Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Northampton
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyNorthamptonshire
Major settlementsNorthampton
1295–1918
Number of membersTwo

1918–1974
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced by
Northampton North and Northampton South

Northampton was a parliamentary constituency (centred on the town of Northampton), which existed until 1974.


It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election. The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Northampton North and Northampton South.


A former MP of note for the constituency was Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated.




Contents





  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament

    • 2.1 MPs 1295–1640


    • 2.2 MPs 1640–1918


    • 2.3 MPs 1918–1974



  • 3 Election results

    • 3.1 Elections in the 1840s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1850s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1860s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1870s


    • 3.5 Elections in the 1880s


    • 3.6 Elections in the 1890s


    • 3.7 Elections in the 1900s


    • 3.8 Elections in the 1910s


    • 3.9 Elections in the 1920s


    • 3.10 Elections in the 1930s


    • 3.11 Elections in the 1940s


    • 3.12 Elections in the 1950s


    • 3.13 Elections in the 1960s


    • 3.14 Elections in the 1970s



  • 4 References




Boundaries



Members of Parliament



MPs 1295–1640



  • 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs




























































































































































































ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1377
Sir Gerard de Braybooke of Castle Ashby[citation needed]
1377
Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton[citation needed]
1378
Sir John Seton
1379
Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton
1380
Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton
1382
Giles St John of Plumpton
1386William Spriggy
William Ringwood [1]
1388 (Feb)Thomas Pirie
John Stotesbury [1]
1388 (Sep)John Honybourne
John Besford [1]
1390 (Jan)John Colingtree
John Sywell [1]
1390 (Nov)
1391William Begworth
John Stotesbury [1]
1393William Spriggy
Stephen Wappenham [1]
1394
1395Nicholas Horncastle
John Woodward [1]
1397 (Jan)Richard Stormsworth
Thomas Overton [1]
1397 (Sep)
1399John Loudham
John Spring [1]
1401
1406Henry Empingham
Thomas Wintringham [1]
1407John Rivell
John Temple[1]
1410Simon Dunstall
John Lincoln [1]
1411Richard Wems
William Rushden [1]
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)Roger Maltman
Alexander Deyster [1]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov)Geoffrey Balde
John Hethersett [1]
1415
1416 (Mar)John Hendley
John Buckingham [1]
1416 (Oct)
1417William Clerk
Thomas Colley [1]
1419Thomas Stotesbury
Ralph Passenham [1]
1420William Maltman
William Harpole [1]
1421 (May)John Bernhill
John Colden[1]
1421 (Dec)John Spriggy
Stephen Kynnesman [1]
1427
Thomas Compworth
1477–1478
Robert Pemberton
1510-1515
No names known [2]
1523John Parvyn
Thomas Doddington [2]
1529Lawrence Manley
Nicholas Rand [2]
1536?
1539?
1542?
1545?
1547Richard Wenman
Anthony Bryan [2]
1553 (Mar)George Tresham
William Chauncy [2]
1553 (Oct)Francis Morgan
Lawrence Manley [2]
1554 (Apr)Francis Morgan
John Horpool [2]
1554 (Nov)Henry Clerke
Ralph Freeman [2]
1555Nicholas Rand
John Balgye [2]
1558Thomas Colles
Edward Manley [2]
1559 (Jan)William Carvell
Edmund (or Edward) Kinwelmersh[3]
1562/3Lewis Montgomery
Ralph Lane [3]
1571Christopher Yelverton
William Lane [3]|- [3]
1572 (Apr)Christopher Yelverton
John Spencer [3]
1584 (Nov)Sir Richard Knightley

Thomas Catesby [3]
1586 (Sep)Sir Richard Knightley

Peter Wentworth [3]
1588 (Oct)Peter Wentworth
Richard Knollys [3]
1593Valentine Knightley
Peter Wentworth [3]
1597 (Oct)Christopher Yelverton
Henry Yelverton [3]
1601Henry Hickman
Francis Tate [3]
1604Henry Yelverton
Edward Mercer
1614Henry Yelverton
Francis Beale
1621-1622Richard Spencer
Thomas Crewe
1624Richard Spencer
Christopher Sherland
1625Richard Spencer
Christopher Sherland
1626Richard Spencer
Christopher Sherland
1628Richard Spencer
Christopher Sherland
1629–1640
No Parliaments convened


MPs 1640–1918














































































































































































































































































































































ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party

April 1640

Richard Knightley
Parliamentarian

Zouch TateParliamentarian

November 1640
December 1648

Knightley excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant

Tate not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653

Northampton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament

1654

Peter Whalley

Northampton had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate


1656

Francis Harvey

January 1659

James Langham

May 1659

Not represented in the restored Rump
March 1660


Francis Harvey



Richard Rainsford

June 1660


Sir John Norwich, Bt.

