Northampton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Northampton South
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Northampton South in Northamptonshire.
Location of Northamptonshire within England.
County	Northamptonshire
Electorate	63,748 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Northampton (part)
Current constituency
Created	1974
Member of parliament	David Mackintosh (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Northampton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East Midlands

Northampton South is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by David Mackintosh 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 South and Northampton North.

Since creation it is generally a marginal and in elections since 1979 but one, in 2005, has been a bellwether, electing an MP from the winning (or largest governing) party.

The one-time Deputy Speaker of the House, Michael Morris, a Conservative, held this seat from its creation in 1974 until 1997, when Tony Clarke defeated Morris in a surprise result (one of many in the Labour landslide of that year) to gain the seat for Labour with a majority of just 744. Clarke only just increased his majority in 2001, but Brian Binley defeated Clarke to regain the seat for the Conservatives in 2005 with a comfortable majority, and held it until 2015 when he retired and fellow Conservative David Mackintosh held the seat.

Boundaries

1974-1983: The County Borough of Northampton wards of Castle, Delapre, Duston, St Crispin, South, and Weston.

1983-1997: The Borough of Northampton wards of Billing, Castle, Delapre, Nene Valley, New Duston, Old Duston, St Crispin, South, and Weston, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Blisworth, Brafield, Bugbrooke, Cogenhoe, Gayton, Hackleton, Harpole, Heyford, Kislingbury, Milton, Roade, Salcey, and Yardley.

1997-2010: The Borough of Northampton wards of Billing, Castle, Delapre, Nene Valley, New Duston, Old Duston, St Crispin, South, and Weston, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Brafield, Cogenhoe, Hackleton, Harpole, Kislingbury, Milton, Roade, Salcey, and Yardley.

2010-present: The Borough of Northampton wards of Billing, Castle, Delapre, Ecton Brook, New Duston, Old Duston, St Crispin, St James, Spencer, and Weston.

South Northamptonshire is the 2010-created constituency in the county which absorbed the southern part of the version (existing until that year) of this constituency.

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
	Feb 1974	Michael Morris	Conservative
	1997	Tony Clarke	Labour
	2005	Brian Binley	Conservative
	2015	David Mackintosh	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Northampton South^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Mackintosh	16,163	41.6	+0.7
	Labour	Kevin McKeever	12,370	31.8	+6.4
	UKIP	Rose Gibbins	7,114	18.3	+13.4
	Liberal Democrat	Sadik Chaudhury	1,673	4.3	-15.1
	Green	Julie Hawkins	1,403	3.6	+2.7
Majority			3,793	9.8%
Turnout			38,884	63.4	+5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.85

General Election 2010: Northampton South ^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Brian Binley	15,917	40.8	-2.9
	Labour	Clyde Loakes	9,913	25.4	-16.1
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Varnsverry	7,579	19.4	+5.9
	Independent	Tony Clarke	2,242	5.8	N/A
	UKIP	Derek Clark	1,897	4.9	+2.8
	English Democrat	Kevin Sills	618	1.6	N/A
	Green	Julie Hawkins	363	0.9	N/A
	Northampton Save our Public Services	Dave Green	325	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Kevin Wilshire	65	0.2	N/A
	Scrap Members' Allowances	Liam Costello	59	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,004	15.4
Turnout			38,978	58.2	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Northampton South^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Brian Binley	23,818	43.7	+2.6
	Labour	Tony Clarke	19,399	35.6	−7.3
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Barron	8,327	15.3	+2.8
	UKIP	Derek Clark	1,032	1.9	−0.5
	Veritas	Tony Green	508	0.9	N/A
	S O S! Voters Against Overdevelopment of Northampton	John Harrison	437	0.8	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	John Percival	354	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Fitzy Fitzpatrick	346	0.6	N/A
	Christian Peoples	Tim Webb	260	0.5	N/A
Majority			4,419	8.1
Turnout			54,481	60.7	+1.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+5.0

General Election 2001: Northampton South^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Clarke	21,882	42.9	+0.5
	Conservative	Shailesh Vara	20,997	41.1	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Simpson	6,355	12.5	+1.4
	UKIP	Derek Clark	1,237	2.4	+0.4
	Liberated Party	Tina Harvey	362	0.7	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Clare Johnson	196	0.4	N/A
Majority			885	1.8
Turnout			51,029	59.6	-12.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Northampton South^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Clarke	24,214	42.4	+14.1
	Conservative	Michael Morris	23,470	41.1	-14.6
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony W Worgan	6,316	11.1	-3.1
	Referendum	Christopher C Petrie	1,405	2.5
	UKIP	Derek Clark	1,159	2.0
	Natural Law	Graham D Woollcombe	541	0.9
Majority			744	1.3	+12.2
Turnout			55,946	71.7	-8.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.1

General Election 1992: Northampton South^[11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	36,882	55.3	−0.4
	Labour	J Dickie	19,909	29.8	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Graham A G Mabbutt	9,912	14.9	−3.7
Majority			16,973	25.4	−5.7
Turnout			66,703	79.9	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.8

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Northampton South^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	31,864	55.70
	Labour	J Dickie	14,061	24.58
	Social Democratic	G Hopkins	10,639	18.60
	Green	M Hamilton	647	1.13
Majority			17,803	31.12
Turnout				75.21
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Northampton South^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	26,824	53.59
	Social Democratic	Keith Kyle	11,698	23.37
	Labour	M Coleman	11,533	23.04
Majority			15,126	30.22
Turnout				72.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Northampton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	19,125	49.67
	Labour	G Mason	15,491	40.24
	Liberal	D Amey	3,478	9.03
	National Front	M James	407	1.06
Majority			3,634	9.44
Turnout				75.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Northampton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	14,393	42.98
	Labour	J Dilks	14,252	42.56
	Liberal	RF Miller	4,842	14.46
Majority			141	0.42
Turnout				75.52
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Northampton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Morris	14,321	40.27
	Labour	J Dilks	14,142	39.77
	Liberal	RF Miller	7,099	19.96
Majority			179	0.50
Turnout				80.82
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

Notes and references

Notes

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

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
3. 2011 census interactive maps
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. BBC Election Results for Northampton South
8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
9. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
10. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
13. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 52°13′N 0°53′W / 52.22°N 0.89°W