Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kettering
County constituency

Kettering shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England
Created: 1918
MP: Philip Hollobone
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Northamptonshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Kettering is a county constituency in Northamptonshire which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency covers the district of Kettering and the east of the district of Daventry, including the towns of Desborough and Rothwell.

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[edit] Boundaries

Kettering constituency is a semi-rural constituency, predominantly based around the towns of Kettering, Desborough, Rothwell and Burton Latimer within the borough of Kettering (all of which is in the constituency) but, additionally, includes wide tracts of rural land, making it the second largest constituency in Northamptonshire by area.

Politically, it is comprised of the borough of Kettering and some eastern wards of the district of Daventry; the predominant parts of which being based around the large villages of Brixworth and Moulton.

Economically, it is predominantly middle-class. Industry continues in some areas, most notably at the Weetabix factory at Burton Latimer, but the industrial activity of the area, as with the rest of the county, is much reduced.

[edit] Boundary changes

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made substantial changes to the county to make way for the new constituency of South Northamptonshire. The existing Kettering constituency undergoes substantial boundary changes.

As a result, Kettering gains the electoral wards to make the seat coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of Kettering and all electoral wards in the revised seat will be within the borough constituency boundaries.

[edit] Members of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament is Philip Hollobone of the Conservative Party. He was elected in 2005 when he defeated the sitting Labour MP, Phil Sawford.

[edit] Kettering Constituency (1918 - Present)

Election Member Party
1918 Alfred Waterson Co-operative
1922 Owen Parker Conservative
1923 Samuel Perry Labour Co-operative
1924 Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller Conservative
1929 Samuel Perry Labour Co-operative
1931 John Eastwood Conservative
1940 by-election John Profumo Conservative
1945 Gilbert Mitchison Labour
1964 Geoffrey de Freitas Labour
1979 William Homewood Labour
1983 Roger Freeman Conservative
1997 Phil Sawford Labour
2005 Philip Hollobone Conservative

[edit] Mid Northamptonshire Constituency (1885-1918)

Prior to boundary changes in 1918, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the Mid Northamptonshire constituency.

[edit] North Northamptonshire Constituency (1832-1885)

Prior to boundary changes in 1885, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the North Northamptonshire constituency, which elected two members to Parliament.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005
General Election 2005: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Hollobone 25,401 45.6 +2.2
Labour Phil Sawford 22,100 39.7 -5.0
Liberal Democrat Roger Aron 6,882 12.4 +2.2
UK Independence Rosemarie Clarke 1,263 2.3 +0.6
Majority 3,301 5.9
Turnout 55,646 68.0 -0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.6
General election of 2001
General Election 2001: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Sawford 24,034 44.7 +1.4
Conservative Philip Hollobone 23,369 43.5 +0.5
Liberal Democrat Roger Aron 5,469 10.2 -0.5
UK Independence Barry Mahoney 880 1.6 -1.4
Majority 665 1.2 +0.9%
Turnout 53,752 68.1 -7.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997
General Election 1997: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Sawford 24,650 43.3 +11.2
Conservative Roger Freeman 24,461 43.0 -9.0
Liberal Democrat Roger Aron 6,098 10.7 -5.3
Referendum Party A.E. Smith 1551 2.7 N/A
Natural Law Rosemary le Carpentier 197 0.3 N/A
Majority 189 0.3
Turnout 56,957 68.1 -7.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.9
General election of 1992
General Election 1992: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Freeman 29,115 52.0 +1.0
Labour Phil Hope 17,961 32.0 +12.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Denton-White 8,962 16.0 -13.3
Majority 11,154 20.0 -1.7
Turnout 56,038 82.6 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General election of 1987
General Election 1987: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Freeman 26,532 51.0 +2.6
Social Democrat Cecilia Goodhart 15,205 29.3 -1.2
Labour A.M. Minto 10,229 19.7 -1.4
Majority 11,327 21.8 +3.9
Turnout 51,196 78.8 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 1983
General Election 1983: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Freeman 23,223 48.4 +5.5
Social Democrat Cecilia Goodhart 14,637 30.5 +18.5
Labour Alex Gordon 10,229 19.7 -1.4
Majority 8,586 17.9
Turnout 47,979 76.4 -2.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +14.7

