Northampton South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Northampton South Borough constituency |
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| Northampton South shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Brian Binley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Northamptonshire |
| EP constituency: | East Midlands |
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- For the newly created constituency in the county of Northamptonshire, see South Northamptonshire
Northampton South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created before the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South.
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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 in the county, meaning consequential changes for existing seats.
The modified Northampton South is formed from the following electoral wards:
- Billing, Castle, Delapre, Ecton Brook, New Duston, Old Duston, St Crispin, St James, Spencer and Weston.
The other seat in Northampton is Northampton North constituency.
South Northamptonshire is the new constituency in the county, to be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1974 | Michael Morris | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Tony Clarke | Labour | |
| 2005 | Brian Binley | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Northampton South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brian Binley | 23,818 | 43.7 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Tony Clarke | 19,399 | 35.6 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Barron | 8,327 | 15.3 | +2.8 | |
| UK Independence | Derek Clark | 1,032 | 1.9 | −0.5 | |
| Veritas | Tony Green | 508 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| S O S! Voters Against Overdevelopment of Northampton | John Harrison | 437 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | John Percival | 354 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Fitzy Fitzpatrick | 346 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Christian Peoples | Tim Webb | 260 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,419 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 54,481 | 60.7 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Northampton South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Clarke | 21,882 | 42.9 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Shailesh Vara | 20,997 | 41.1 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 6,355 | 12.5 | +1.4 | |
| UK Independence | Derek Clark | 1,237 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
| Liberated Party | Tina Harvey | 362 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Clare Johnson | 196 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 885 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 51,029 | 59.6 | -12.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
- Northampton Labour Group
- Northampton South CLP Labour2win
- 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 | |
| East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
