Sherwood Forest covers a broad part of central Nottinghamshire and includes former mining towns, villages and rural communities associated with the wider Sherwood area. Settlement is distributed among several distinct towns rather than focused on one dominant centre. Former colliery land, woodland and agricultural countryside separate many communities, while road links connect the constituency with Mansfield, Nottingham and Newark. The landscape includes areas historically associated with Sherwood Forest alongside more recent industrial and residential development. Overall, the seat combines former coalfield communities with villages, woodland and open countryside across a varied central Nottinghamshire setting.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Sherwood Forest, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population107,420
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands
Age profile
0 to 1720.1% · 21,619 people
18 to 246.3% · 6,752 people
25 to 3413.0% · 13,986 people
35 to 4918.7% · 20,059 people
50 to 6420.8% · 22,332 people
65 and over21.1% · 22,672 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
44,031 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners71.2% · 31,357 households
Private renters14.8% · 6,526 households
Social renters13.3% · 5,864 households
Other tenure0.6% · 284 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
44,031 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.3% · 12,440 households
Families with dependent children27.6% · 12,133 households
Other single-family households41.6% · 18,328 households
Other household types2.6% · 1,130 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
102,945 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.3% · 9,543 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.7% · 12,046 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act79.0% · 81,356 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 16 March 2027
Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all
Signatures in this constituency237
Signatures nationally113,134
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded41
Total awarded£2,194,947
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 April 2026
Voices Raised
Grant to individual
£30,210
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Voices Raised - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 14 April 2026
Under One Roof
Hucknall and District Voluntary Sector Partnership
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Hucknall and District Voluntary Sector Partnership - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 2 April 2026
Growing Sherwood Together: Community Tree Nursery
The Sherwood Forest Trust
£18,854
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Sherwood Forest Trust - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 March 2026
The Butterfly House
Handmade Theatre
£28,300
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
The Butterfly House - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 February 2026
Slugageddon! Tour & Outreach
Grant to individual
£27,580
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Slugageddon! Tour & Outreach - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
36 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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