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1979
General Election 1979: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Homewood 31,579 45.0 -4.3
Conservative 30,101 42.9 11.4
Liberal 8,424 12.0 -7.1
Majority 1,478 2.1% -15.7
Turnout 70,104 79.3 6.1
Labour hold Swing
General election of October 1974
General Election October 1974: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 30,970 49.3 3.4
Conservative G.D. Reed 19,800 31.5 -0.2
Liberal A.J.W. Haigh 12,038 19.2 -7.1
Majority 11,170 17.8 3.6
Turnout 62,808 73.2% -7.9
Labour hold Swing
General election of February 1974
General Election February 1974: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 31,659 45.9 -2.3
Conservative 21,872 31.7 -10.7
Liberal 15,393 22.3 13.0
Majority 9,787 14.2 8.4
Turnout 68,924 81.1 5.6
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1970
General Election 1970: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 34,803 48.3 -4.4
Conservative J.C. Taylor 30,613 42.5 6.9
Liberal A.J.W. Haigh 6,695 9.3 -2.5
Majority 4,190 5.8 -11.3
Turnout 72,111 75.5 -5.9
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General election of 1966
General Election 1966: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 35,337 52.6 -2.5
Conservative T.E.T. Weston 23,877 35.6 -9.2
Liberal A. Smith 7,903 11.8 N/A
Majority 11,460 17.1 +6.7
Turnout 67,117 81.3 -0.2
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1964
General Election 1964: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey de Freitas 36,210 55.2 2.4
Conservative J.H. Lewis 29,405 44.8 -2.4
Majority 6,805 10.4 +2.4
Turnout 65,615 81.5 4.0
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General election of 1959
General Election 1959: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gilbert Mitchinson 32,933 52.8 -2.4
Conservative Neil Stone 29,448 47.2 2.4
Majority 3,485 5.6 -4.8
Turnout 62,381 77.5 -4.0
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1955
General Election 1955: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gilbert Mitchinson 31,198 55.2 -0.7
Conservative J.F. Nash 25,495 44.8 0.7
Majority 5,903 10.4 -1.3
Turnout 56,893 81.6 -5.6
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1951
General Election 1951: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gilbert Mitchinson 32,604 55.8 +3.2
Conservative C.P.B. Bailey 25,777 44.2 +5.6
Majority 6,827 11.7 -2.4
Turnout 58,381 87.2 -0.9
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1950
General Election 1950: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gilbert Mitchinson 30,243 52.6 -1.0
Conservative G. Isham 22,169 38.6 -3.5
Liberal I.T. Morrow 4,692 8.2 N/A
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Majority 8,074 14.0 +2.5
Turnout 57,472 88.1 13.0
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General election of 1945
General Election 1945: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gilbert Mitchison 29,868 53.6
Conservative John Profumo 23,424 42.1 −30.9
Christian Pacifist J. C. Dempsey 2,381 4.3
Majority 6,444 11.5
Turnout 24,530 75.1 +37.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
By-election, 1940
Kettering by-election, 6th March 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Profumo 17,914 73.0 +20.9
Workers' and Pensioners' Anti-War W. Ross 6,616 27.0 N/A
Majority 11,298 46.0 +41.8
Turnout 24,530 37.8 −39.5
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General election of 1935
General Election 1935: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Eastwood 22,885 52.1 -8.1
Labour J.R. Sadler 21,042 47.9 +8.1
Majority 1,843 4.2 -16.1
Turnout 43,927 77.3 -8.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election of 1931
General Election 1935: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Eastwood 25,811 60.2 +23.1
Labour Co-op Samuel Perry 17,095 39.8 -3.9
Majority 8,716 20.3
Turnout 42,906 85.7 -0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election of 1929
General Election 1929: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Samuel Perry 18,253 43.8 -5.8
Conservative Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller 15,469 37.1 -13.3
Liberal 7,972 19.1 N/A
Majority 2,784 6.7
Turnout 41,694 85.8 4.2
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
General Election of 1924
General Election 1924: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller 15,042 50.4 +15.4
Labour Co-op Samuel Perry 14,801 49.6 +6.0
Majority 241 0.8
Turnout 29,843 81.6 -0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing
General Election of 1923
General Election 1923: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Samuel Perry 12,718 43.6
Conservative Owen Parker 10,212 35.0
Majority 2,506 8.6
Turnout 29,203 81.7
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
General Election of 1922
General Election 1922: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Parker 14,333 50.2
Co-operative Party A.E. Waterson 14,204 48.8
Majority 129 0.4
Turnout 28,537 81.5
Conservative gain from Co-operative Party Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election of 1918
General Election 1918: Kettering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Party A.E. Waterson 10,299
Coalition Liberal L. Buxton 7,761
National Party A.F.H. Ferguson 4,489
Majority 2,538
Turnout 22,549 65.1
Co-operative Party gain from Liberal Swing

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