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Northampton South - History
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| Established | February 28, 1974 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH October 09, 2021 08:06pm |
| Description | Northampton is a manufacturing town close to the M1, with a population growing at a rate of about 2,000 a year. In 1974, the town was divided into two parliamentary constituencies, with this southern division being the safer for the Conservatives. It is outside of the town itself and takes in the rural and commuter hinterland to the south, including a good deal of green belt land. There are a number of small villages such as Kislingbury and Collingtree which offer very pleasant residences to the more affluent workers in Northampton and Milton Keynes. Traditionally, the town's prime industry has been shoemaking, but there is now a much more diverse range of business interests there - Carlsberg has its UK base there, Barclaycard's headquarters are there and MFI has a big distribution centre there too. Perhaps the most famous former MP for this town was Spencer Perceval - elected in 1796 he was the only MP for Northampton to have been prime minister. He was also the only British prime minister to be assassinated - in 1812 by an angry farmer. The town also elected the first female minister - Margaret Bondfield, who was appointed minister of Labour in 1929. The rural hinterland and large number of owner occupiers should make this prime Tory ground but here as across Northamptonshire, a Labour MP Tony Clarke narrowly won the seat in 1997 and managed to cling on in 2001, increasing his majority to 885 votes.
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Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Jul 04, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Mike Reader
16,890
38.47%
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| Andrew Iain Lewer(I)
12,819
29.20%
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| Tony Owens
8,210
18.70%
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| Jill Susan Hope
3,193
7.27%
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| Simon Sneddon
2,398
5.46%
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| Katie Simpson
296
0.67%
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| Penelope Tollitt
98
0.22%
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Andrew Iain Lewer(I)
20,914
51.22%
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| Gareth Matthew Eales
16,217
39.71%
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| Jill Susan Hope
2,482
6.08%
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| Scott Mabbutt
1,222
2.99%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Andrew Iain Lewer
19,231
46.87%
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| Kevin McKeever
18,072
44.04%
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| Rose Gibbins
1,630
3.97%
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| Jill Susan Hope
1,405
3.42%
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| Scott Mabbutt
696
1.70%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | David Mackintosh
16,163
41.57%
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| Kevin McKeever
12,370
31.81%
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| Rose Gibbins
7,114
18.30%
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| Sadik Chaudhury
1,673
4.30%
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| Julie Hawkins
1,403
3.61%
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| Kevin Willsher
161
0.41%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Brian Binley(I)
15,917
41.31%
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| Clyde Loakes
9,913
25.73%
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| Paul Varnsverry
7,579
19.67%
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| Tony Clarke
2,242
5.82%
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| Derek Clark
1,897
4.92%
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| Kevin Sills
618
1.60%
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| Julie Hawkins
363
0.94%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Brian Binley
23,818
43.72%
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| Tony Clarke(I)
19,399
35.61%
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| Kevin Barron
8,327
15.28%
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| Derek Clark
1,032
1.89%
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| Tony Green
508
0.93%
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| John Harrisson
437
0.80%
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| John Percival
354
0.65%
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| | | Eamonn "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick
346
0.64%
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| Tim Webb
260
0.48%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Tony Clarke(I)
21,882
42.88%
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| Shailesh Vara
20,997
41.15%
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| Andrew Simpson
6,355
12.45%
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| Derek Clark
1,237
2.42%
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| Tina Harvey
362
0.71%
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| Clare Johnson
196
0.38%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Tony Clarke
24,214
42.40%
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| Michael Morris(I)
23,470
41.10%
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| Tony Worgan
6,316
11.06%
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| Christopher C. Petrie
1,405
2.46%
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| Derek Clark
1,159
2.03%
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| Graham Woollcombe
541
0.95%
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris(I)
36,882
55.29%
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| John Dickie
19,909
29.85%
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| Graham Mabbutt
9,912
14.86%
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris(I)
31,864
55.70%
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| John Dickie
14,061
24.58%
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| George Hopkins
10,639
18.60%
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| Margaret Hamilton
647
1.13%
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris(I)
26,824
53.59%
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| Keith Kyle
11,698
23.37%
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| Martin Coleman
11,533
23.04%
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris(I)
19,125
49.67%
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| Graham Mason
15,491
40.24%
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| D. Michael Amey
3,478
9.03%
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| M. James
407
1.06%
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris(I)
14,393
42.98%
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| John Dilks
14,252
42.56%
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| Rhett F. Miller
4,842
14.46%
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Michael Morris
14,321
40.27%
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| John Dilks
14,142
39.77%
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| Rhett F. Miller
7,099
19.96%
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