An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Rushcliffe, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Conservative hold by Kenneth Clarke with a majority of 8,010 - 13.7% - on a turnout of 78.0%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
CLARKE, Kenneth | Con | 30,223 | 51.8% | 0.4% |
MELLEN, David | Lab | 22,213 | 38.1% | 11.8% |
PHOENIX, Jayne | LD | 2,759 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
MALLENDER, Richard | Green | 1,626 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
FAITHFULL, Matthew | UKIP | 1,490 | 2.6% | -8.2% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 74,738, having a valid vote count of 58,311 and an invalid vote count of 157.
Result declared at 02:18 on 9 June 2017.