Northampton North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Northampton North Borough constituency |
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| Northampton North shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Sally Keeble |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Northamptonshire |
| EP 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.
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[edit] 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 and Thorplands
The other seat in Northampton is Northampton South.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1974 – 1979: Maureen Colquhoun, Labour
- 1979 – 1997: Antony Marlow, Conservative
- 1997 – present: Sally Keeble, Labour
[edit] Election results
| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||
[edit] See also
- Sally Keeble MP
- Andrew Simpson
- Northampton Labour Group
- Northampton North CLP
- Northampton Liberal Democrats
- Northampton North Conservative Association
[edit] References
- Election Demon 1997-2005. English Boroughs Leicester East to Wythenshawe and Sale East
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