Nottingham East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Nottingham East is represented in the House of Commons by Nadia Whittome (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Nadia Whittome (Labour) won 19,494 votes, 53.6% of the valid vote; Rosemary Palmer (Green Party) came second with 4,332. 36,401 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,395, 52.5% of those registered. The majority was 15,162.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Nottingham East has the 33rd highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (41.9%); it also has the 30th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (10.3%).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 125,727; the estimate for 2014 was 112,985. There were more children under 16 (21,310) than residents aged 65 and over (11,772).
In 2024/25, 41.9% of children under 16 in Nottingham East (8,921) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 37.4% in 2021/22 to 35.3% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Nottingham East had median pay of £33,310 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,480. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,545. The residents' figure ranks 54th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Nottingham East accounted for 105,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,965 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £192,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £118,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 81st lowest of 575 constituencies. 957 sales were registered in the period, against 1,131 in the year to March 2025.
69.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.5 points). 24.3% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 6,570 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 7.1%. That is up from 6,375 twelve months before.
Nottingham East counted 47,617 households on Census day 2021; 10.3% of adults were retired and 29.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Nadia Whittome, Labour
- MP for Nottingham East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Nadia Whittome on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Nadia Whittome in Hansard, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 94 spoken contributions by Nadia Whittome since 4 July 2024.
The Government claim that approving Jackdaw will help fund clean energy—making them, if you like, both the arsonist and the firefighter. The North sea is a declining basin, though, meaning that it is a rapidly shrinking tax base.
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I very much welcome the Minister’s statement, and I am glad that the Prime Minister has already committed to a national care service that is free at the point of use—a vital principle that mirrors our NHS.
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One major driver of the housing crisis has been the selling off of our council homes under Thatcher’s right-to-buy scheme.
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My hon. Friend is making an incredibly emotional speech. I know, from the Nottingham maternity review, the harm and hurt that is caused when people with knowledge and involvement in institutional failures are allowed to dodge accountability and scrutiny.
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There is little evidence that the Bill will do what it claims and fix the most serious issues in our asylum system. In fact, experts say that it will divert focus and resources to a system that is unfair, unsafe and unworkable.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadia Whittome | Labour | 19,494 | 53.6% | −9.6 |
| Rosemary Palmer | Green Party | 4,332 | 11.9% | +8.8 |
| Johno Lee | Conservative | 3,925 | 10.8% | −10.1 |
| Debbie Stephens | Reform UK | 3,578 | 9.8% | +6.4 |
| Issan Ghazni | Workers Party of Britain | 2,465 | 6.8% | |
| Anita Prabharkar | Liberal Democrat | 1,741 | 4.8% | −1.5 |
| Naveed Rashid | Independent | 494 | 1.4% | |
| Ali Khan | Independent | 372 | 1.0% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 53.6% | Green Party 11.9% | 15,162 | 52.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 63.1% | Conservative 20.8% | 18,942 | 59.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Nottingham East lies within Nottingham.
- Nottingham E06000018
Who has power over Nottingham East
Every body that makes decisions for Nottingham East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Nottingham East this page: Nadia Whittome (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Nottingham East?
Nadia Whittome (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Nottingham East?
The House of Commons Library records 19,494 votes for Nadia Whittome of Labour and a majority of 15,162; 52.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Nottingham East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 6,570, 7.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Nottingham East?
£192,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Nottingham East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,310 (April 2025).
How many children in Nottingham East live in low income families?
8,921 children under 16, 41.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Nottingham East?
125,727 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.