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Nottingham East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Nottingham East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,162 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Nottingham East from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arnold Morley (Liberal) 5,239 55.2% Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton (Conservative) 991 (10.4 pts) 74.4%
1886 Arnold Morley (Liberal) 4,584 50.9% Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton (Conservative) 166 (1.8 pts) 70.6%
1892 Arnold Morley (Liberal) 4,861 53.2% Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton (Conservative) 577 (6.3 pts) 81.6%
1895 Edward Bond (Conservative) 4,900 50.9% Arnold Morley (Liberal) 165 (1.7 pts) 81.5%
1900 Edward Bond (Conservative) 4,927 54.3% Edward Hervey Fraser (Liberal) 779 (8.6 pts) 74.9%
1906 Henry John Stedman Cotton (Liberal) 6,020 58.4% Edward Bond (Conservative) 1,730 (16.8 pts) 82.8%
Jan 1910 James Archibald Morrison (Conservative) 5,877 50.7% Henry John Stedman Cotton (Liberal) 152 (1.3 pts) 87.8%
Dec 1910 James Archibald Morrison (Conservative) 6,274 56.6% Dudley Cautley Stewart-Smith (Liberal) 1,470 (13.3 pts) 83.8%
1918 John David Rees (Unionist) 9,549 65.7% Thomas Proctor (Labour) 6,732 (46.3 pts) 49.5%
1922 John Plowright Houfton (Unionist) 12,082 59.7% Edward Ernest Henry Atkin (Liberal) 3,912 (19.3 pts) 66.2%
1923 William Norman Birkett (Liberal) 11,355 53.4% John Plowright Houfton (Unionist) 1,436 (6.8 pts) 67.8%
1924 Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank (Unionist) 11,524 47.6% William Norman Birkett (Liberal) 1,446 (6.0 pts) 74.7%
1929 William Norman Birkett (Liberal) 14,049 40.2% Louis Halle Gluckstein (Unionist) 2,939 (8.4 pts) 78.9%
1931 Louis Halle Gluckstein (Conservative) 17,484 50.4% William Norman Birkett (Liberal) 5,583 (16.1 pts) 78.8%
1935 Louis Halle Gluckstein (Conservative) 16,726 57.7% Leon Freedman (Labour) 9,291 (32.1 pts) 68.1%
1945 James Harrison (Labour) 12,075 40.2% Louis Halle Gluckstein (Conservative) 848 (2.8 pts) 72.0%
1950 James Harrison (Labour) 20,404 46.5% Louis Halle Gluckstein (Conservative) 2,325 (5.3 pts) 84.3%
1951 James Harrison (Labour) 20,865 47.8% Sydney Shephard (Conservative) 264 (0.6 pts) 83.3%
Feb 1974 Jack Dunnett (Labour) 17,324 46.9% Richard Shepherd (Conservative) 3,978 (10.8 pts) 69.1%
Oct 1974 Jack Dunnett (Labour) 16,530 51.2% Sam Maurice Swerling (Conservative) 5,956 (18.4 pts) 60.0%
1979 Jack Dunnett (Labour) 15,433 50.5% Martin Brandon-Bravo (Conservative) 3,234 (10.6 pts) 63.9%
1983 Michael Knowles (Conservative) 17,641 40.4% Martyn George Morgan Sloman (Labour) 1,464 (3.4 pts) 63.6%
1987 Michael Knowles (Conservative) 20,162 42.9% Mohammed Aslam (Labour) 456 (1.0 pts) 68.8%
1992 John Heppell (Labour) 25,026 52.6% Michael Knowles (Conservative) 7,680 (16.1 pts) 70.1%
1997 John Heppell (Labour) 24,755 62.3% Andrew Raca (Conservative) 15,419 (38.8 pts) 60.6%
2001 John Heppell (Labour) 17,530 59.0% Richard Allan (Conservative) 10,320 (34.7 pts) 45.5%
2005 John Heppell (Labour) 13,787 45.8% Issan Ghazni (Liberal Democrat) 6,939 (23.1 pts) 49.6%
2010 Christopher Leslie (Labour) 15,022 45.4% Sam Boote (Liberal Democrat) 6,969 (21.1 pts) 56.6%
2015 Christopher Leslie (Labour) 19,208 54.6% Garry Hickton (Conservative) 11,894 (33.8 pts) 58.6%
2017 Chris Leslie (Labour) 28,102 71.5% Simon Murray (Conservative) 19,590 (49.8 pts) 63.9%
2019 Nadia Whittome (Labour) 25,735 64.3% Victoria Stapleton (Conservative) 17,393 (43.5 pts) 60.6%
2024 Nadia Whittome (Labour) 19,494 53.6% Rosemary Palmer (Green) 15,162 (41.6 pts) 52.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Morley Liberal 5,23955.2% Yes
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton Conservative 4,24844.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Morley Liberal 4,58450.9% Yes
