955 general election, and was in turn abolished for the 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, Forest, St Albans, Sherwood, and Wollaton.
1918–1955: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Broxtowe, St Albans, and Wollaton.
The constituency was renamed Nottingham North West from 1950 to 1955, but its boundaries remained unchanged.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Robin Hood, and Wollaton.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Nottingham wards of Abbey, Broxtowe, Clifton, Robin Hood, University, and Wollaton.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1885-1950

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Charles Seely | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Henry Broadhurst | Liberal |
| | 1892 | Charles Seely | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1895 | James Yoxall | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Arthur Hayday | Labour |
| | 1931 | Arthur Caporn | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Arthur Hayday | Labour |
| | 1945 | Tom O'Brien | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

### MPs 1955-1983

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| 1955 | 1955 | constituency re-established | constituency re-established |
| | 1955 | Tom O'Brien | Labour |
| | 1959 | Peter Tapsell | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Michael English | Labour |
| | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Seely | 6,669 | 60.3 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Cope | 3,797 | 34.3 | |
| | Social Democratic Federation | John Burns | 598 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,872 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,064 | 74.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,929 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Henry Broadhurst | 5,458 | 54.2 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 4,609 | 45.8 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 849 | 8.4 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,067 | 67.4 | −6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,929 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | −8.8 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Charles Seely | 5,610 | 51.4 | +5.6 |
| | Lib-Lab | Henry Broadhurst | 5,309 | 48.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,919 | 81.4 | +14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,411 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Lib-Lab | Liberal Unionist gain from Lib-Lab | Swing | +5.6 | |
General election 1895: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Yoxall | 6,088 | 52.2 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Arthur Goldsmith Sparrow | 5,575 | 47.8 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,663 | 80.4 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,510 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Yoxall | 6,023 | 51.6 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Lepel Griffin | 5,639 | 48.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 3.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,662 | 78.4 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,873 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
General election 1906: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Yoxall | 8,107 | 60.6 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Laurence Pemberton Rowley | 5,262 | 39.4 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,845 | 21.2 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,369 | 81.0 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,506 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Yoxall | 8,955 | 57.4 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Henry Lygon | 6,652 | 42.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,303 | 14.8 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,607 | 89.3 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,476 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
General election December 1910: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Yoxall | 8,141 | 57.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Swanwick Wright | 5,949 | 42.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,192 | 15.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,090 | 80.6 | −8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,476 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
General election 1918: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 7,286 | 56.8 | New |
| | Liberal | Arthur Richardson | 5,552 | 43.2 | −14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,734 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,838 | 42.6 | −38.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,105 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 10,787 | 49.0 | −7.8 |
| | Unionist | George Herbert Powell | 6,050 | 27.5 | New |
| | Liberal | Alec Lionel Rea | 5,163 | 23.4 | −19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,737 | 21.5 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,000 | 72.5 | +29.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,332 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
General election 1923: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 12,366 | 62.7 | +13.7 |
| | Unionist | James Langham Litchfield | 7,370 | 37.3 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,996 | 25.4 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,736 | 63.5 | −9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,093 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1924: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 12,782 | 56.6 | −6.1 |
| | Constitutionalist | Charles Loseby | 9,790 | 43.4 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,992 | 13.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,572 | 71.5 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,574 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 | |
General election 1929: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 18,593 | 55.1 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Walter Edward Barron | 8,276 | 24.5 | New |
| | Unionist | Charles Loseby | 6,893 | 20.4 | −23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,317 | 30.6 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,762 | 79.8 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,314 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Caporn | 20,596 | 57.9 | +37.5 |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 14,963 | 42.1 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,633 | 15.8 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,559 | 76.4 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Hayday | 19,697 | 53.7 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Caporn | 16,987 | 46.3 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,710 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,684 | 71.4 | −5.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom O'Brien | 24,887 | 59.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Stephen Townroe | 9,711 | 23.2 | −23.1 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Arthur John Young | 7,184 | 17.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,176 | 36.4 | +29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,782 | 76.3 | +4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom O'Brien | 25,539 | 54.14 | |
| | Conservative | Francis Michael Richardson | 21,631 | 45.86 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,908 | 8.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,170 | 76.12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,969 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 22,052 | 50.19 | +4.33 |
| | Labour | Tom O'Brien | 21,888 | 49.81 | −4.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 0.38 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,940 | 70.84 | −5.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,030 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.33 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 23,035 | 52.59 | +2.78 |
| | Conservative | Peter Tapsell | 20,763 | 47.41 | −2.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,272 | 5.18 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,798 | 81.80 | +10.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,542 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.78 | |
General election 1966: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 23,859 | 57.95 | +5.36 |
| | Conservative | David J Penfold | 17,311 | 42.05 | −5.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,548 | 15.90 | +10.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,170 | 78.33 | −3.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.36 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 21,255 | 52.80 | −5.15 |
| | Conservative | Martin W Suthers | 19,003 | 47.20 | +5.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,252 | 5.60 | −10.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,258 | 70.92 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 27,592 | 45.50 | −7.30 |
| | Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 21,795 | 35.94 | −11.26 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Marshall Johnson | 11,260 | 18.57 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,797 | 9.56 | +3.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,647 | 78.84 | +7.92 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 27,373 | 49.70 | +4.20 |
| | Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 18,108 | 32.88 | −3.06 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Marshall Johnson | 9,598 | 17.43 | −1.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,265 | 16.82 | +7.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,079 | 70.93 | −7.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.63 | |
General election 1979: Nottingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael English | 26,301 | 46.54 | −3.15 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Ethel Stoneman | 23,801 | 42.12 | +9.24 |
| | Liberal | Michael John Willis | 5,497 | 9.73 | −7.70 |
| | National Front | Terence John Wilkinson | 718 | 1.27 | New |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Arthur Ufton James | 192 | 0.34 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,500 | 4.42 | −12.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,509 | 73.24 | +2.31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.20 | |