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Northampton South

Every general election in Northampton South since 1974. Latest: Mike Reader, Labour, majority 4,071.

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Member of Parliament

Mike Reader

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,071

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mike Reader ElectedLabour16,89038.5%
Andrew Lewer sitting MPConservative12,81929.2%
Tony OwensReform UK8,21018.7%
Jill HopeLiberal Democrats3,1937.3%
Simon SneddonGreen2,3985.5%
Katie SimpsonTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2960.7%
Penelope TollittClimate Party980.2%
Valid votes43,904
Majority4,0719.3%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 62.4% of 70,393 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F19741979198719972005201520192024Conservative, February 1974: 40.3%Conservative, October 1974: 43.0%Conservative, 1979: 49.7%Conservative, 1983: 53.6%Conservative, 1987: 55.7%Conservative, 1992: 55.3%Conservative, 1997: 41.1%Conservative, 2001: 41.2%Conservative, 2005: 43.7%Conservative, 2010: 40.8%Conservative, 2015: 41.6%Conservative, 2017: 46.9%Conservative, 2019: 51.2%Conservative, 2024: 29.2%Labour, February 1974: 39.8%Labour, October 1974: 42.6%Labour, 1979: 40.2%Labour, 1983: 23.0%Labour, 1987: 24.6%Labour, 1992: 29.9%Labour, 1997: 42.4%Labour, 2001: 42.9%Labour, 2005: 35.6%Labour, 2010: 25.4%Labour, 2015: 31.8%Labour, 2017: 44.0%Labour, 2019: 39.7%Labour, 2024: 38.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 19.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 7.3%Liberal, February 1974: 20.0%Liberal, October 1974: 14.5%Liberal, 1979: 9.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 23.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.0%Reform UK, 2024: 18.7%
Vote share in Northampton South at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Northampton South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Northampton South (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Mike ReaderCon4,0719.362.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Andrew LewerLab4,69711.565.7%Con hold
2017Con Andrew LewerLab1,1592.866.4%Con hold
2015Con David MackintoshLab3,7939.863.4%Con hold
2010Con Brian BinleyLab6,00415.461.8%Con gain from Lab
2005ConLab4,4198.161.5%
2001LabCon8851.759.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon7441.371.7%
1992ConLab16,97325.579.9%Con hold
1987ConLab17,80331.175.2%Con hold
1983ConAlliance15,12630.271.8%
1979ConLab3,6349.475.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab1410.475.5%Con hold
February 1974ConLab1790.580.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Northampton South?

Mike Reader (Labour) won Northampton South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,071.

Which parties have won Northampton South?

At the 14 general elections held under this name since 1974: Conservative 11, Labour 3.

Which region is Northampton South in?

Northampton South is in East Midlands.

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