Boundaries
The constituency covers the north-eastern part of the City of Nottingham. It includes the suburbs of Mapperley, Carrington and Sherwood, and the inner city areas of Hyson Green, St Ann's and Sneinton.
Since 2010 the constituency has been made up of six electoral wards of the City of Nottingham: Arboretum; Berridge; Dales; Mapperley; St Ann's; and Sherwood.
From 1983 to 1997 the constituency was made up of nine wards of the City of Nottingham: Basford; Forest; Greenwood; Manvers; Mapperley; Radford; St Ann's; Sherwood; and Trent. Michael Knowles (Conservative) and John Heppell (Labour) were the MPs for the seat during this period. The City of Nottingham was not a unitary authority at the time.
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