Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)

Northampton North
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)
Major settlements	Northampton (part)
Current constituency
Created	1974
Member of Parliament	Michael Ellis (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Northampton

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

1974-1983: The County Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Dallington, Kingsthorpe, Park, St David, and St George.

1983-2010: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Dallington and Kings Heath, Headlands, Kingsthorpe, Links, Lumbertubs, Park, St Alban, St George, Thorplands, and Welford.

2010-present: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, and Thorplands.

Constituency profile

The constituency has income, social housing and unemployment statistics^[2] 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.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Feb 1974	Maureen Colquhoun	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1979	Tony Marlow	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Sally Keeble	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2010	Michael Ellis	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Northampton North ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Ellis	16,699	42.4	+8.3
	Labour	Sally Keeble^[6]	13,454	34.1	+4.8
	UKIP	Tom Rubython^[7]^[8]	6,354	16.1	+13.0
	Green	Tony Clarke^[9]	1,503	3.8	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Paterson^[10]	1,401	3.6	−24.4
Majority			3,245	8.2
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.7

General Election 2010: Northampton North^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Ellis	13,735	34.1	+4.4
	Labour	Sally Keeble	11,799	29.3	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sally Keeble	16,905	40.2	−9.2
	Conservative	Damian Collins	12,945	30.8	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	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
	CPA	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	Lesley Dunbar	6,579	12.7	−2.5
	UKIP	Dusan Torbica	474	0.9	N/A
	Natural Law	Barry 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^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Antony Marlow	24,865	45.8	−2.2
	Labour	Mrs JM Thomas	20,957	38.6	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	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
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
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

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
^ "2011 Census Interactive - ONS". ons.gov.uk.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
^ Northampton North UK Polling
^ "UK ELECTION RESULTS". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
^ "Northampton North". northamptonnorth.com.
^ "Candidates to be MP (PPCs) for Northampton North in the UK 2015 General Election – YourNextMP.com". YourNextMP.
^ "- Green Party Members' Website". greenparty.org.uk.
^ "Angela Paterson". YourNextMP. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Northampton North". bbc.co.uk.
^ "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

52°15′N 0°54′W / 52.25°N 0.90°W / 52.25; -0.90

[2] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

[1] "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[4] Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian

[5] "2011 Census Interactive - ONS". ons.gov.uk.

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)

[7] Northampton North UK Polling

[8] "UK ELECTION RESULTS". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.

[9] "Northampton North". northamptonnorth.com.

[10] "Candidates to be MP (PPCs) for Northampton North in the UK 2015 General Election – YourNextMP.com". YourNextMP.

[11] "- Green Party Members' Website". greenparty.org.uk.

[12] "Angela Paterson". YourNextMP. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[13] "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Northampton North". bbc.co.uk.

[14] "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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