Rushcliffe: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Rushcliffe is James Naish (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave James Naish (Labour) 25,291 votes and Ruth Edwards (Conservative) 17,865, a majority of 7,426. 57,744 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 79,160, 72.9% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Rushcliffe has the 15th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (10.9%).
DWP figures count 2,106 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 10.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 8.0% in 2021/22 to 8.0% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Rushcliffe had median pay of £45,249 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,230. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,574. The residents' figure ranks 95th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 42,128 households, 346.0 people per square kilometre, 43.7% of workers based at home, 26.1% of adults retired.
The median price paid for a home was £337,750 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £245,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £356,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 205th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,480 sales were registered in the period, against 1,898 in the year to March 2025.
The ONS estimates 106,531 people lived in Rushcliffe in mid-2024, up 12.5% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 19,288; people aged 65 and over, 23,173.
Workplaces in Rushcliffe accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,810 local units for March 2026.
76.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.4 points). 20.1% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,315, or 2.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,245 twelve months before.
MP
James Naish, Labour
- MP for Rushcliffe since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by James Naish on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as James Naish's latest words in Parliament, from 26 October 2026 to 28 October 2026. Hansard search returns 321 spoken contributions by James Naish since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend will be aware of there being around 600 job cuts at the University of Nottingham. There have been alternative proposals from staff—120 in total—but the impact will be significant.
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Exactly 12 months ago, I met the then Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Chester North and Neston (Samantha Dixon), alongside the mum and brother of Amanda Walker. Amanda sadly took her own life as a result of the cladding scandal, which consumed her completely.
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I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the use of developer contributions for the delivery of local infrastructure; to make provision about the powers and responsibilities of public authorities and other public bodies in relation to such …
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Earlier today, a constituent of mine contacted my office to say that they had received 22 items in a single delivery, only one of which was first class. Does my hon.
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T4. I have met doctors at the Queen’s medical centre in Nottingham about the rise in acquired brain injuries among young people due to e-bike accidents. There have been 10 cases since April this year.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Naish | Labour | 25,291 | 43.8% | +8.8 |
| Ruth Edwards | Conservative | 17,865 | 30.9% | −16.4 |
| James Grice | Reform UK | 6,353 | 11.0% | |
| Richard Mallender | Green Party | 4,367 | 7.6% | |
| Greg Webb | Liberal Democrat | 3,133 | 5.4% | −10.5 |
| Lynn Irving | Independent | 549 | 1.0% | |
| Harbant Sehra | Independent | 186 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.8% | Conservative 30.9% | 7,426 | 73.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 47.3% | Labour 35.0% | 7,354 | 78.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Rushcliffe lies within Rushcliffe.
- Rushcliffe E07000176
Who has power over Rushcliffe
Every body that makes decisions for Rushcliffe, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Nottinghamshire County Council county council
- East Midlands Combined Authority combined authority
- Nottinghamshire Police police force
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Rushcliffe this page: James Naish (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Rushcliffe?
James Naish (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Rushcliffe?
The House of Commons Library records 25,291 votes for James Naish of Labour and a majority of 7,426; 72.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Rushcliffe?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,315, 2.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Rushcliffe?
£337,750: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Rushcliffe?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,249 (April 2025).
How many children in Rushcliffe live in low income families?
2,106 children under 16, 10.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Rushcliffe?
106,531 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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