Rushcliffe

County constituency
Rushcliffe shown within Nottinghamshire, and Nottinghamshire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Kenneth Clarke
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Nottinghamshire
EP constituency:	East Midlands

Rushcliffe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links RushcliffeConstituency. ... Image File history File links map of admin county File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Boundaries

The boundaries of the constituency match those of the borough of Rushcliffe, namely bounded to the north by the River Trent and to the south by the county border.Held by one of the UK's best known political figures,the portly,sometimes combative,but affable Kenneth Clarke.Mr.Clarke is a devoted Nottingham Forest supporter,and the team's ground actually lies within the seat,in West Bridgford,as does the test Cricket arena,Trent Bridge.This is mainly where a large percentage of Nottingham's middle-class live,but unlike other nearby seats such as Gedling and Broxtowe which have been Labour since 1997,this has remained safely Conservative,mostly because it is more rural in nature,and Mr.Clarke's popularity. Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... West Bridgford is a leafy suburb of Nottingham. ... A cricket match in progress. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Nottingham is the county city of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... The middle class refers to people neither at the top nor bottom of a social hierarchy. ... Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. ... Labour (Commonwealth English) or labor (American English) may refer to one of the following. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ...

Members of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe is Kenneth Clarke, who was first elected in the general election of 1970. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ...

• 1885–1910: John Ellis
• 1910–1918: Leifchild Stratten Jones (later Baron Rhayader)
• 1918–1934: Sir Henry Bucknall Betterton (later Baron Rushcliffe)
• 1934–1945: Ralph Assheton (later Baron Clitheroe)
• 1945–1950: Florence Paton, Labour
• 1950–1966: Sir Martin Redmayne (later Baron Redmayne), Conservative
• 1966–1970: Antony Gardner, Labour
• 1970–present: Kenneth Clarke, Conservative

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Election results

The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Kenneth Clarke The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, QC, MP, (born 2 July 1940) is a leading Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Nottinghamshire

• List of historic MPs