Ashfield | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Nottinghamshire |
Population | 101,914 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 77,049 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Sutton in Ashfield, Kirkby in Ashfield and Eastwood |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of Parliament | Lee Anderson (Reform UK) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Broxtowe |
Ashfield is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Lee Anderson, formerly of the Conservative Party, but who had the whip suspended in February 2024 and two weeks later joined Reform UK to become their first MP. [n 2] The constituency is in the English county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands; located to the north west of the city of Nottingham in the Erewash Valley along the border with neighbouring county Derbyshire. Ashfield was part of the Red Wall which by and large, voted Conservative in the 2019 general election. In the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, Ashfield voted 70% in favour of Brexit.[3]
The seat contains the market towns of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Huthwaite and Eastwood. Coal mining was formerly a significant part of the economy.
1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Eastwood, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and Sutton-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Felley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, and Selston.
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and Sutton-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Annesley, Felley, and Selston.
1983–2010: The District of Ashfield wards of Jacksdale, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central, Kirkby-in-Ashfield East, Kirkby-in-Ashfield West, Selston, Sutton-in-Ashfield Central, Sutton-in-Ashfield East, Sutton-in-Ashfield North, Sutton-in-Ashfield West, Underwood, and Woodhouse, and the Borough of Broxtowe wards of Brinsley, Eastwood East, Eastwood North, and Eastwood South.
2010–present: The District of Ashfield wards of Jacksdale, Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central, Kirkby-in-Ashfield East, Kirkby-in-Ashfield West, Selston, Sutton-in-Ashfield Central, Sutton-in-Ashfield East, Sutton-in-Ashfield North, Sutton-in-Ashfield West, Underwood, and Woodhouse, and the Borough of Broxtowe wards of Brinsley, Eastwood North and Greasley Beauvale, and Eastwood South.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The parts in the Borough of Broxtowe are to be transferred to the Broxtowe constituency and the parts in Mansfield District transferred from the Mansfield constituency.
1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the parts in the Borough of Mansfield will comprise the following from the next general election:
Until the Conservatives gained the seat at the 2019 general election, it was almost always a Labour Party seat since its creation for the 1955 general election. The Ashfield constituency has been served by a former Secretary of State, Geoff Hoon, and since its creation until 2019, for only two years has been served by one member of another party, Tim Smith of the Conservative Party, from 1977 to 1979. Ashfield's 2019 result indicates quite a large Conservative majority. In 2010, the seat had a marginal majority of only 192 votes over the Liberal Democrats, but this was increased to 8,820 in 2015 after a collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote, with the Conservatives finishing in second place. In 2017, there was another narrow margin of victory for Labour after an 8.9% swing to the Conservatives, who squeezed most of the fairly substantial UKIP vote from two years earlier, and also a large vote for the Ashfield Independents candidate of nearly 10%, but Labour on that occasion did just enough to hang on by just over 400 votes. In 2019, the Independent candidate Jason Zadrozny, who had come close to winning the seat for the Liberal Democrats nine years earlier, came second with a substantial vote, and the Conservatives took the seat despite achieving fewer votes and a smaller percentage of the total vote than in 2017.
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1955 | Will Warbey | Labour | |
1966 | David Marquand | Labour | |
1977 by-election | Tim Smith | Conservative | |
1979 | Frank Haynes | Labour | |
1992 | Geoff Hoon | Labour | |
2010 | Gloria De Piero | Labour | |
2019 | Lee Anderson | Conservative | |
Feb 2024 | Independent | ||
Mar 2024 | Reform UK |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Reform UK | Lee Anderson[9][10] | ||||
Green | Alexander Coates[11] | ||||
Labour | Rhea Keehn[12] | ||||
Ashfield Ind. | Jason Zadrozny[13] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lee Anderson | 19,231 | 39.3 | 2.4 | |
Ashfield Ind. | Jason Zadrozny | 13,498 | 27.6 | 18.4 | |
Labour | Natalie Fleet | 11,971 | 24.4 | 18.2 | |
Brexit Party | Martin Daubney | 2,501 | 5.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Wain | 1,105 | 2.3 | 0.4 | |
Green | Rose Woods | 674 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 5,733 | 11.7 | 10.8 | ||
Turnout | 48,980 | 62.6 | 1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 78,204 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gloria De Piero | 21,285 | 42.6 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | Tony Harper | 20,844 | 41.7 | 19.3 | |
Ashfield Ind. | Gail Turner | 4,612 | 9.2 | New | |
UKIP | Ray Young | 1,885 | 3.8 | 17.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Charlesworth | 969 | 1.9 | 12.9 | |
Green | Arran Rangi | 398 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 441 | 0.9 | 17.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,993 | 64.0 | 5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 78,076 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gloria De Piero | 19,448 | 41.0 | 7.3 | |
Conservative | Helen Harrison[16] | 10,628 | 22.4 | 0.2 | |
UKIP | Simon Ashcroft | 10,150 | 21.4 | 19.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Smith[17] | 7,030 | 14.8 | 18.5 | |
Justice for Men and Boys | Mike Buchanan | 153 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 8,820 | 18.6 | 18.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,409 | 61.5 | 0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 77,091 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 |
The Liberal Democrats had again selected Jason Zadrozny as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election, but he was suspended by the party and removed as a candidate just weeks before the election after being arrested; he was later cleared.[18] He was replaced by Philip Smith.[19][20]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gloria De Piero | 16,239 | 33.7 | 15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jason Zadrozny | 16,047 | 33.3 | 19.5 | |
