South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Northamptonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Andrea Leadsom of the Conservative Party.
History
Prior to 2010, the constituency existed from 1832–1918, and from 1950-1974. It elected two Members of Parliament (MP) by the bloc vote system of election from 1832, until the representation was reduced in 1885 to one member elected by the first past the post system. It was abolished in 1918 to form the new constituency of Daventry, recreated in 1950 after the abolition of Daventry and in 1974 was re-altered to Daventry again.
South Northamptonshire was recreated by the Boundary Commission for England for the 2010 general election. Most of its electoral wards were taken from the former Daventry seat.
Boundary review
The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat are as follows. Alternative names were considered for this seat, but despite the clumsy juxtaposition of compass point names, the Commission chose to keep the title which it shares with the local district of the same name.
- East Hunsbury, Nene Valley and West Hunsbury from Northampton borough
- From the district of South Northamptonshire - Astwell, Blakesley and Cote, Blisworth and Roade, Brackley East, Brackley South, Brackley West, Brafield and Yardley, Cosgrove and Grafton, Danvers and Wardoun, Deanshanger, Grange Park, Hackleton, Kings Sutton, Kingthorn, Little Brook, Middleton Cheney, Old Stratford, Salcey, Silverstone, Steane, Tove, Towcester Brook, Towcester Mill, Washington, Whittlewood
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
MPs 1885–1918
MPs 1950–1974
MPs since 2010
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
See also
Notes and references