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Rushcliffe
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Photograph shows Radcliffe-on-Trent, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Rushcliffe.
Your member of parliament
James Naish
LabourLabour won Rushcliffe at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,426 votes, or 12.9 points. A swing of 6.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 292 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 358.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 12.9 points, which is larger than 292 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 7,426 votes.
Majority
7,426
12.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
72.9%
+13.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
57,744 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James NaishElected | Labour | 25,291 | 43.8% | +10.1 |
| Ruth Edwards | Conservative | 17,865 | 30.9% | +7.2 |
| James Grice | Reform UK | 6,353 | 11.0% | -3.3 |
| Richard Mallender | Green Party | 4,367 | 7.6% | +1.2 |
| Greg Webb | Liberal Democrat | 3,133 | 5.4% | -6.8 |
| Lynn Irving | Independent | 549 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
| Harbant Sehra | Independent | 186 | 0.3% | -1.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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