Result: Rushcliffe
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 49.5% |
| Labour |  | 26.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.4% |
| Swing: 4.8% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ken Clarke | Conservative | 27,899 | 49.5 | +2.0 |
| Edward Gamble | Labour | 14,925 | 26.5 | -7.5 |
| Karrar Khan | Liberal Democrat | 9,813 | 17.4 | +3.8 |
| Simon Anthony | Green | 1,692 | 3.0 | +0.7 |
| Matthew Faithfull | UK Independence Party | 1,358 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Daniel Moss | Veritas | 624 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | 12,974 | 23.0 | ||
| Turnout | 56,311 | 70.5 | +4.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EAST MIDLANDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR RUSHCLIFFE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 47.5% |
| Labour |  | 34.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.6% |
| Others |  | 4.9% |
