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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards

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::summary Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards ::

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FieldValue
nameNorthampton North
parliamentuk
image
captionBoundaries since 2024
image2[[File:East Midlands - Northampton North constituency.svg
caption2Boundary of Northampton North in the East Midlands
year1974
typeBorough
previousNorthampton
electorate75,713 (2023){{cite web
titleThe 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands
publisherBoundary Commission for England
access-date3 July 2024
dfdmy
mpLucy Rigby
partyLabour
regionEngland
countyNorthamptonshire
townsNorthampton (part)
elects_howmanyOne
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Northampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lucy Rigby, a member of Labour. The constituency is a considered a bellwether, as it has reflected the national result at every general election since it was created in February 1974.

History

This constituency was created for the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South.

Since creation it has been a bellwether, electing an MP from the winning (or largest governing) party in every general election.

Boundaries

Historic

1974–1983: The County Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Dallington, Kingsthorpe, Park, St David, and St George.

1983–2010: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Dallington and Kings Heath, Headlands, Kingsthorpe, Lings, Lumbertubs, Park, St Alban, St George, Thorplands, and Welford.

2010–2024: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, and Thorplands.

NB: with effect from 1 April 2021, the Borough of Northampton was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of West Northamptonshire.

Current

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 April 2021):

  • The District of West Northamptonshire wards of: Abington and Phippsville; Boothville and Parklands; Castle; Dallington Spencer; Headlands; Kingsthorpe North; Kingsthorpe South; St. George; Talavera.

The constituency was expanded considerably with the addition of Northampton town centre from Northampton South.

Constituency profile

The constituency has income, social housing and unemployment statistics close to the national average. There is a varied and dynamic service and engineering-centred economy typical of the East Midlands, with significant foodstuffs, clothing and consumables manufacturing and processing operations. Health inequality is high, with the life expectancy gap between the least deprived and most deprived men in Northampton reaching over a decade. According to Public Health England, the constituency is "considerably worse than [the] England average" in terms of violent crime, self harm, under 18 conception and GCSE achievement.

Members of Parliament

Northampton prior to 1974

::data[format=table] | Election | n|3|date=March 2012}} | Party | |---|---|---| | Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Feb 1974 | Maureen Colquhoun | | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1979 | Tony Marlow | | Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1997 | Sally Keeble | | Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 2010 | Michael Ellis | | Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 2024 | Lucy Rigby | ::

Elections

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Northampton_North_Election_Results.png" caption="Northampton North election results 1983-2024"] ::

Elections in the 2020s

|party=Labour Party (UK) |candidate=Lucy Rigby |votes=18,209 |percentage=43.5 |change=+1.4}} |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Dan Bennett |votes=9,195 |percentage=22.0 |change=-27.8}} |party=Reform UK |candidate=Antony Antoniou |votes=7,010 |percentage=16.8 |change=N/A}} |party=Green Party of England and Wales |candidate=Eishar Bassan |votes=2,558 |percentage=6.1 |change=+3.6}} |party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Chris Leggett |votes=2,251 |percentage=5.4 |change=-0.3}} |party=Workers Party of Britain |candidate=Khalid Razzaq |votes=1,531 |percentage=3.7 |change=N/A}} |party=Independent politician |candidate=Paul Clark |votes=1,059 |percentage=2.5 |change=N/A}} |votes = 9,014 |percentage = 21.5 |change = N/A |votes = 41,813 |percentage = 55.3 |change = -12.2 |winner=Labour Party (UK) |loser=Conservative Party (UK) |swing=+14.6}}

Elections in the 2010s

|party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Michael Ellis |votes=21,031 |percentage=53.2 |change=+6.0 |party=Labour Party (UK) |candidate=Sally Keeble |votes=15,524 |percentage=39.3 |change=-5.9 |party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Martin Sawyer |votes=2,031 |percentage=5.1 |change=+2.6 |party=Green Party of England and Wales |candidate=Katherine Pate |votes=953 |percentage=2.4 |change=+0.8 |votes = 5,507 |percentage = 13.9 |change = +11.9 |votes = 39,539 |percentage = 66.7 |change = -2.0 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +6.0

