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Nottingham West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19551983
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Created fromNottingham Central and Nottingham North West
Replaced byNottingham South and Nottingham North[1]
18851950
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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.

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

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

Elections in the 1880s

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John Burns
Henry Broadhurst

Elections in the 1890s

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James Yoxall

Elections in the 1900s

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Sir Lepel Griffin

Elections in the 1910s

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Sir James Yoxall

Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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Elections in the 1940s

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Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1970s

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  1. ^ a b c d "'Nottingham West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  4. ^ a b c d e British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  5. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  12. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.