Constituency profile

Nottingham North and Kimberley

East Midlands · Borough constituency

Alex Norris MP
Sitting MP

Alex Norris

Labour (Co-op)

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East Midlands
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCLL
Conservative 3/5, Labour 2/5
EU referendum 2016
54.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +2.4pp above mean
Current outlook
Labour +1.6pp
vs Reform UK 32.1%
MidlandsBrexit-marginalWorking-class profileDiverse

About the Nottingham North and Kimberley constituency

Nottingham North and Kimberley is a borough constituency in the East Midlands, spanning parts of Nottingham, Broxtowe and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op)), first elected in June 2017.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Nottingham North and Kimberley with 47.1% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 20.1%, a majority of 9,427 votes. Turnout was 47.5%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Labour on 33.7% and Reform UK on 32.1% in Nottingham North and Kimberley, a margin of 1.6 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Nottingham North and Kimberley is closely divided in the 2016 EU referendum (an estimated 54.3% voted Leave in 2016). About 24.2% of residents hold a degree, 54.4% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 38 (2021 Census).

Across the last 5 general elections on record, the seat has been won by the Conservatives 3 times, Labour 2 times (earlier years may be on predecessor boundaries).

Who lives in Nottingham North and Kimberley? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
54.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
24.2%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
24.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
54.4%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
44.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
37.6
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.4%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
32.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Nottingham North and Kimberley vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 9,427 votes (27.0pp) · turnout 47.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Nottingham North and Kimberley

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Nottingham North and Kimberley within Nottingham and Broxtowe

Nottingham North and Kimberley crosses multiple council boundaries: Nottingham (83%), Broxtowe (17%). English councils rotate their election cycles and none of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below show the most recent ward result available for each ward.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Nottingham
55 LSOAs
83%
Broxtowe
11 LSOAs
17%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
28 Aug 2025Nuthall East & Strelley
Broxtowe
Con HOLDCon 29% Ref 28% Other 21%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Nottingham North and Kimberley at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Nottingham North and Kimberley at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorCon gain from LabAnna Soubry Broxtowe MP38.3%39.0%16.9%2.3% UKIP0.8%2.7%38973.2%
2015predecessorCon holdAnna Soubry Broxtowe MP37.2%45.2%4.0%10.6% UKIP2.9%0.1%4,28774.5%+1.3
2017predecessorCon holdAnna Soubry Broxtowe MP45.3%46.8%4.0%2.7% UKIP1.2%-86375.0%+0.5
2019notionalLabour winnerAlex Norris Nottingham North MP, pre-review boundary46.0%40.2%3.8%-2.5%7.5%2,49057.8%
2024Lab holdAlex Norris47.1%19.4%3.8%20.1% Ref9.6%-9,42747.5%-10.3

Nottingham North and Kimberley was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Broxtowe (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Nottingham North and Kimberley

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Nottingham North and Kimberley. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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