Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)

Rushcliffe
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire
Location of Nottinghamshire within England
County	Nottinghamshire
Electorate	73,430 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	West Bridgford, Cotgrave, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Keyworth, East Leake
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Ruth Edwards (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	South Nottinghamshire

Rushcliffe is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Nottinghamshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Ruth Edwards, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

From 1970 until 2019, it was represented by Kenneth Clarke who was Father of the House of Commons for his last two years as an MP. He was appointed to the executive in the governments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron – one of five ministers to serve the whole 18 years of the Thatcher and Major governments. His political career is the fifth-longest in the modern era;^{[clarification needed]} he remains a notable figure in British politics.

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