Broxtowe — UK General Election Results

Broxtowe was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,403 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Broxtowe from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 George Alfred Spencer (Labour) 11,150 55.2% Charles Hilton Seely (Liberal) 6,469 (32.0 pts) 56.4%
1922 George Alfred Spencer (Labour) 11,699 50.8% Charles Ernest Tee (National Liberal) 371 (1.6 pts) 59.8%
1923 George Alfred Spencer (Labour) 13,219 54.5% George Julian Selwyn Scovell (Liberal) 2,170 (8.9 pts) 62.0%
1924 George Alfred Spencer (Labour) 15,276 55.4% Thomas Ernest Jackson (Liberal) 2,963 (10.7 pts) 68.7%
1929 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 24,603 59.2% Ernest George Cove (Liberal) 14,789 (35.6 pts) 81.0%
1931 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 21,917 51.9% Paul Eyre Springman (Conservative) 1,590 (3.8 pts) 78.6%
1935 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 26,854 63.0% Paul Eyre Springman (Conservative) 11,050 (25.9 pts) 73.5%
1945 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 39,545 72.0% Gerald Stanley Moore Bowman (Conservative) 24,201 (44.1 pts) 78.3%
1950 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 35,471 72.5% C. Peter B. Bailey (Conservative) 22,026 (45.0 pts) 86.1%
1951 Frederick Seymour Cocks (Labour) 35,317 72.7% Anthony Gorman (Conservative) 22,043 (45.4 pts) 84.1%
1983 James Lester (Conservative) 28,522 53.5% Keith Melton (Liberal) 15,078 (28.3 pts) 76.5%
1987 James Lester (Conservative) 30,462 53.6% Ken Fleet (Labour) 16,651 (29.3 pts) 79.2%
1992 James Lester (Conservative) 31,096 51.0% James Walker (Labour) 9,891 (16.2 pts) 83.4%
1997 Nicholas Palmer (Labour) 27,343 47.0% James Lester (Conservative) 5,575 (9.6 pts) 78.4%
2001 Nicholas Palmer (Labour) 23,836 48.6% Pauline Latham (Conservative) 5,873 (12.0 pts) 66.5%
2005 Nicholas Palmer (Labour) 20,457 41.9% Bob Seely (Conservative) 2,296 (4.7 pts) 68.6%
2010 Anna Soubry (Conservative) 20,585 39.0% Nick Palmer (Labour) 389 (0.7 pts) 73.3%
2015 Anna Soubry (Conservative) 24,163 45.2% Nick Palmer (Labour) 4,287 (8.0 pts) 74.7%
2017 Anna Soubry (Conservative) 25,983 46.8% Greg Marshall (Labour) 863 (1.6 pts) 75.2%
2019 Darren Henry (Conservative) 26,602 48.1% Greg Marshall (Labour) 5,331 (9.7 pts) 75.9%
2024 Juliet Campbell (Labour) 19,561 40.9% Darren Henry (Conservative) 8,403 (17.6 pts) 68.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Spencer Labour 11,15055.2% Yes
Charles Hilton Seely Liberal 4,68123.2% No
Herbert Hoyle Whaite National Democratic and Labour 4,37421.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Spencer Labour 11,69950.8% Yes
Charles Ernest Tee National Liberal 11,32849.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Spencer Labour 13,21954.5% Yes
George Julian Selwyn Scovell Liberal 11,04945.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Alfred Spencer Labour 15,27655.4% Yes
Thomas Ernest Jackson Liberal 12,31344.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 24,60359.2% Yes
Ernest George Cove Liberal 9,81423.6% No
Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont Unionist 7,11917.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 21,91751.9% Yes
Paul Eyre Springman Conservative 20,32748.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 26,85463.0% Yes
Paul Eyre Springman Conservative 15,80437.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 39,54572.0% Yes
Gerald Stanley Moore Bowman Conservative 15,34428.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 35,47172.5% Yes
C. Peter B. Bailey Conservative 13,44527.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Seymour Cocks Labour 35,31772.7% Yes
Anthony Gorman Conservative 13,27427.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Lester Conservative 28,52253.5% Yes
Keith Melton Liberal 13,44425.2% No
Michael Warner Labour 11,36821.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Lester Conservative 30,46253.6% Yes
Ken Fleet Labour 13,81124.3% No
Keith Melton Liberal 12,56222.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Lester Conservative 31,09651.0% Yes
James Walker Labour 21,20534.8% No
John Ross Liberal Democrat 8,39513.8% No
David Lukehurst Natural Law 2930.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Palmer Labour 27,34347.0% Yes
James Lester Conservative 21,76837.4% No
Terence Miller Liberal Democrat 6,93411.9% No
Roy Tucker Referendum Party 2,0923.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Palmer Labour 23,83648.6% Yes
Pauline Latham Conservative 17,96336.7% No
David Watts Liberal Democrat 7,20514.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Palmer Labour 20,45741.9% Yes
Bob Seely Conservative 18,16137.2% No
David Watts Liberal Democrat 7,83716.1% No
Paul Anderson Green 8961.8% No
Patricia Wolfe UKIP 6951.4% No
Damian Hockney Veritas 5901.2% No
Mark Gregory Independent 1700.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anna Soubry Conservative 20,58539.0% Yes
Nick Palmer Labour 20,19638.3% No
David Watts Liberal Democrat 8,90716.9% No
Michael Shore BNP 1,4222.7% No
Chris Cobb UKIP 1,1942.3% No
David Mitchell Green 4230.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anna Soubry Conservative 24,16345.2% Yes
Nick Palmer Labour 19,87637.2% No
Frank Dunne UKIP 5,67410.6% No
Stan Heptinstall Liberal Democrat 2,1204.0% No
David Kirwan Green 1,5442.9% No
Raymond Barry Justice for Men & Boys 630.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anna Soubry Conservative 25,98346.8% Yes
Greg Marshall Labour 25,12045.3% No
Tim Hallam Liberal Democrat 2,2474.0% No
Fran Loi UKIP 1,4772.7% No
Pat Morton Green 6811.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Darren Henry Conservative 26,60248.1% Yes
Greg Marshall Labour 21,27138.5% No
Anna Soubry The Independent Group for Change 4,6688.4% No
Kat Boettge Green 1,8063.3% No
Amy Dalla Mura English Democrats 4320.8% No
Teck Khong Independent 3210.6% No
David Bishop Church of the Militant Elvis Party 1720.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Juliet Campbell Labour 19,56140.9% Yes
Darren Henry Conservative 11,15823.3% No
Joseph Oakley Reform UK 8,40217.6% No
James Collis Liberal Democrat 3,8078.0% No
Teresa Needham Green 3,4887.3% No
John Doddy Independent 1,0342.2% No
Maqsood Syed Workers Party of Britain 3880.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Labour margin 32.0 pts 1922: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 35.6 pts 1931: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 25.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 44.1 pts 1950: Labour margin 45.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 45.4 pts 1983: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.3 pts 1992: Conservative margin 16.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 9.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.0 pts 2005: Labour margin 4.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 2015: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 2017: Conservative margin 1.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 17.6 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Broxtowe has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Broxtowe in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Broxtowe in 2024 with 19,561 votes (40.9%), a majority of 8,403 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Broxtowe since 1918?

Since 1918, Broxtowe has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Broxtowe?

The closest result on record for Broxtowe was 2010, when Conservative beat Labour by just 389 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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