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East Midlands · Former constituency (1918–1970)

Northampton

Every general election in Northampton since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 1,241.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won27,42451.2%
Conservative26,18348.8%
Valid votes53,607
Majority1,2412.3%

Lab hold Turnout 72.0% of 74,502 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 37.4%Labour, 1922: 37.9%Labour, 1923: 40.5%Labour, 1924: 37.2%Labour, 1929: 41.7%Labour, 1931: 36.4%Labour, 1935: 48.5%Labour, 1945: 56.4%Labour, 1950: 49.0%Labour, 1951: 53.7%Labour, 1955: 52.8%Labour, 1959: 46.3%Labour, 1964: 49.0%Labour, 1966: 56.7%Labour, 1970: 51.2%Conservative, 1923: 30.0%Conservative, 1924: 39.6%Conservative, 1929: 37.7%Conservative, 1931: 63.6%Conservative, 1935: 51.5%Conservative, 1945: 42.1%Conservative, 1950: 37.8%Conservative, 1951: 46.3%Conservative, 1955: 47.3%Conservative, 1959: 41.8%Conservative, 1964: 41.4%Conservative, 1966: 43.3%Conservative, 1970: 48.8%Liberal, 1922: 9.8%Liberal, 1923: 29.5%Liberal, 1924: 23.3%Liberal, 1929: 20.6%Liberal, 1950: 13.2%Liberal, 1959: 11.9%Liberal, 1964: 9.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 62.7%National Liberal, 1922: 52.3%
Vote share in Northampton at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon1,2412.372.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,48913.576.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,4407.679.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon2,7174.582.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,3485.582.6%
1951LabCon4,7947.386.4%Lab hold
1950LabCon7,28211.287.6%
1945LabCon6,99714.375.4%
1935ConLab1,4552.979.6%Con hold
1931ConLab14,91927.387.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,1794.187.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab9712.487.0%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon4,03610.584.3%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab5,47614.385.5%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab7,27525.362.5%

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 last won Northampton?

Labour won Northampton at the 1970 general election with a majority of 1,241.

Which parties have won Northampton?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 10, Conservative 3, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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