Electorate 71,961 (December 2010) | Population 94,971 (2011 census) Created 1983 Type of constituency County constituency Number of members 1 | |
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Broxtowe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Anna Soubry of the Conservative Party.
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Constituency profile
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 constituency's name is derived from the old Broxtowe wapentake of Nottinghamshire, which covered a larger area.
The most recent two election results suggest it is a marginal seat between the Labour and the Conservative parties.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Arnold, Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the civil parishes of Annesley, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Calverton, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Selston, and Woodborough.
1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Eastwood, Hucknall, and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and in the Rural District of Basford the civil parishes of Annesley, Awsworth, Bestwood Park, Brinsley, Cossall, Felley, Greasley, Kimberley, Linby, Newstead, Nuthall, Papplewick, Selston, Strelley, and Trowell.
1983-2010: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of Attenborough, Awsworth and Cossall, Beeston Central, Beeston North East, Beeston North West, Beeston Rylands, Bramcote, Chilwell East, Chilwell West, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Stapleford East, Stapleford North, Stapleford West, Strelley and Trowell, and Toton.
2010-present: The Borough of Broxtowe wards of 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, 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 Labour's Nick Palmer, but the Conservatives' Anna Soubry only just regained it in 2010. She held the seat with a much-increased majority in 2015.