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]
Major settlements	Northampton (part)
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 constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Michael Ellis, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

1 History
2 Boundaries
3 Constituency Profile
4 Members of Parliament
5 Elections
6 See also
7 Notes and References
8 Sources
9 External links

History [edit]

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 [edit]

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which slightly altered this constituency for General Election 2010 since which it has electoral wards:

Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, Southfields, Goldings and Thorplands^[2]

Constituency Profile [edit]

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 [edit]

	Member ^[5]	Party
Feb 1974	Maureen Colquhoun	Labour
1979	Tony Marlow	Conservative
1997	Sally Keeble	Labour
2010	Michael Ellis	Conservative

Elections [edit]

Elections in the 2010s [edit]

General Election 2010: Northampton North^[6]
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 [edit]

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 [edit]

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^[7]
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 [edit]

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

Notes and References [edit]

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.
^ 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)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
^ BBC - Election 2010 - Northampton North
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

Sources [edit]

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

External links [edit]

v t e Constituencies in the East Midlands (46)

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Labour (16)	Ashfield Bassetlaw Bolsover Chesterfield Corby Derby North Derby South Gedling Leicester East Leicester South Leicester West Mansfield North East Derbyshire Nottingham East Nottingham North Nottingham South

East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) Labour (1) UKIP (1) Liberal Democrats (1)

The Borough of Northampton

Suburbs and villages

Governance

Constituencies (East Midlands · Northampton North · Northampton South · South Northamptonshire)
Local government in Northampton
Northamptonshire County Council

Culture

Places of interest	78 Derngate All Saints' Church Delapré Abbey Express Lift Tower The Holy Sepulchre Northampton Castle Northampton Cathedral Northampton Guildhall

Entertainment	The Roadmender Royal & Derngate Sol Central Sixfields

Shopping	Grosvenor Centre

Parks	Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill

Events	Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton Carnival St Crispin Street Fair

Education

Sport

Teams	Northampton ON Chenecks FC Northampton Saints Northampton Sileby Rangers FC Northampton Spencer FC Northampton Town FC Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Venues	County Cricket Ground Franklin Gardens Sixfields Stadium

Transport

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

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