East Midlands · England · 78,896Boundary · 2023

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Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Hucknall, New Ollerton and Ollerton and Calverton. Population 104,642.

Constituency work has been the dominant story for Michelle Welsh in recent months. She lobbied Number 10 multiple times to secure a reported £20m replacement for withdrawn Levelling Up funding, earning local coverage for pushing community-led decision-making into the deal. She has also campaigned publicly for an extension of the Robin Hood railway line, calling it "low-hanging fruit" for government investment, and spoke in Parliament citing over 1,000 local signatures in favour of reforming school absence fines -- framing the issue explicitly around working-class families. Health Secretary Wes Streeting formally praised her "leadership and support" on maternity services reform, a cause she has connected to her own experience as a harmed mother.

In the Commons, Welsh votes at 84% participation -- slightly below the average for the 2024 intake -- and has not once broken with Labour across 390 recorded divisions, making her a 100% party-line voter to date. Her stance profile shows consistent support for progressive taxation, the government's budget, and a tough-on-crime approach, while scoring zero on pro-civil-liberties and pro-business-interests measures. She votes slightly more in favour of local democracy than her Labour peers (+13 percentage points above party average), and slightly less inclined to reduce regulatory burdens (-13pp). Her speeches cluster around economy and jobs, social care, health, and education.

390
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Welsh’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.422 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Welsh has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
90
Economy
74
Crime & Policing
44
Employment
42
Education
38
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.15 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BilsthorpeRhona Holloway413Conserva
BoughtonTim Wildgust376Conserva
CalvertonBoyd Elliott1,075Conserva
CalvertonJane Maria Walker711Conserva
CalvertonLorraine Kathleen Brown750Conserva
Dover BeckRoger James Jackson668Conserva
Edwinstowe ClipstoneAndrew Freeman1,248Labour P
Edwinstowe ClipstoneAnne Celia Brooks1,172Labour P
Edwinstowe ClipstonePaul Stephen Peacock1,330Labour P
FarnsfieldMaurice Arthur Shakeshaft604Labour P
Hucknall CentralLee Waters826Ashfield
Hucknall CentralNick Parvin860Ashfield
Population (2021 Census)
104,642
Electorate 78,896 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
44
35 primary · 5 secondary
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