County Northamptonshire Major settlements Northampton (part) Created from Northampton Member of parliament Michael Ellis Number of members 1 | Electorate 62,095 (December 2010) Created 1974 (1974) European Parliament constituency East Midlands Major settlement Northampton (part) Replaced by Northampton | |
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Northampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Michael Ellis, a Conservative.
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History
This constituency was created for the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South.
Since creation it has been a bellwether, electing an MP from the winning (or largest governing) party in every general election.
Boundaries
1974-1983: The County Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Dallington, Kingsthorpe, Park, St David, and St George.
1983-2010: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Dallington and Kings Heath, Headlands, Kingsthorpe, Links, Lumbertubs, Park, St Alban, St George, Thorplands, and Welford.
2010-present: The Borough of Northampton wards of Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, and Thorplands.
Constituency profile
The constituency has income, social housing and unemployment statistics 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.