England · Constituency
Sherwood Forest
Covers Hucknall · Ollerton · Butler's Hill · Westville
Photograph shows Hucknall, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Sherwood Forest.
Your member of parliament
Michelle Welsh
LabourLabour won Sherwood Forest at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,443 votes, or 11.2 points. A swing of 5.6 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 253 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 397.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 11.2 points, which is larger than 253 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 5,443 votes.
Majority
5,443
11.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.7%
+2.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
48,660 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle WelshElected | Labour | 18,841 | 38.7% | +5.0 |
| Mark Spencer | Conservative | 13,398 | 27.5% | +3.8 |
| Helen O'Hare | Reform UK | 11,320 | 23.3% | +9.0 |
| Sheila Greatrex-White | Green Party | 2,216 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| David Dobbie | Liberal Democrat | 1,838 | 3.8% | -8.4 |
| Lee Waters | Independent | 864 | 1.8% | -0.3 |
| Jeremy Spry | Independent | 183 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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