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Constituency

Sherwood Forest

At a glance

Sherwood Forest is a UK parliamentary constituency in East Midlands, currently represented in the House of Commons by Michelle Welsh, a Labour MP. Michelle Welsh has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was fairly safe, won by a majority of 5,443 votes (11.2%), ranking #254 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 82.4 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Michelle Welsh
Photograph of Michelle Welsh MP ID 5226
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 82.4 %
474 of 575 eligible divisions
Region East Midlands
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4286
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Sherwood Forest.

Map

MP voting summary

How Michelle Welsh has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 474 of 575 eligible divisions (82.4 %).

82.4 %

Participation

244

Aye

230

No

0

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 244 / Noes 230

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Fairly safe — won by 11.2% in 2024

Majority of 5,443 votes · #254 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

62 % turnout · maj 5,443
Michelle Welsh · Labour 18,841 (38.7%)
Mark Spencer · Conservative 13,398 (27.5%)
Helen O'Hare · Reform UK 11,320 (23.3%)
Sheila Greatrex-White · Green Party 2,216 (4.6%)
David Dobbie · Liberal Democrat 1,838 (3.8%)
Lee Waters · Independent 864 (1.8%)
Jeremy Spry · Independent 183 (0.4%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Sherwood Forest?

Michelle Welsh is the current MP for Sherwood Forest. Source

Which party currently holds Sherwood Forest?

Sherwood Forest is currently represented by Michelle Welsh of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Sherwood Forest?

Sherwood Forest's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4286. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Sherwood Forest?

The current MP profile for Sherwood Forest is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Sherwood Forest change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Sherwood Forest data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source