Northampton North
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
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Northampton North is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lucy Rigby, a member of Labour.[n 2] 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.
| Northampton North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Northampton North in the East Midlands | |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| Electorate | 75,713 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Northampton (part) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Lucy Rigby (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Northampton |
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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[5] 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.[6] Health inequality is high, with the life expectancy gap between the least deprived and most deprived men in Northampton reaching over a decade.[7] 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.[7]
Members of Parliament
Northampton prior to 1974
| Election | Member[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Maureen Colquhoun | Labour | |
| 1979 | Tony Marlow | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Sally Keeble | Labour | |
| 2010 | Michael Ellis | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Lucy Rigby | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lucy Rigby | 18,209 | 43.5 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Dan Bennett | 9,195 | 22.0 | −27.8 | |
| Reform | Antony Antoniou | 7,010 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Eishar Bassan | 2,558 | 6.1 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Leggett | 2,251 | 5.4 | −0.3 | |
| Workers Party | Khalid Razzaq | 1,531 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Paul Clark | 1,059 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,014 | 21.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,813 | 55.3 | −12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,575 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.6 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,427 | 49.8 | |
| Labour | 21,495 | 42.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,906 | 5.7 | |
| Green | 1,415 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | 51,084 | 67.5 | |
| Electorate | 75,713 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ellis | 21,031 | 53.2 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 15,524 | 39.3 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | 2,031 | 5.1 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Katherine Pate | 953 | 2.4 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 5,507 | 13.9 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,539 | 66.7 | −2.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ellis | 19,065 | 47.2 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 18,258 | 45.2 | +11.1 | |
| UKIP | Jonathan Bullock | 1,404 | 3.5 | −12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Smid | 1,015 | 2.5 | −1.1 | |
| Green | Steve Miller | 636 | 1.6 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 807 | 2.0 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,411 | 68.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ellis | 16,699 | 42.4 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 13,454 | 34.1 | +4.8 | |
| UKIP | Tom Rubython | 6,354 | 16.1 | +13.0 | |
| Green | Tony Clarke | 1,503 | 3.8 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Paterson | 1,401 | 3.6 | −24.3 | |
| Majority | 3,245 | 8.2 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,711 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ellis | 13,735 | 34.1 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 11,799 | 29.3 | −10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 11,250 | 27.9 | +1.0 | |
| BNP | Ray Beasley | 1,316 | 3.3 | New | |
| UKIP | Jim MacArthur | 1,238 | 3.1 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Tony Lochmuller | 443 | 1.1 | New | |
| Independent | Eamonn Fitzpatrick | 334 | 0.8 | New | |
| Christian | Timothy Webb | 98 | 0.2 | New | |
| Independent | Malcolm Mildren | 58 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,936 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,271 | 62.7 | +5.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 16,905 | 40.2 | −9.2 | |
| Conservative | Damian Collins | 12,945 | 30.8 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 10,317 | 24.5 | +6.8 | |
| UKIP | John Howsam | 1,050 | 2.5 | +1.1 | |
| SOS! Northampton | Paul Witherington | 495 | 1.2 | New | |
| CPA | Andrew Otchie | 336 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 3,960 | 9.4 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,048 | 57.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 20,507 | 49.4 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | John Whelan | 12,614 | 30.4 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Church | 7,363 | 17.7 | +5.0 | |
| UKIP | Dusan Torbica | 596 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Gordon White | 414 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 7,893 | 19.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,494 | 56.0 | −14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.15 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sally Keeble | 27,247 | 52.7 | +14.1 | |
| Conservative | Tony Marlow | 17,247 | 33.4 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Dunbar | 6,579 | 12.7 | −2.5 | |
| UKIP | D. Torbica | 474 | 0.9 | New | |
| Natural Law | B. Spivack | 161 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 10,000 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,708 | 70.1 | −8.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Marlow | 24,865 | 45.8 | −2.0 | |
| Labour | JM Thomas | 20,957 | 38.6 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Church | 8,236 | 15.2 | −5.9 | |
| Natural Law | B Spivack | 232 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,908 | 7.2 | −10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 54,290 | 78.5 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Marlow | 24,816 | 47.8 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Owen Granfield | 15,560 | 29.9 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | Tony Rounthwaite | 10,960 | 21.1 | −5.0 | |
| Green | Michael Green | 471 | 0.9 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | S. Colling | 156 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 9,256 | 17.9 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,963 | 74.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Marlow | 23,129 | 47.0 | ||
| Labour | David Offenbach | 13,269 | 26.9 | ||
| Liberal | Anthony Rounthwaite | 12,829 | 26.1 | ||
| Majority | 9,860 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 49,227 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Marlow | 18,597 | 48.22 | ||
| Labour | Maureen Colquhoun | 13,934 | 36.13 | ||
| Liberal | Anthony Rounthwaite | 5,659 | 14.67 | ||
| National Front | R G W Rickord | 373 | 0.97 | New | |
| Majority | 4,663 | 12.09 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,563 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.11 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Colquhoun | 16,314 | 43.80 | +3.08 | |
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 14,776 | 39.67 | +1.53 | |
| Liberal | R B Baker | 6,160 | 16.54 | −4.60 | |
| Majority | 1,538 | 4.13 | −4.60 | ||
| Turnout | 37,250 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.78 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Colquhoun | 16,321 | 40.72 | ||
| Conservative | C M Jackson | 15,288 | 38.14 | ||
| Liberal | R B Baker | 8,475 | 21.14 | ||
| Majority | 1,033 | 2.58 | |||
| Turnout | 39,994 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.15 | |||
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.