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Sherwood Forest

Constituency

The north of the East Midlands. About 107,425 people in 310 square kilometres.

MP for Sherwood Forest

Michelle WelshLabourMP since

They won by 5,443 votes on a 61.7% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

Under 5%40% or more

The winner in Sherwood Forest had a majority of 11.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
11.2%
254th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
61.7%
Joint 265th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
102,966
278th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
62.3%
Joint 254th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Sherwood Forest at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Michelle WelshElectedLabour18,84138.7%
Mark SpencerConservative13,39827.5%
Helen O'HareReform UK11,32023.3%
Sheila Greatrex-WhiteGreen Party2,2164.6%
David DobbieLiberal Democrat1,8383.8%
Lee WatersIndependent8641.8%
Jeremy SpryIndependent1830.4%
Electorate
78,896
Turnout
61.7%
Majority
5,443 (11.2%)
Valid votes
48,660
Rejected ballots
161

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Sherwood Forest compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Sherwood ForestMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Sherwood Forest is 11.2%.
11.2%254th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Sherwood Forest is 61.7%.
61.7%joint 265th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Sherwood Forest is 102,966.
102,966278th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Sherwood Forest is 62.3%.
62.3%joint 254th lowest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Sherwood Forest?

Sherwood Forest had 102,966 usual residents at the census.

Sherwood Forest is the 278th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Newark and Sherwood

Most of Sherwood Forest lies in Newark and Sherwood. These figures are published for the whole of Newark and Sherwood, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Sherwood Forest itself. See Newark and Sherwood

Average house price
£234,764
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,118
127th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sherwood Forest in brief

The winner in Sherwood Forest had a majority of 11.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Sherwood Forest at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7%.

Sherwood Forest had 102,966 usual residents at the census.

62.3% of residents in Sherwood Forest were aged 15 to 64 at the census.