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Rushcliffe — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Rushcliffe was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,426 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Rushcliffe from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 5,944 64.2% John Henry Boyer Warner (Conservative) 2,636 (28.5 pts) 83.1%
1886 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 4,784 58.9% George Savile Foljambe (Liberal Unionist) 1,447 (17.8 pts) 73.0%
1892 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 5,380 54.0% Charles Hilton Seely (Liberal Unionist) 792 (8.0 pts) 83.4%
1895 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 5,752 52.9% George Murray Smith (Liberal Unionist) 633 (5.8 pts) 84.9%
1900 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 6,359 51.8% John Robinson (Conservative) 446 (3.6 pts) 82.3%
1906 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 9,094 62.5% Harold Frazer Wyatt (Liberal Unionist) 3,634 (25.0 pts) 81.4%
Jan 1910 John Edward Ellis (Liberal) 9,942 58.3% Coningsby Ralph Disraeli (Conservative) 2,844 (16.7 pts) 86.8%
Dec 1910 Leifchild Stratten Jones (Liberal) 9,186 58.3% Coningsby Ralph Disraeli (Conservative) 2,606 (16.5 pts) 80.3%
1918 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Unionist) 10,848 52.4% Charles Harris (Labour) 4,668 (22.6 pts) 59.2%
1922 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Unionist) 14,822 56.8% Ralph Norman Angell (Labour) 3,561 (13.7 pts) 69.9%
1923 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Unionist) 12,427 44.6% John Lewin (Liberal) 3,846 (13.8 pts) 73.3%
1924 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Unionist) 17,733 65.0% Joseph Oldfield Whitwham (Labour) 8,185 (30.0 pts) 69.3%
1929 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Unionist) 19,145 41.7% Florence Beatrice Widdowson (Labour) 3,076 (6.7 pts) 79.5%
1931 Henry Bucknall Betterton (Conservative) 36,670 72.1% Florence Beatrice Paton (Labour) 22,494 (44.2 pts) 77.8%
1935 Ralph Assheton (Conservative) 32,320 62.6% Herbert John Cadogan (Labour) 12,971 (25.1 pts) 67.9%
1945 Florence Beatrice Paton (Labour) 43,303 54.2% Ralph Assheton (Conservative) 6,759 (8.5 pts) 76.9%
1950 Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 27,497 51.5% Hugh McDowall Lawson (Labour) 6,637 (12.4 pts) 87.8%
1951 Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 30,972 57.9% Ronald Joseph Ledger (Labour) 8,466 (15.8 pts) 86.0%
1955 Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 23,509 51.8% David Rennie Hardman (Labour) 1,643 (3.6 pts) 82.9%
1959 Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 27,392 54.4% Neville Devonshire Sandelson (Labour) 4,440 (8.8 pts) 85.4%
1964 Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 27,936 52.6% Arthur Charles Latham (Labour) 2,799 (5.3 pts) 83.4%
1966 Antony Gardner (Labour) 25,623 45.8% Martin Redmayne (Conservative) 380 (0.7 pts) 85.5%
1970 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 30,966 51.7% Antony Gardner (Labour) 6,168 (10.3 pts) 79.7%
Oct 1974 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 27,074 54.7% Vivienne Bell (Labour) 14,943 (30.2 pts) 77.4%
Feb 1974 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 29,828 55.6% Michael Gallagher (Labour) 17,709 (33.0 pts) 84.5%
1979 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 34,196 62.2% Clive Ian Edward Atkins (Labour) 22,484 (40.9 pts) 81.7%
1983 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 33,253 61.5% Julian Edward Hamilton (Liberal) 20,220 (37.4 pts) 76.9%
1987 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 34,214 58.8% Laurence Christopher Tyacke George (Social Democratic Party) 20,839 (35.8 pts) 80.0%
1992 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 34,448 54.4% Alan Chewings (Labour) 19,766 (31.2 pts) 83.0%
1997 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 27,558 44.4% Jocelyn Pettitt (Labour) 5,055 (8.1 pts) 78.9%
2001 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 25,869 47.5% Paul Fallon (Labour) 7,357 (13.5 pts) 66.5%
2005 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 27,899 49.5% Edward Gamble (Labour) 12,974 (23.0 pts) 70.5%
2010 Ken Clarke (Conservative) 27,470 51.2% Karrar Khan (Liberal Democrat) 15,811 (29.4 pts) 73.8%
2015 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 28,354 51.4% David Mellen (Labour) 13,829 (25.1 pts) 75.7%
2017 Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 30,223 51.8% David Mellen (Labour) 8,010 (13.7 pts) 78.2%
2019 Ruth Edwards (Conservative) 28,765 47.5% Cheryl Pidgeon (Labour) 7,643 (12.6 pts) 78.9%
2024 James Naish (Labour) 25,291 43.8% Ruth Edwards (Conservative) 7,426 (12.9 pts) 73.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 5,94464.2% Yes
John Henry Boyer Warner Conservative 3,30835.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 4,78458.9% Yes
George Savile Foljambe Liberal Unionist 3,33741.1% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 5,38054.0% Yes
Charles Hilton Seely Liberal Unionist 4,58846.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 5,75252.9% Yes
George Murray Smith Liberal Unionist 5,11947.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 6,35951.8% Yes
John Robinson Conservative 5,91348.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 9,09462.5% Yes
Harold Frazer Wyatt Liberal Unionist 5,46037.5% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edward Ellis Liberal 9,94258.3% Yes
Coningsby Ralph Disraeli Conservative 7,09841.7% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leifchild Stratten Jones Liberal 9,18658.3% Yes
Coningsby Ralph Disraeli Conservative 6,58041.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Unionist 10,84852.4% Yes
Charles Harris Labour 6,18029.9% No
Leifchild Stratten Jones Liberal 3,67317.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Unionist 14,82256.8% Yes
Ralph Norman Angell Labour 11,26143.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Unionist 12,42744.6% Yes
John Lewin Liberal 8,58130.8% No
James Wilson Labour 6,88224.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Unionist 17,73365.0% Yes
Joseph Oldfield Whitwham Labour 9,54835.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Unionist 19,14541.7% Yes
Florence Beatrice Widdowson Labour 16,06935.0% No
