Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)

Northampton North
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]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Michael Ellis (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Northampton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Northampton North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created before the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South. It is a bellwether constituency, electing an MP from the winning party in every general election since it was created. The current MP is Michael Ellis of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat for county which has meant consequential changes to the existing seats.

The modified Northampton North is formed from the following electoral wards:

• Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, Southfields,Goldings and Thorplands

The other seat in Northampton is Northampton South.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [2]	Party
	1974	Maureen Colquhoun	Labour
	1979	Tony Marlow	Conservative
	1997	Sally Keeble	Labour
	2010	Michael Ellis	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Northampton North[3]
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 "Fitzy" 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
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[4]
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 1970s

General Election 1979: Northampton North
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	R 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

• Sally Keeble
• Andrew Simpson
• Northampton North CLP
• Northampton Liberal Democrats
• Northampton North Conservative Association

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

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. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
3. ^ BBC - Election 2010 - Northampton North
4. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

Sources

• Election Demon 1997-2005. English Boroughs Leicester East to Wythenshawe and Sale East

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