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton Conservative 4,41849.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arnold Morley Liberal 4,86153.2% Yes
Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton Conservative 4,28446.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Bond Conservative 4,90050.9% Yes
Arnold Morley Liberal 4,73549.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Bond Conservative 4,92754.3% Yes
Edward Hervey Fraser Liberal 4,14845.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry John Stedman Cotton Liberal 6,02058.4% Yes
Edward Bond Conservative 4,29041.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Archibald Morrison Conservative 5,87750.7% Yes
Henry John Stedman Cotton Liberal 5,72549.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Archibald Morrison Conservative 6,27456.6% Yes
Dudley Cautley Stewart-Smith Liberal 4,80443.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John David Rees Unionist 9,54965.7% Yes
Thomas Proctor Labour 2,81719.4% No
Joseph Dennis Brookes NFDDSS 2,16614.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Plowright Houfton Unionist 12,08259.7% Yes
Edward Ernest Henry Atkin Liberal 8,17040.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Norman Birkett Liberal 11,35553.4% Yes
John Plowright Houfton Unionist 9,91946.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank Unionist 11,52447.6% Yes
William Norman Birkett Liberal 10,07841.6% No
Thomas Mann Communist 2,60610.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Norman Birkett Liberal 14,04940.2% Yes
Louis Halle Gluckstein Unionist 11,11031.8% No
James Henry Baum Labour 9,78728.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis Halle Gluckstein Conservative 17,48450.4% Yes
William Norman Birkett Liberal 11,90134.3% No
Walter Windsor Labour 5,33915.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louis Halle Gluckstein Conservative 16,72657.7% Yes
Leon Freedman Labour 7,43525.7% No
Arthur Strettell Comyns Carr Liberal 4,81916.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Harrison Labour 12,07540.2% Yes
Louis Halle Gluckstein Conservative 11,22737.4% No
Arthur Patrick William Seely Liberal 5,65818.8% No
George Twells Independent 1,0723.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Harrison Labour 20,40446.5% Yes
Louis Halle Gluckstein Conservative 18,07941.2% No
Edward Anthony Brooke Fletcher Liberal 5,36812.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Harrison Labour 20,86547.8% Yes
Sydney Shephard Conservative 20,60147.2% No
Ruth Abrahams Liberal 2,2095.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dunnett Labour 17,32446.9% Yes
Richard Shepherd Conservative 13,34636.1% No
Edward Joseph Rowan Liberal 6,29417.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dunnett Labour 16,53051.2% Yes
Sam Maurice Swerling Conservative 10,57432.8% No
Edward Joseph Rowan Liberal 4,44213.8% No
Dietrich Walter Peetz Independent Labour 7362.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dunnett Labour 15,43350.5% Yes
Martin Brandon-Bravo Conservative 12,19939.9% No
John Donald Hiley Liberal 2,2707.4% No
Michael Anthony Coles National Front 4261.4% No
Ian Bennard Juniper Socialist Unity 2520.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Knowles Conservative 17,64140.4% Yes
Martyn George Morgan Sloman Labour 16,17737.1% No
Michael John Bird Social Democratic Party 8,38519.2% No
David Steven Merrick Independent Conservative 1,4213.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Knowles Conservative 20,16242.9% Yes
Mohammed Aslam Labour 19,70642.0% No
Stephen Parkhouse Liberal 6,88314.7% No
Kenan Malik Red Front 2120.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heppell Labour 25,02652.6% Yes
Michael Knowles Conservative 17,34636.4% No
Tim Ball Liberal Democrat 3,6957.8% No
Andrew Jones Green 6671.4% No
Charles Roylance Liberal 5981.3% No
John Ashforth Natural Law 2830.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heppell Labour 24,75562.3% Yes
