Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Northampton North in Northamptonshire. | |
Location of Northamptonshire within England. | |
County | Northamptonshire |
Electorate | 62,095 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Northampton (part) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of parliament | Michael Ellis (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Northampton |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | East Midlands |
Northampton North is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Michael Ellis, a Conservative.[n 2]
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
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which slightly altered this constituency for the 2010 general election since when it has electoral wards:
- Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, Southfields, Goldings and Thorplands[2]
Constituency profile
The constituency has income, social housing and unemployment statistics[3] close to the national average and a varied and dynamic service and engineering-centred economy typical of the East Midlands with significant foodstuffs, clothing and consumables manufacturing and processing operations.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Maureen Colquhoun | Labour | |
1979 | Tony Marlow | Conservative | |
1997 | Sally Keeble | Labour | |
2010 | Michael Ellis | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Northampton North [6] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Ellis | ||||
Labour | Sally Keeble[7] | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Angela Paterson[8] | ||||
UKIP | Tom Rubython[9] | ||||
Green | Tony Clarke[10] | ||||
UKIP originally selected Paul Oakden[11]
General Election 2010: Northampton North[12] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Ellis | 13,735 | 34.1 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Sally Keeble | 11,799 | 29.3 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Simpson | 11,250 | 27.9 | +1.0 | |
BNP | Ray Beasley | 1,316 | 3.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jim MacArthur | 1,238 | 3.1 | +0.6 | |
Green | Tony Lochmuller | 443 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Eamonn Fitzpatrick | 334 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Christian | Timothy Webb | 98 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Malcolm Mildren | 58 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,936 | 4.8 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,271 | 62.7 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Northampton North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sally Keeble | 16,905 | 40.2 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Damian Collins | 12,945 | 30.8 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | 3,960 | 9.4 | -9.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,048 | 57.9 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |||
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 Democrat | 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 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,494 | 56.0 | -14.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.15 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Northampton North | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sally Keeble | 27,247 | 52.7 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Antony Marlow | 17,247 | 33.4 | -12.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | L. Dunbar | 6,579 | 12.7 | -2.5 | |
UKIP | Dusan Torbica | 474 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Natural Law | B. Spivack | 161 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,000 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,708 | 70.1 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
General Election 1992: Northampton North[13] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Antony Marlow | 24,865 | 45.8 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Mrs JM Thomas | 20,957 | 38.6 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | RW Church | 8,236 | 15.2 | −5.5 | |
Natural Law | B Spivack | 232 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 3,908 | 7.2 | −10.7 | ||
Turnout | 54,290 | 78.5 | +3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Northampton North | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Antony Marlow | 24,816 | 47.76 | ||
Labour | OJ Granfield | 15,560 | 29.94 | ||
Liberal | A Rounthwaite | 10,960 | 21.09 | ||
Green | M Green | 471 | 0.91 | ||
Workers Revolutionary | S Colling | 156 | 0.30 | ||
Majority | 9,256 | 17.81 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Northampton North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Antony Marlow | 23,129 | 46.98 | -1.24 | |
Labour | D Offenbach | 13,269 | 26.95 | -9.18 | |
Liberal | A Rounthwaite | 12,829 | 26.06 | +11.39 | |
Majority | 9,860 | 20.03 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Northampton North | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Antony Marlow | 18,597 | 48.22 | +8.55 | |
Labour | Maureen Colquhoun | 13,934 | 36.13 | -7.67 | |
Liberal | A Rounthwaite | 5,659 | 14.67 | -1.87 | |
National Front | R G W Rickord | 373 | 0.97 | ||
Majority | 4,663 | 12.09 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
General Election Oct 1974: Northampton North | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Maureen Colquhoun | 16,314 | 43.80 | +3.80 | |
Conservative | Richard Patrick Tracey | 14,776 | 39.67 | +1.53 | |
Liberal | R B Baker | 6,160 | 16.54 | -4.60 | |
Majority | 1,538 | 4.13 | -4.60 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election Feb 1974: Northampton North | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.15 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
- ↑ Northampton North UK Polling
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/northampton-north-2015.html
- ↑ "Angela Paterson". YourNextMP. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.northamptonnorth.com name="ynmp2015">https://yournextmp.com/constituency/66059/https://yournextmp.com/constituency/66059/northampton-north
- ↑ https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106115
- ↑ "Facebook post". UKIP Northampton. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ BBC - Election 2010 - Northampton North
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Sources
- Election Demon 1997-2005. English Boroughs Leicester East to Wythenshawe and Sale East
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