Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3000
Fax: 020 7219 4841
clarkek@parliament.uk
Constituency
Rushcliffe House, 17/19 Rectory Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6BE
Tel: 0115-948 4533
www.rushcliffeconservatives.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Mansfield Notts 1964 and 1966 general elections. Member for Rushcliffe 1970-2010, for Rushcliffe (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Sir Geoffrey Howe as Solicitor General 1971-72;
Assistant Government Whip 1972-74;
Government Whip 1973-74;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Social Services 1974-76,
Industry 1976-79;
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport 1979-80;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport 1980-82;
Minister for Health 1982-85;
Paymaster General and Employment Minister 1985-87;
Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster and Minister of Trade and Industry 1987-88;
Secretary of State for:
Health 1988-90,
Education and Science 1990-92;
Home Secretary 1992-93,
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1993-97;
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform/Innovation and Skills 2009-10;
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 2010-12;
Government Anti-Corruption Champion 2010-12;
Minister without portfolio, Cabinet Office 2012-
Party groups
Chair:
Cambridge University Conservative Association 1961,
Federation Conservative Students 1963-65;
Contested Conservative Party leadership 1997, 2001 and 2005;
Chair, Democracy Task Force 2005-;
President, Tory Reform Group
Select committees
Member: Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform 2003-10;
Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills:
Member 2005-09,
Chair 2007-09
International bodies
Member, Justice and Home Affairs Council, Council of the European Union 2010-12
Political interests
Economic policy, National Health Service
General Election 2010 - Rushcliffe
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Clarke, Kenneth |
Con |
27470 |
51.03% |
| Khan, Karrar |
Lib Dem |
11659 |
21.66% |
| Clayworth, Andrew |
Lab |
11128 |
20.68% |
| Faithfull, Matthew |
UKIP |
2179 |
4.05% |
| Mallender, Richard |
Green |
1251 |
2.33% |
| Result |
Con Hold (0.67% from Con to Lib Dem) |