Gedling (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Gedling

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Interactive map of boundaries from 2024

Boundary of Gedling in the East Midlands

County| Nottinghamshire
Electorate| 75,795 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Arnold, Burton Joyce, Carlton, Colwick, Gedling village and Woodthorpe
Current constituency
Created| 1983
Member of Parliament| Michael Payne (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| Carlton

Gedling is a constituency in Nottinghamshire created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Michael Payne of the Labour Party.[n 1][n 2] The seat (and its predecessor, Carlton) was safely Conservative until the Labour Party's landslide victory in 1997, when it was won for Labour by Vernon Coaker. Labour held Gedling until 2019, when it was regained by the Conservative Party.[2]

## Boundaries and profile

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### Historic

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Gedling is a substantial part of Greater Nottingham covering the most populated parts of the borough of the same name; it has mainly affluent, middle-income north eastern suburbs of Nottingham that include Arnold, Burton Joyce, Carlton, Colwick, Gedling village, Woodthorpe and Mapperley Plains.

1983–2010: The Borough of Gedling wards of Bonington, Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph, Carlton, Carlton Hill, Cavendish, Conway, Gedling, Killisick, Kingswell, Mapperley Plains, Netherfield, Oxclose, Phoenix, Porchester, Priory, St James, St Mary's, and Woodthorpe.

2010–2024: The Borough of Gedling wards of Bonington, Burton Joyce and Stoke Bardolph, Carlton, Carlton Hill, Daybrook, Gedling, Killisick, Kingswell, Mapperley Plains, Netherfield and Colwick, Phoenix, Porchester, St James, St Mary's, Valley, and Woodthorpe.

2024–present: The Borough of Gedling wards of Bestwood St Albans, Carlton, Carlton Hill, Cavendish, Colwick, Coppice, Daybrook, Dumbles, Ernehale, Gedling, Netherfield, Phoenix, Plains, Porchester, Redhill, Trent Valley, and Woodthorpe.[3]

The seat gained some rural areas to the north, including the Dumbles ward, from the Sherwood constituency.

## History

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The constituency of Gedling was created in 1983, replacing the earlier Carlton constituency. Until 1997, it only elected candidates from the Conservative Party. The seat was represented by the former Carlton MP Sir Philip Holland until 1987, then for ten years by Andrew Mitchell, son of former Conservative MP David Mitchell. The Labour Party gained the seat in their landslide victory at the 1997 general election. At that election, the junior minister lost to Labour's Vernon Coaker, who retained the seat until the 2019 election.

Summary of results

The 2010 and 2015 results set the seat as marginal: first and second place were separated by less than 7%. At the 2005 general election, the Conservative candidate Anna Soubry (who was elected MP for nearby Broxtowe in 2010) caused controversy by revealing that she "was not proud" of the record of the area she was vying to represent, referring to crime levels in Nottingham[4] — the subsequent swing from Labour to Conservative was only 2.1%, compared with the national swing of 3.1%. The 2015 result gave the seat the 29th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[5]

Other parties

In 2015, UKIP fielded the other candidate to retain their deposit. The party's swing nationally was +9.5% in 2015, and reached 11.4% in Gedling. Liberal Democrat and Green Party candidates forfeited their deposits in 2015.

Turnout

Turnout has varied from 82.3% of the vote in 1992 to 63.9% in 2001 and 2005.

## Members of Parliament

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Carlton prior to 1983

Election | Member[6] | Party

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| 1983 | Sir Philip Holland | Conservative
| 1987 | Andrew Mitchell | Conservative
| 1997 | Vernon Coaker | Labour
| 2019 | Tom Randall | Conservative
| 2024 | Michael Payne | Labour