Conservative | Garry Hickton | 10,698 | 22.2 | 2.2 | |
BNP | Edward Holmes | 2,781 | 5.8 | New | |
English Democrat | Tony Ellis | 1,102 | 2.3 | New | |
UKIP | Terry Coleman | 933 | 1.9 | New | |
Independent | Eddie Smith | 396 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 192 | 0.4 | 23.9 | ||
Turnout | 48,196 | 62.3 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 77,379 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoff Hoon | 20,433 | 48.6 | 9.5 | |
Conservative | Giles Inglis-Jones | 10,220 | 24.3 | 0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Johnson | 5,829 | 13.9 | 2.6 | |
Ashfield Ind. | Roy Adkins | 2,292 | 5.5 | New | |
Independent | Kate Allsop | 1,900 | 4.5 | New | |
Veritas | Sarah Hemstock | 1,108 | 2.6 | New | |
Independent | Eddie Grenfell | 269 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 10,213 | 24.3 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,051 | 57.3 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 73,321 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoff Hoon | 22,875 | 58.1 | 7.0 | |
Conservative | Julian Leigh | 9,607 | 24.4 | 4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Smith | 4,428 | 11.3 | 1.6 | |
Independent | Charlie Harby | 1,471 | 3.7 | New | |
Socialist Alliance | George Watson | 589 | 1.5 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Katrina R. Howse | 380 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 13,268 | 33.7 | 11.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,350 | 53.6 | 16.4 | ||
Registered electors | 73,428 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoff Hoon | 32,979 | 65.1 | 10.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Simmonds | 10,251 | 20.3 | 12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | William E. Smith | 4,882 | 9.7 | 2.8 | |
Referendum | Martin I. Betts | 1,896 | 3.8 | New | |
BNP | Steven E. Belshaw | 595 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 22,728 | 44.8 | 21.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,603 | 70.0 | 10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,299 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoff Hoon | 32,018 | 54.9 | 13.2 | |
Conservative | Laurence Robertson | 19,031 | 32.6 | 1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James S. Turton | 7,291 | 12.5 | 12.2 | |
Majority | 12,987 | 22.3 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 58,340 | 80.4 | 3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 75,075 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Haynes | 22,812 | 41.7 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Barry Coleman | 18,412 | 33.6 | 2.9 | |
Liberal | Frances Stein | 13,542 | 24.7 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 4,400 | 8.1 | 2.9 | ||
Turnout | 54,756 | 77.2 | 2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 70,937 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Haynes | 21,859 | 41.7 | 11.1 | |
Conservative | Roderick Seligman | 15,772 | 30.7 | 9.7 | |
Liberal | Frances Stein | 13,812 | 26.8 | 20.6 | |
Majority | 6,087 | 11.0 | 1.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,443 | 74.8 | 5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 69,791 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Haynes | 33,116 | 52.8 | 10.6 | |
Conservative | Tim Smith | 25,319 | 40.4 | 18.1 | |
Liberal | Hampton Flint | 3,914 | 6.2 | 8.1 | |
National Front | W. Annable | 397 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,797 | 12.4 | 28.7 | ||
Turnout | 62,746 | 80.6 | 5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 77,878 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Smith | 19,616 | 43.1 | 20.8 | |
Labour | Michael Cowan | 19,352 | 42.5 | 20.9 | |
Liberal | Hampton Flint | 4,380 | 9.6 | 4.7 | |
National Front | George Herrod | 1,734 | 3.8 | New | |
Socialist Workers | June Hall | 453 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 264 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,535 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 20.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Marquand | 35,367 | 63.4 | 4.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Kemm | 12,452 | 22.3 | 1.1 | |
Liberal | Hampton Flint | 7,959 | 14.3 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 22,915 | 41.1 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 55,778 | 74.7 | 12.7 | ||
Registered electors | 74,701 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Marquand | 35,994 | 59.3 | 11.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Kemm | 14,206 | 23.4 | 6.3 | |
Liberal | Hampton Flint | 10,534 | 17.3 | New | |
Majority | 21,788 | 35.9 | 0.5 | ||
Turnout | 60,734 | 82.0 | 11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 74,064 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Marquand | 32,372 | 68.2 | 5.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Kemm | 15,089 | 31.8 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 17,283 | 36.4 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,461 | 70.2 | 3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 67,681 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Marquand | 33,477 | 73.6 | 0.8 | |
Conservative | E.T. Gibbons | 11,991 | 26.4 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 21,486 | 47.8 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,468 | 73.3 | 3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 62,030 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Warbey | 34,841 | 72.8 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | T.L. Wright | 12,989 | 27.2 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 21,852 | 45.7 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,830 | 77.2 | 4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 61,960 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Warbey | 35,432 | 70.7 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | Julian G.W. Sandys | 14,690 | 29.3 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 20,742 | 41.4 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,122 | 82.0 | 5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 61,139 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Warbey | 32,905 | 71.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alan S. Plane | 12,836 | 28.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 20,069 | 43.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,741 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 59,820 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |