Nottingham South
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 16759 (46.1%)
Conservative: 9525 (26.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 8625 (23.7%)
Other: 1437 (4%)
Majority: 7234 (19.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 9020 (25.9%)
Labour: 16506 (47.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 7961 (22.9%)
UKIP: 1353 (3.9%)
Majority: 7486 (21.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 9960 (27.2%)
Labour: 19949 (54.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 6064 (16.6%)
UKIP: 632 (1.7%)
Majority: 9989 (27.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 13461 (27.7%)
Labour: 26825 (55.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 6265 (12.9%)
Referendum: 1523 (3.1%)
Other: 446 (0.9%)
Majority: 13364 (27.5%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Alan Simpson(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates:
Rowena Holland (Conservative)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour) UNISON official.
Tony Sutton (Liberal Democrat) born 1948. Educated at Reading University. Food technologist. Nottingham councillor since 2005. Contested Nottingham South 2005.
Jacob Vincent (Green)
Ken Browne (UKIP) Contested Nottingham South 2005.
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 92463
Male: 50.5%
Female: 49.5%
Under 18: 18.3%
Over 60: 19.5%
Born outside UK: 12.2%
White: 83.7%
Black: 3.7%
Asian: 8.3%
Mixed: 2.6%
Other: 1.7%
Christian: 58.9%
Hindu: 1.4%
Muslim: 5.4%
Sikh: 1.9%
Full time students: 23.4%
Graduates 16-74: 20.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27.8%
Owner-Occupied: 53.9%
Social Housing: 27.5% (Council: 22%, Housing Ass.: 5.5%)
Privately Rented: 15.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 7.2%



Commons exchange, 17 Feb 1992:
Martin Brandon-Bravo: ‘There are some honourable men among our Labour councillors, although not the Labour county councillor who is the prospective parliamentary candidate for my constituency [Simpson] – ‘
David Clelland: ‘We didn’t think you’d like him!’
M B-B: ‘I don’t!’