Broxtowe is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.
Boundaries
Broxtowe constituency is a suburban constituency located in Nottinghamshire, to the west of the city of Nottingham, almost identical in character to the seat of Gedling to the east of Nottingham. The boundaries are the same as those of Broxtowe Borough Council, with the exception of the wards of Brinsley, Eastwood East, Eastwood North and Eastwood South. The original Broxtowe also contained the towns of Hucknall and Kirkby in Ashfield, but not Beeston, which then was part of the Beeston constituency.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituencies to allow for population changes. The boundaries of the modified constituency to be fought at the 2010 general election are:
- From the Borough of Broxtowe - Attenborough, Awsworth, Beeston Central, Beeston North, Beeston Rylands, Beeston West, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Cossall and Kimberley, Greasley, (Giltbrook and Newthorpe), Nuthall East and Strelley (village only), Nuthall West and Greasley (Watnall), Stapleford North, Stapleford South East, Stapleford South West, Toton and Chilwell Meadows and Trowell.
Members of Parliament
When the seat was recreated in 1983, the Conservative Sir Jim Lester represented it until the seat was gained in 1997 by Nick Palmer, the current Labour MP.
The Conservatives have selected Anna Soubry to contest the seat at the next general election.[1]
- Constituency created (1918)
- Constituency abolished (1955)
- Constituency recreated (1983)
Election results
See also
References
Coordinates: 52°54′N 1°15′W / 52.90°N 1.25°W / 52.90; -1.25
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