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Nottingham North — UK General Election Results

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

Nottingham North was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 4,490 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Nottingham North from 1955 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1955–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1955 James Harrison (Labour) 26,552 55.4% Ian Colvin (Conservative) 6,090 (12.7 pts) 79.6%
1959 William Charles Whitlock (Labour) 24,005 47.2% Alan G Blake (Conservative) 5,053 (9.9 pts) 80.5%
1964 William Charles Whitlock (Labour) 29,535 57.1% Peter Derek Fry (Conservative) 8,957 (17.3 pts) 77.8%
1966 William Whitlock (Labour) 30,260 60.6% Jeffrey Tillett (Conservative) 11,751 (23.5 pts) 74.0%
1970 William Whitlock (Labour) 25,898 52.8% William Derbyshire (Conservative) 7,282 (14.9 pts) 69.4%
Feb 1974 William Whitlock (Labour) 25,435 44.8% Michael Fabian Spungin (Conservative) 4,445 (7.8 pts) 74.8%
Oct 1974 William Whitlock (Labour) 24,694 48.1% Michael Fabian Spungin (Conservative) 6,841 (13.3 pts) 67.1%
1979 William Whitlock (Labour) 25,028 46.9% Peter Edward Waine (Conservative) 3,072 (5.8 pts) 67.6%
1983 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 18,730 39.4% William Whitlock (Labour) 362 (0.8 pts) 66.1%
1987 Graham Allen (Labour) 22,713 44.9% Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 1,665 (3.3 pts) 72.6%
1992 Graham Allen (Labour) 29,052 55.7% Ian Bridge (Conservative) 10,743 (20.6 pts) 75.0%
1997 Graham Allen (Labour) 27,203 65.7% Gillian Shaw (Conservative) 18,801 (45.4 pts) 63.0%
2001 Graham Allen (Labour) 19,392 64.5% Martin Wright (Conservative) 12,240 (40.7 pts) 46.7%
2005 Graham Allen (Labour) 17,842 58.7% Priti Patel (Conservative) 12,171 (40.1 pts) 49.1%
2010 Graham Allen (Labour) 16,646 48.6% Martin Curtis (Conservative) 8,138 (23.7 pts) 54.3%
2015 Graham Allen (Labour) 19,283 54.6% Louise Burfitt-Dons (Conservative) 11,860 (33.6 pts) 53.6%
2017 Alex Norris (Labour) 23,067 60.2% Jack Tinley (Conservative) 11,160 (29.1 pts) 57.4%
2019 Alex Norris (Labour) 17,337 49.1% Stuart Bestwick (Conservative) 4,490 (12.7 pts) 53.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Harrison Labour 26,55255.4% Yes
Ian Colvin Conservative 20,46242.7% No
John Peck Communist 9161.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Charles Whitlock Labour 24,00547.2% Yes
Alan G Blake Conservative 18,95237.3% No
Stanley Thomas Liberal 6,58112.9% No
John Peck Communist 1,3312.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Charles Whitlock Labour 29,53557.1% Yes
Peter Derek Fry Conservative 20,57839.8% No
John Peck Communist 1,5793.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitlock Labour 30,26060.6% Yes
Jeffrey Tillett Conservative 18,50937.1% No
John Peck Communist 1,0702.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitlock Labour 25,89852.8% Yes
William Derbyshire Conservative 18,61638.0% No
Peggy Vivien Edwards Liberal 3,7637.7% No
John Peck Communist 7411.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitlock Labour 25,43544.8% Yes
Michael Fabian Spungin Conservative 20,99037.0% No
Peggy Vivien Edwards Liberal 9,62316.9% No
John Peck Communist 7541.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitlock Labour 24,69448.1% Yes
Michael Fabian Spungin Conservative 17,85334.8% No
Martin Philip Crew-Gee Liberal 7,47014.6% No
David Caine National Front 7921.5% No
John Peck Communist 5251.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitlock Labour 25,02846.9% Yes
Peter Edward Waine Conservative 21,95641.1% No
John Ernest Stockley Liberal 4,9009.2% No
John Peck Communist 1,0712.0% No
Ronald Pratt National Front 4540.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 18,73039.4% Yes
William Whitlock Labour 18,36838.7% No
Leighton Vaughan Williams SDP-Liberal Alliance 9,20019.4% No
John Peck Communist 1,1842.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 22,71344.9% Yes
Richard Ottaway Conservative 21,04841.6% No
Sumal Fernando SDP-Liberal Alliance 5,91211.7% No
John Peck Communist 8791.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 29,05255.7% Yes
Ian Bridge Conservative 18,30935.1% No
Anthony Skelton Liberal Democrat 4,4778.6% No
Alwyn Cadman Natural Law 2740.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 27,20365.7% Yes
Gillian Shaw Conservative 8,40220.3% No
Rachel Oliver Liberal Democrat 3,3018.0% No
Joe Neal Referendum Party 1,8584.5% No
Andy Belfield Socialist Alternative 6371.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 19,39264.5% Yes
Martin Wright Conservative 7,15223.8% No
Rob Lee Liberal Democrat 3,17710.6% No
Andrew Botham Socialist Labour 3211.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 17,84258.7% Yes
Priti Patel Conservative 5,67118.7% No
Tim Ball Liberal Democrat 5,19017.1% No
Irena Marriott UKIP 1,6805.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 16,64648.6% Yes
Martin Curtis Conservative 8,50824.8% No
Tim Ball Liberal Democrat 5,84917.1% No
Simon Brindley BNP 1,9445.7% No
Irenea Marriott UKIP 1,3383.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Graham Allen Labour 19,28354.6% Yes
Louise Burfitt-Dons Conservative 7,42321.0% No
Stephen Crosby UKIP 6,54218.5% No
Kat Boettge Green 1,0883.1% No
Tony Sutton Liberal Democrat 8472.4% No
Catherine Meadows Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1600.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Norris Labour 23,06760.2% Yes
Jack Tinley Conservative 11,90731.1% No
Stephen Crosby UKIP 2,1335.6% No
Tad Jones Liberal Democrat 6741.8% No
Kirsty Jones Green 5381.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Norris Labour 17,33749.1% Yes
Stuart Bestwick Conservative 12,84736.4% No
Julian Carter Brexit Party 2,6867.6% No
Christina Morgan-Danvers Liberal Democrat 1,5824.5% No
Andrew Jones Green 8682.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1955: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 17.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 23.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 14.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 7.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 13.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 20.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 45.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 40.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 40.1 pts 2010: Labour margin 23.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 33.6 pts 2017: Labour margin 29.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Nottingham North has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1955. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Nottingham North in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Nottingham North in 2019 with 17,337 votes (49.1%), a majority of 4,490 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Nottingham North since 1955?

Since 1955, Nottingham North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Nottingham North?

The closest result on record for Nottingham North was 1983, when Conservative beat Labour by just 362 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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