|title= General election 2017: Northampton North}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Ellis |votes = 19,065 |percentage = 47.2 |change = +4.8 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 18,258 |percentage = 45.2 |change = +11.1 |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Jonathan Bullock |votes = 1,404 |percentage = 3.5 |change = -12.6 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = George Smid |votes = 1,015 |percentage = 2.5 |change = -1.1 |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Steve Miller |votes = 636 |percentage = 1.6 |change = -2.2 |votes = 807 |percentage = 2.0 |change = -6.2 |votes = 40,411 |percentage = 68.7 |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -3.1 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Ellis |votes = 16,699 |percentage = 42.4 |change = +8.3 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 13,454 |percentage = 34.1 |change = +4.8 |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Tom Rubython |votes = 6,354 |percentage = 16.1 |change = +13.0 |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Tony Clarke |votes = 1,503 |percentage = 3.8 |change = +2.7 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Angela Paterson |votes = 1,401 |percentage = 3.6 |change = -24.3 |votes = 3,245 |percentage = 8.2 |change = +3.4 |votes = 39,711 |percentage = |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +1.7 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Ellis |votes = 13,735 |percentage = 34.1 |change = +4.4 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 11,799 |percentage = 29.3 |change = −10.9 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Andrew Simpson |votes = 11,250 |percentage = 27.9 |change = +1.0 |party = British National Party |candidate = Ray Beasley |votes = 1,316 |percentage = 3.3 |change = New |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Jim MacArthur |votes = 1,238 |percentage = 3.1 |change = +0.6 |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Tony Lochmuller |votes = 443 |percentage = 1.1 |change = New |party = Independent politician |candidate = Eamonn Fitzpatrick |votes = 334 |percentage = 0.8 |change = New |party = Christian Party (UK) |candidate = Timothy Webb |votes = 98 |percentage = 0.2 |change = New |party = Independent politician |candidate = Malcolm Mildren |votes = 58 |percentage = 0.1 |change = New |votes = 1,936 |percentage = 4.8 |change = N/A |votes = 40,271 |percentage = 62.7 |change = +5.5 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +6.9

Elections in the 2000s

|title=General election 2005: Northampton North |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 16,905 |percentage = 40.2 |change = -9.2 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Damian Collins |votes = 12,945 |percentage = 30.8 |change = +0.4 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Andrew Simpson |votes = 10,317 |percentage = 24.5 |change = +6.8 |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = John Howsam |votes = 1,050 |percentage = 2.5 |change = +1.1 |party = SOS! Northampton |candidate = Paul Witherington |votes = 495 |percentage = 1.2 |change = New |party = Christian Peoples Alliance |candidate = Andrew Otchie |votes = 336 |percentage = 0.8 |change = New |votes = 3,960 |percentage = 9.4 |change = -9.6 |votes = 42,048 |percentage = 57.9 |change = +1.9 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -4.8 |title=General election 2001: Northampton North}} |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 20,507 |percentage = 49.4 |change = -3.3 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Whelan |votes = 12,614 |percentage = 30.4 |change = -3.0 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Richard Church |votes = 7,363 |percentage = 17.7 |change = +5.0 |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Dusan Torbica |votes = 596 |percentage = 1.4 |change = +0.5 |party = Socialist Alliance (England) |candidate = Gordon White |votes = 414 |percentage = 1.0 |change = New |votes = 7,893 |percentage = 19.0 |change = 0.0 |votes = 41,494 |percentage = 56.0 |change = -14.1 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -3.15

Elections in the 1990s

|title=General election 1997: Northampton North}} |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sally Keeble |votes = 27,247 |percentage = 52.7 |change = +14.1 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =+13.3

|title=General election 1992: Northampton North |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Tony Marlow |votes = 24,865 |percentage = 45.8 |change = -2.0 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = JM Thomas |votes = 20,957 |percentage = 38.6 |change = +8.7 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = R. Church |votes = 8,236 |percentage = 15.2 |change = -5.9 |party = Natural Law Party |candidate = B Spivack |votes = 232 |percentage = 0.4 |change = New |votes = 3,908 |percentage = 7.2 |change = −10.7 |votes = 54,290 |percentage = 78.5 |change = +3.9 |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −5.4

Elections in the 1980s

|title=General election 1987: Northampton North}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Tony Marlow |votes = 24,816 |percentage = 47.8 |change = +0.8 |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Owen Granfield |votes = 15,560 |percentage = 29.9 |change = +3.0 |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Tony Rounthwaite |votes = 10,960 |percentage = 21.1 |change = -5.0 |party = Green Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Green |votes = 471 |percentage = 0.9 |change = New |party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) |candidate = S. Colling |votes = 156 |percentage = 0.3 |change = New |votes = 9,256 |percentage = 17.9 |change = -2.2 |votes = 51,963 |percentage = 74.6 |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -1.1

|title=General election 1983: Northampton North |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Tony Marlow |votes = 23,129 |percentage = 47.0 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Offenbach |votes = 13,269 |percentage = 26.9 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Anthony Rounthwaite |votes = 12,829 |percentage = 26.1 |change = |votes = 9,860 |percentage = 20.1 |change = |votes = 49,227 |percentage = |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

Elections in the 1970s

|title=General election 1979: Northampton North |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Tony Marlow |votes = 18,597 |percentage = 48.22 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Maureen Colquhoun |votes = 13,934 |percentage = 36.13 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Anthony Rounthwaite |votes = 5,659 |percentage = 14.67 |change = |party = British National Front |candidate = R G W Rickord |votes = 373 |percentage = 0.97 |change = New |votes = 4,663 |percentage = 12.09 |change = N/A |votes = 38,563 |percentage = |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +8.11

|title=General election October 1974: Northampton North |votes = 37,250 |percentage = |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +0.78

|title=General election February 1974: Northampton North |votes = 39,994 |percentage = |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -3.15

Notes

References

Sources

References

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  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".
  4. [https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''
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  14. "Election Data 2005". [[Electoral Calculus]].
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