Northampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

For the constituency in the county of Northamptonshire created in 2010, see South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Northampton South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Northampton South in Northamptonshire.
Location of Northamptonshire within England.
County	Northamptonshire
Electorate	63,748 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Brian Binley (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Northampton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Northampton South is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for February 1974 general election when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South.

Boundaries

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

Northampton, as from the 2010 general election, will be covered by three constituencies; Northampton North constituency, Northampton South and part of a new South Northamptonshire constituency.

South Northamptonshire is the new constituency in the county, to be fought for the first time at the 2010 general election. UK Polling has predicted the likely outcome based on how areas in the new constituency voted last time^[2].

History

The former Deputy Speaker of the House Michael Morris held this seat for the Conservatives from its creation in 1974 until 1997, when Tony Clarke defeated Morris in a surprise result (one of many in the Labour landslide of that year) to gain the seat for Labour with a majority of just 744. Clarke only just increased his majority in 2001, but Brian Binley defeated Clarke to regain the seat for the Conservatives in 2005 with a comfortable majority, and has held it since.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [3]	Party
	Feb 1974	Michael Morris	Conservative
	1997	Tony Clarke	Labour
	2005	Brian Binley	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Northampton South [2][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Binley	15,917	40.8	+3.0
	Labour	Clyde Loakes	9,913	25.4	-16.1
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Varnsverry	7,579	19.4	+5.9
	Independent	Tony Clarke	2,242	5.8	N/A
	UKIP	Derek Clark	1,897	4.9	+2.8
	English Democrats	Kevin Sills	618	1.6	N/A
	Green	Julie Hawkins	363	0.9	N/A
	Northampton Save our Public Services	Dave Green	325	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Wilshire	65	0.2	N/A
	Scrap Members' Allowances	Liam Costello	59	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,004	15.4
Turnout			38,978	58.2	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Northampton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Binley	23,818	43.7	+2.6
	Labour	Tony Clarke	19,399	35.6	−7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Barron	8,327	15.3	+2.8
	UKIP	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	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Clarke	21,882	42.9	+0.5
	Conservative	Shailesh Vara	20,997	41.1	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Simpson	6,355	12.5	+1.4
	UKIP	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Northampton South[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Morris	36,882	55.3	−0.4
	Labour	J Dickie	19,909	29.8	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	GAG Mabbutt	9,912	14.9	−3.7
Majority			16,973	25.4	−5.7
Turnout			66,703	79.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.8

Notes and references

1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Northampton South UK Polling prediction of next result based on previous area polling
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
4. ^ [1] BBC Election Results for Northampton South
5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

See also

• Northampton Labour Group
• Northampton South CLP Labour2win
• Northampton Liberal Democrats

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°13′N 0°53′W / 52.22°N 0.89°W / 52.22; -0.89