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Gedling[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Payne | 23,278  | 47.8  | +5.0
| Conservative | Tom Randall | 11,397  | 23.4  | −23.8
| Reform UK | Simon Christy  | 8,211  | 16.9  | +13.5
| Green | Dominic Berry  | 3,122  | 6.4  | +4.2
| Liberal Democrats | Tad Jones  | 2,473  | 5.1  | +0.6
| Independent | Irenea Marriott  | 241  | 0.5  | New
Majority  | 11,881  | 24.4  | N/A
Turnout | 48,722  | 63.3  | −6.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.4  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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Election results for Gedling General election 2019: Gedling[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tom Randall | 22,718  | 45.5  | +2.7
| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 22,039  | 44.1  | −7.8
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Prabhakar  | 2,279  | 4.6  | +2.6
| Brexit Party | Graham Hunt  | 1,820  | 3.6  | New
| Green | Jim Norris  | 1,097  | 2.2  | +1.2
Majority  | 679  | 1.4  | N/A
Turnout | 49,953  | 69.9  | −2.6
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.2  |
General election 2017: Gedling  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 26,833  | 51.9  | +9.6
| Conservative | Carolyn Abbott  | 22,139  | 42.8  | +6.7
| UKIP | Lee Waters  | 1,143  | 2.2  | −12.2
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Swift  | 1,052  | 2.0  | −2.0
| Green | Rebecca Connick  | 515  | 1.0  | −2.2
Majority  | 4,694  | 9.1  | +2.9
Turnout | 51,682  | 72.5  | +4.0
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.4  |
General election 2015: Gedling[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 20,307  | 42.3  | +1.2
| Conservative | Carolyn Abbott  | 17,321  | 36.1  | −1.2
| UKIP | Lee Waters  | 6,930  | 14.4  | +11.4
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Swift  | 1,906  | 4.0  | −11.3
| Green | Jim Norris  | 1,534  | 3.2  | New
Majority  | 2,986  | 6.2  | +2.4
Turnout | 47,998  | 68.5  | +0.6
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.2  |
General election 2010: Gedling[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 19,821  | 41.1  | −5.5
| Conservative | Bruce Laughton  | 17,962  | 37.3  | +0.3
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Bateman  | 7,350  | 15.3  | +1.5
| BNP | Stephen Adcock  | 1,598  | 3.3  | New
| UKIP | David Marshall  | 1,459  | 3.0  | +1.3
Majority  | 1,859  | 3.8  | −5.8
Turnout | 48,190  | 67.9  | +4.0
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.9  |

Because of boundary changes, vote shares in 2010 are compared to notional results from 2005.

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Gedling[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 20,329  | 46.1  | −5.0
| Conservative | Anna Soubry | 16,518  | 37.5  | −0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Poynter  | 6,070  | 13.8  | +3.2
| UKIP | Alan Margerison  | 741  | 1.7  | New
| Veritas | Deborah Johnson  | 411  | 0.9  | New
Majority  | 3,811  | 8.6  | −4.2
Turnout | 44,069  | 63.9  | 0.0
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.1  |
General election 2001: Gedling[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 22,383  | 51.1  | +4.3
| Conservative | Jonathan Bullock | 16,785  | 38.3  | −1.2
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Gillam  | 4,648  | 10.6  | +0.7
Majority  | 5,598  | 12.8  | +5.5
Turnout | 43,816  | 63.9  | −11.8
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.7  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Gedling[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 24,390  | 46.8  | +12.4
| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 20,588  | 39.5  | −13.7
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Poynter  | 5,180  | 9.9  | −2.2
| Referendum | John Connor  | 2,006  | 3.9  | New
Majority  | 3,802  | 7.3  | N/A
Turnout | 52,164  | 75.7  | −6.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.1  |
General election 1992: Gedling[14][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 30,191  | 53.2  | −1.3
| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 19,554  | 34.4  | +10.5
| Liberal Democrats | DG George  | 6,863  | 12.1  | −9.5
| Natural Law | AKL Miszeweka  | 168  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 10,637  | 18.8  | −11.8
Turnout | 56,776  | 82.3  | +3.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.9  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Gedling[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 29,492  | 54.5  | +0.4
| Labour | Vernon Coaker | 12,953  | 23.9  | +3.3
| SDP | David Morton  | 11,684  | 21.6  | −3.4
Majority  | 16,539  | 30.6  | +1.5
Turnout | 54,129  | 79.1  | +3.7
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Gedling[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Philip Holland | 27,207  | 54.1  |
| SDP | Adrian Berkeley  | 12,543  | 25.0  |
| Labour | John Peck  | 10,330  | 20.6  |
| Independent | J Szatter  | 186  | 0.4  |
Majority  | 14,664  | 29.1  |
Turnout | 50,080  | 75.4  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire

## Notes

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1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

## References

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1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
2. ^ "Gedling parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News". Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
4. ^ Political battle rages on leaflet, BBC, 2004-11-15, accessed on 2008-03-12
5. ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
7. ^ Gedling
8. ^ "Gedling parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
9. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
13. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
16. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

## External links

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* Gedling UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
* Gedling UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* Gedling UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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