The county of Northamptonshire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies: 2 borough constituencies and 5 county constituencies.

Constituencies

ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapCorby and East Northamptonshire CC 78,770 6,331 Lee Barron ‡ Tom Pursglove †Daventry CC76,5393,012 Stuart Andrew † Marianne Kimani ‡Kettering CC79,3603,900 Rosie Wrighting ‡ Philip Hollobone †Northampton North BC75,7139,014 Lucy Rigby ‡ Dan Bennett †Northampton South BC71,5124,071 Mike Reader‡ Andrew Lewer †South Northamptonshire CC76,5553,687 Sarah Bool † Rufia Ashraf ‡Wellingborough and Rushden CC77,5425,486 Gen Kitchen ‡ David Goss †

2024 boundary changes See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details. Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Corby CC Daventry CC Kettering CC Northampton North BC Northampton South BC South Northamptonshire CC Wellingborough CC Corby and East Northamptonshire CC Daventry CC Kettering CC Northampton North BC Northampton South BC South Northamptonshire CC Wellingborough and Rushden CC

For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England maintained seven constituencies in Northamptonshire, as detailed below, with boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries following the reorganisation of local government authorities within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range. Corby was renamed Corby and East Northamptonshire, and Wellingborough renamed Wellingborough and Rushden. These changes came into effect from the 2024 general election.

Containing electoral wards from North Northamptonshire

Corby and East Northamptonshire Daventry (part) Kettering South Northamptonshire (part) Wellingborough and Rushden

Containing electoral wards from West Northamptonshire

Daventry (part) Northampton North Northampton South South Northamptonshire (part)

Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019

2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Northamptonshire in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour122,22636.3%7.2%55Conservative100,20329.8%29.2%25Reform61,50218.3%New0Greens23,1706.9%4.0%0Liberal Democrats22,3066.6%1.8%0Others6,8942.0%1.40Total336,331100.07

Percentage votes Election year1974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour38.641.336.325.527.133.545.043.837.525.725.735.929.136.3Conservative39.140.650.249.051.751.840.441.243.147.450.655.759.029.8Reform – – – – – – – – – – – – –18.3Green Party – – – –*****0.83.51.72.96.9Liberal Democrat122.018.112.825.220.814.311.112.615.219.14.14.18.46.6UKIP – – – – – –***2.816.02.5* –Other0.3 –0.70.20.40.43.42.54.24.30.10.10.62.0 11974 & 1979 – Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats Election year1974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour22100055200005Conservative33466611477772Total55566666677777

Maps 1885–1910

1918–1945

1950–1979

1974–present The borders of Northamptonshire changed from 1974, with the Soke of Peterborough area becoming part of neighbouring Cambridgeshire.

Historical representation by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

Constituency1885188689911892189519001906Jan 1910Dec 19101718NorthamptonLabouchèrePaulLees-SmithBradlaughManfieldDruckerShipmanMcCurdyNorthamptonshire EastChanningMoney→Northamptonshire MidSpencerPenderSpencerManfieldNorthamptonshire NorthCecilMoncktonStopford-SackvilleNichollsBrasseyNorthamptonshire SouthKnightleyGuthrieDouglas-PennantFitzRoyGroveFitzRoy→→PeterboroughWentworth-FitzWilliam→MortonPurvisGreenwood

1918 to 1950

Constituency19181922192319242819291931193540431945DaventryFitzRoy→R, Manningham-BullerKetteringParkerPerryM. Manningham-BullerPerryEastwoodProfumoMitchisonNorthamptonMcCurdyBondfieldHollandMaloneM. Manningham-BullerSummersPagetPeterboroughBrasseyHorrabinCecilHely-HutchinsonTiffanyWellingboroughSmithShakespeareCoveDallasJamesLindgren

1950–1983

Constituency19501951195519596219641966691970Feb 1974Oct 19741979KetteringMitchisonde FreitasHomewoodNorthampton / Northampton North (1974)PagetColquhounMarlowWellingboroughLindgrenHamiltonHowarthFryPeterboroughNichollsTransferred to Huntingdon and PeterboroughNorthamptonshire South / Daventry (1974)Manningham-BullerJonesPrenticeNorthampton SouthMorris

1983–present

Constituency198319871992199720012005201012201520172019242024Corby / Corby & East Northants (2024)PowellHopeMenschSawfordPursglove BarronDaventryPrenticeBoswellHeaton-Harris AndrewKetteringFreemanSawfordHollobone WrightingNorthampton NorthMarlowKeebleEllis RigbyNorthampton SouthMorrisClarkeBinleyMackintoshLewer ReaderWellingborough / W & Rushden (2024)FryStinchcombeBoneKitchenSouth NorthamptonshireLeadsom Bool

See also List of electoral wards in Northamptonshire Northamptonshire in the European Parliament (disambiguation) Parliamentary constituencies in the East Midlands

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