Andrew Raca Conservative 9,33623.5% No
Kevin Mulloy Liberal Democrat 4,00810.1% No
Ben Brown Referendum Party 1,6454.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heppell Labour 17,53059.0% Yes
Richard Allan Conservative 7,21024.3% No
Tim Ball Liberal Democrat 3,87413.0% No
Pete Radcliff Socialist Alliance 1,1173.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Heppell Labour 13,78745.8% Yes
Issan Ghazni Liberal Democrat 6,84822.8% No
Jim Thornton Conservative 6,82622.7% No
Ashley Baxter Green 1,5175.0% No
Anthony Ellwood UKIP 7402.5% No
Pete Radcliff Socialist Unity 3731.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Leslie Labour 15,02245.4% Yes
Sam Boote Liberal Democrat 8,05324.3% No
Ewan Lamont Conservative 7,84623.7% No
Patrick Wolfe UKIP 1,1383.4% No
Benjamin Hoare Green 9282.8% No
Parvaiz Sardar Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1250.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Leslie Labour 19,20854.6% Yes
Garry Hickton Conservative 7,31420.8% No
Fran Loi UKIP 3,5019.9% No
Antonia Zenkevitch Green 3,4739.9% No
Tad Jones Liberal Democrat 1,4754.2% No
Seb Soar Independent 1410.4% No
James Stephenson Independent 970.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Leslie Labour 28,10271.5% Yes
Simon Murray Conservative 8,51221.6% No
Barry Holliday Liberal Democrat 1,0032.6% No
Robert Hall-Palmer UKIP 8172.1% No
Kat Boettge Green 6981.8% No
David Bishop Church of the Militant Elvis Party 1950.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadia Whittome Labour 25,73564.3% Yes
Victoria Stapleton Conservative 8,34220.9% No
Robert Swift Liberal Democrat 1,9544.9% No
Chris Leslie The Independent Group for Change 1,4473.6% No
Damian Smith Brexit Party 1,3433.4% No
Michelle Vacciana Green 1,1833.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadia Whittome Labour 19,49453.6% Yes
Rosemary Palmer Green 4,33211.9% No
Johno Lee Conservative 3,92510.8% No
Debbie Stephens Reform UK 3,5789.8% No
Issan Ghazni Workers Party of Britain 2,4656.8% No
Anita Prabharkar Liberal Democrat 1,7414.8% No
Naveed Rashid Independent 4941.4% No
Ali Khan Independent 3721.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 10.4 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 1.3 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1918: Unionist margin 46.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.3 pts 1923: Liberal margin 6.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.0 pts 1929: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 16.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 32.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 2.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 0.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 10.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 10.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1992: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 38.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 34.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 23.1 pts 2010: Labour margin 21.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 33.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 49.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 43.5 pts 2024: Labour margin 41.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Nottingham East has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Nottingham East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Nottingham East in 2024 with 19,494 votes (53.6%), a majority of 15,162 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Nottingham East since 1885?

Since 1885, Nottingham East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Nottingham East?

The closest result on record for Nottingham East was 1951, when Labour beat Conservative by just 264 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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