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| Ashfield | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:Ashfield2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire | |
&sq=Envato&lang=simple&file=File:EnglandNottinghamshire.svg) Location of Nottinghamshire within England | |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Population | 101,914 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 77,049 (December 2010)[2] |
| Major settlements | Sutton in Ashfield, Kirkby in Ashfield and Eastwood |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Member of Parliament | Lee Anderson (Reform UK) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Broxtowe |
Ashfield is a constituency of the UK Parliament. It is in the county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. [n 1] The constituency is the Erewash Valley. It is is to the north west of the city of Nottingham, and alongside the border with neighbouring county of Derbyshire.
Ashfield was created in 1955, and is considered to be part of the Red Wall. The red wall is a term used in British politics to describe UK Parliament constituencies in Midlands and Northern England that traditionally vote Labour. However in 2019 many of these constituencies voted for the Conservative Party. Ashfield was one of these constituencies as it voted for Lee Anderson, a member of the Conservative Party. Anderson defected to Reform UK in March 2024, after having the whip removed. He is Reform UK's first and only MP. Before 2019 Ashfield only voted for the Conservatives once, in a by-election in 1977 when Tim Smith won the constituency. Smith represented the constituency for two years until he lost it in the 1979 general election . Apart from 1977 and 2019, Ashfield has voted for Labour. In the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, they voted 70% in favour of Brexit.[3]
- ↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "EU Referendum: Ashfield votes to LEAVE the EU". ITV News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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