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Nottingham Central — UK General Election Results

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Nottingham Central was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,559 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Nottingham Central from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Albert Reuben Atkey (Unionist) 10,552 63.8% Edmund Huntsman (Liberal) 6,564 (39.7 pts) 51.0%
1922 Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (Liberal) 11,481 50.0% Albert Reuben Atkey (Unionist) 22 (0.1 pts) 68.9%
1923 Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (Liberal) 13,208 53.7% Albert Reuben Atkey (Unionist) 1,805 (7.3 pts) 72.8%
1924 Albert James Bennett (Unionist) 15,107 57.3% William Henderson Coultate (Labour) 8,255 (31.3 pts) 76.6%
1929 Albert James Bennett (Unionist) 14,571 41.8% Eleanor Barton (Labour) 2,998 (8.6 pts) 77.4%
1931 Terence James O'Connor (Conservative) 25,828 77.4% Alfred Edward Waterson (Labour) 18,296 (54.8 pts) 75.5%
1935 Terence James O'Connor (Conservative) 18,706 64.7% John William Allitt (Labour) 8,513 (29.5 pts) 68.9%
1945 Geoffrey Stanley de Freitas (Labour) 13,681 48.4% Frederick Hugh Sykes (Conservative) 2,734 (9.7 pts) 73.9%
1950 Ian Winterbottom (Labour) 19,237 46.3% Robert Archibald Cary (Conservative) 1,750 (4.2 pts) 82.9%
1951 Ian Winterbottom (Labour) 20,517 50.2% Anthony Crean (Conservative) 139 (0.3 pts) 81.4%
1955 John Kyme Cordeaux (Conservative) 20,903 50.9% Ian Winterbottom (Labour) 758 (1.8 pts) 72.7%
1959 John Kyme Cordeaux (Conservative) 24,004 52.3% Ian Winterbottom (Labour) 2,135 (4.7 pts) 73.4%
1964 John Jacob Dunnett (Labour) 21,040 52.7% John Kyme Cordeaux (Conservative) 2,128 (5.3 pts) 71.4%
1966 John Dunnett (Labour) 21,348 58.9% Antony Mitton (Conservative) 6,426 (17.7 pts) 67.7%
1970 John Dunnett (Labour) 17,638 55.6% Bernard Brook-Patridge (Conservative) 3,559 (11.2 pts) 60.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Reuben Atkey Unionist 10,55263.8% Yes
Edmund Huntsman Liberal 3,98824.1% No
Arthur Kitson National Party 1,99912.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Cheyne Berkeley Liberal 11,48150.0% Yes
Albert Reuben Atkey Unionist 11,45950.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Cheyne Berkeley Liberal 13,20853.7% Yes
Albert Reuben Atkey Unionist 11,40346.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Bennett Unionist 15,10757.3% Yes
William Henderson Coultate Labour 6,85226.0% No
Charles Henry Roberts Liberal 4,40916.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Bennett Unionist 14,57141.8% Yes
Eleanor Barton Labour 11,57333.2% No
Arthur Brampton Liberal 8,73825.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence James O'Connor Conservative 25,82877.4% Yes
Alfred Edward Waterson Labour 7,53222.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence James O'Connor Conservative 18,70664.7% Yes
John William Allitt Labour 10,19335.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Stanley de Freitas Labour 13,68148.4% Yes
Frederick Hugh Sykes Conservative 10,94738.7% No
Douglas Craven-Griffiths Liberal 3,64412.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Winterbottom Labour 19,23746.3% Yes
Robert Archibald Cary Conservative 17,48742.1% No
John Michael Glyn-Barton Liberal 4,81411.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Winterbottom Labour 20,51750.2% Yes
Anthony Crean Conservative 20,37849.8% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kyme Cordeaux Conservative 20,90350.9% Yes
Ian Winterbottom Labour 20,14549.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Kyme Cordeaux Conservative 24,00452.3% Yes
Ian Winterbottom Labour 21,86947.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Jacob Dunnett Labour 21,04052.7% Yes
John Kyme Cordeaux Conservative 18,91247.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dunnett Labour 21,34858.9% Yes
Antony Mitton Conservative 14,92241.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dunnett Labour 17,63855.6% Yes
Bernard Brook-Patridge Conservative 14,07944.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 39.7 pts 1922: Liberal margin 0.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 31.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 8.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 54.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 29.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 4.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 11.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Nottingham Central has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Nottingham Central in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Nottingham Central in 1970 with 17,638 votes (55.6%), a majority of 3,559 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Nottingham Central since 1918?

Since 1918, Nottingham Central has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Nottingham Central?

The closest result on record for Nottingham Central was 1922, when Liberal beat Unionist by just 22 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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