The final decision on the plans will be made by Rushcliffe Borough Council in about two months.

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One of the party's councillors is Richard Mallender from Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire.

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However, the review has confirmed that Conservative cabinet minister Ken Clarke's Rushcliffe seat in Nottinghamshire would effectively be split four ways and absorbed into other constituencies.

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The Planning Inspectorate has said Rushcliffe Borough Council's target to build 9, 400 houses by 2026 is "substantially fewer" than the 13, 400 homes outlined by the regional plan.

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The only places outside the south and east of England in the top 50 were Wychavon in Worcestershire, Rushcliffe in Nottingham, Rutland, and North Kesteven in Lincolnshire.

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However, Ms Kingaby has now said the number of changes made by the council was "worrying" and has requested further evidence to justify how the new plan meets Rushcliffe's housing needs.

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In 2010 the borough council decided to draw up its own local plans which it said involved working with towns and villages in Rushcliffe to agree how many homes should be planned for the next 15 years.

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Mr Purdue-Horan said he did not believe Bingham was a "hotbed of racist or religious tension" but he would be meeting with the chief executive of Rushcliffe Borough Council and other local officials to discuss the matter.

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