Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Northampton North Borough constituency

Northampton North shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England
Created:	1974
MP:	Sally Keeble
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Northamptonshire
EP constituency:	East Midlands

Northampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created before the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

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[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat for county which has meant consequential changes to the existing seats.

The modified Northampton North is formed from the following electoral wards:

Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David and Thorplands

The other seat in Northampton is Northampton South.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1974 – 1979: Maureen Colquhoun, Labour
1979 – 1997: Antony Marlow, Conservative
1997 – present: Sally Keeble, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Northampton North
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	+1.2
	Christian Peoples	Andrew Otchie	336	0.8	+0.8
Majority			3960
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Northampton North
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	N/A
Majority			7,893	19.0
Turnout			41,494	56.0	-14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

Northampton North Conservative Association link title

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

Constituencies in the East Midlands
Labour	Amber Valley \| Ashfield \| Bassetlaw \| Bolsover \| Broxtowe \| Corby \| Derby North \| Derby South \| Erewash \| Gedling \| High Peak \| Leicester East \| Leicester South \| Leicester West \| Lincoln \| Loughborough \| Mansfield \| Northampton North \| North East Derbyshire \| North West Leicestershire \| Nottingham East \| Nottingham North \| Nottingham South \| Sherwood \| South Derbyshire
Conservative	Blaby \| Boston and Skegness \| Bosworth \| Charnwood \| Daventry \| Gainsborough \| Grantham and Stamford \| Harborough \| Kettering \| Louth and Horncastle \| Newark \| Northampton South \| Rushcliffe \| Rutland and Melton \| Sleaford and North Hykeham \| South Holland and The Deepings \| Wellingborough \| West Derbyshire
Liberal Democrat	Chesterfield
East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) \| UKIP (2) \| Labour (1) \| Liberal Democrats (1)