Arthur Thomas Marwood Liberal 10,72423.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Bucknall Betterton Conservative 36,67072.1% Yes
Florence Beatrice Paton Labour 14,17627.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ralph Assheton Conservative 32,32062.6% Yes
Herbert John Cadogan Labour 19,34937.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Florence Beatrice Paton Labour 43,30354.2% Yes
Ralph Assheton Conservative 36,54445.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmayne Conservative 27,49751.5% Yes
Hugh McDowall Lawson Labour 20,86039.0% No
Erica Margaret Stallabrass Liberal 5,0659.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmayne Conservative 30,97257.9% Yes
Ronald Joseph Ledger Labour 22,50642.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmayne Conservative 23,50951.8% Yes
David Rennie Hardman Labour 21,86648.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmayne Conservative 27,39254.4% Yes
Neville Devonshire Sandelson Labour 22,95245.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Redmayne Conservative 27,93652.6% Yes
Arthur Charles Latham Labour 25,13747.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Antony Gardner Labour 25,62345.8% Yes
Martin Redmayne Conservative 25,24345.1% No
Malcolm Smith Liberal 5,0859.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 30,96651.7% Yes
Antony Gardner Labour 24,79841.4% No
Paul Morley Browne Liberal 4,1807.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 27,07454.7% Yes
Vivienne Bell Labour 12,13124.5% No
Julian Edward Hamilton Liberal 10,30020.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 29,82855.6% Yes
Michael Gallagher Labour 12,11922.6% No
Julian Edward Hamilton Liberal 11,71921.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 34,19662.2% Yes
Clive Ian Edward Atkins Labour 11,71221.3% No
Julian Edward Hamilton Liberal 9,06016.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 33,25361.5% Yes
Julian Edward Hamilton Liberal 13,03324.1% No
Vernon Coaker Labour 7,29013.5% No
Maureen Pooks Green 5181.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 34,21458.8% Yes
Laurence Christopher Tyacke George Social Democratic Party 13,37523.0% No
Paddy Tipping Labour 9,63116.5% No
Heather Jane Wright Green 9911.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 34,44854.4% Yes
Alan Chewings Labour 14,68223.2% No
Dr Andrew Wood Liberal Democrat 12,66020.0% No
Simon Anthony Green 7751.2% No
Morgan Maelor-Jones Independent Conservative 6111.0% No
David Richards Natural Law 1500.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 27,55844.4% Yes
Jocelyn Pettitt Labour 22,50336.2% No
Sam Boote Liberal Democrat 8,85114.3% No
Catherine Chadd Referendum Party 2,6824.3% No
Joseph Moore UKIP 4030.6% No
Anna Miszewska Natural Law 1150.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 25,86947.5% Yes
Paul Fallon Labour 18,51234.0% No
Jeremy Hargreaves Liberal Democrat 7,39513.6% No
John Brown UKIP 1,4342.6% No
Ashley Baxter Green 1,2362.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 27,89949.5% Yes
Edward Gamble Labour 14,92526.5% No
Karrar Khan Liberal Democrat 9,81317.4% No
Simon Anthony Green 1,6923.0% No
Matthew Faithfull UKIP 1,3582.4% No
Daniel Moss Veritas 6241.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ken Clarke Conservative 27,47051.2% Yes
Karrar Khan Liberal Democrat 11,65921.7% No
Andrew Clayworth Labour 11,12820.7% No
Matthew Faithfull UKIP 2,1794.1% No
Richard Mallender Green 1,2512.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 28,35451.4% Yes
David Mellen Labour 14,52526.3% No
Matthew Faithfull UKIP 5,94310.8% No
George Mallender Green 3,5596.5% No
Bob Johnston Liberal Democrat 2,7835.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 30,22351.8% Yes
David Mellen Labour 22,21338.1% No
Jayne Phoenix Liberal Democrat 2,7594.7% No
Richard Mallender Green 1,6262.8% No
Matthew Faithfull UKIP 1,4902.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ruth Edwards Conservative 28,76547.5% Yes
Cheryl Pidgeon Labour 21,12234.9% No
Jason Billin Liberal Democrat 9,60015.9% No
Matthew Faithfull UKIP 5911.0% No
John Kirby Independent 4270.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Naish Labour 25,29143.8% Yes
Ruth Edwards Conservative 17,86530.9% No
James Grice Reform UK 6,35311.0% No
Richard Mallender Green 4,3677.6% No
Greg Webb Liberal Democrat 3,1335.4% No
Lynn Irving Independent 5491.0% No
Harbant Sehra Independent 1860.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 28.5 pts 1886: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 8.0 pts 1895: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 25.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 16.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1918: Unionist margin 22.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 13.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 13.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 30.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 6.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 44.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 5.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 0.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 10.3 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 30.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1979: Conservative margin 40.9 pts 1983: Conservative margin 37.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 35.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 31.2 pts 1997: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 2001: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 2005: Conservative margin 23.0 pts 2010: Conservative margin 29.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 2017: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 12.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Rushcliffe has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rushcliffe in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Rushcliffe in 2024 with 25,291 votes (43.8%), a majority of 7,426 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Rushcliffe since 1885?

Since 1885, Rushcliffe has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Rushcliffe?

The closest result on record for Rushcliffe was 1966, when Labour beat Conservative by just 380 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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