April 1661


Francis Harvey



James Langham

November 1661


Sir Charles Compton



Richard Rainsford

1662


Sir James Langham, Bt.

March 1663


Sir William Dudley, Bt.

April 1663


Hon. Christopher Hatton

March 1664


Sir John Bernard

April 1664


Sir Henry Yelverton, Bt.

1670


Sir William Fermor



Henry O'Brien

1678


Hon. Ralph Montagu

February 1679


Sir Hugh Cholmley, Bt.

August 1679


William Langham



Hon. Ralph Montagu

1685


Richard Rainsford



Sir Justinian Isham, Bt.

1689


William Langham

1690


Sir Thomas Samwell, Bt.

1694


Sir Justinian Isham, Bt.

1695


Christopher Montagu

1698


William Thursby

1701


Thomas Andrew

1702


Sir Matthew Dudley, Bt.



Bartholomew Tate

1704


Francis Arundell

1705


George Montagu

1710


William Wykes

1715


William Wilmer

1722


Edward Montagu

1727


Hon. George Compton

1734


William Wilmer

1744


George Montagu

April 1754


Charles Montagu

December 1754


Hon. Charles Compton

1755


Richard Backwell

1759


Frederick Montagu

1761


Spencer Compton

1763


Lucy Knightley

1768


Vice-Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney



Sir George Osborn, Bt. [4]

1769


Hon. Thomas Howe

1771


Wilbraham Tollemache

1774


Sir George Robinson, 5th Bt.

1780


George Spencer

Whig[5]


George Rodney

1782


George Bingham

Tory[5]
1784


Charles Compton

Tory[5]


Fiennes Trotman

Whig[5]
1790


Hon. Edward Bouverie

Whig[5]
1796


Hon. Spencer Perceval

Tory[5]
1810


William Hanbury

Whig[5]
1812


Spencer Compton

Tory[5]
1818


Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt.

Tory[5]
1820


Sir George Robinson, 6th Bt.

Whig[5]


William Leader Maberly

Whig[5]
1830


Sir Robert Gunning, Bt.

Tory[5]
1831


Robert Vernon Smith

Whig[6][7][8][9][5]

1832


Charles Ross

Tory[7][5]

1834


Conservative[7][5]

1837


Raikes Currie

Radical[7][10][11]

1857


Charles Gilpin

Radical[12][13][14][15][7]

1859


Liberal


Liberal

1859 by-election


Anthony Henley

Liberal

February 1874


Pickering Phipps

Conservative

October 1874 by-election


Charles Merewether [16]

Conservative

1880


Henry Labouchère

Liberal


Charles Bradlaugh

Liberal

1891 by-election


Philip Manfield

Liberal

1895


Adolphus Drucker

Conservative

1900


John Greenwood Shipman

Liberal

1906


Herbert Paul

Liberal

Jan. 1910


Hastings Lees-Smith

Liberal


Charles McCurdy

Liberal

1918

Representation reduced to one member


MPs 1918–1974






































ElectionMemberParty

1918


Charles McCurdy

Coalition Liberal

1922


National Liberal

1923


Margaret Bondfield

Labour

1924

Sir Arthur Holland

Conservative

1928 by-election


Cecil Malone

Labour

1931

Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller

Conservative

1940 by-election


Spencer Summers

Conservative

1945


Reginald Paget

Labour

Feb 1974

constituency abolished


Election results



Elections in the 1840s



























































General Election 1841 Northampton[17][7][5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
990
32.6



Radical

Green tickY Raikes Currie
970
32.0



Conservative

Henry Willoughby
897
29.6



Chartist
Peter Murray McDouall
176
5.8


Turnout
1,517 (est)
75.9 (est)


Registered electors
1,997


Majority
20
0.7



Whig hold

Swing


Majority
73
2.4



Radical hold

Swing

































































General Election 1847 Northampton[17][7][18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Radical

Green tickY Raikes Currie
897
28.6
−3.4


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
841
26.8
−5.8


Conservative
Lebbeus Charles Humfrey
652
20.8
+6.0


Conservative
Augutus Frederick Bayford
607
19.3
+4.5


Chartist

John Epps
141
4.5
−1.3

Turnout
1,569 (est)
84.0 (est)
+8.1

Registered electors
1,867


Majority
56
1.8
−0.6


Radical hold

Swing
−4.3

Majority
189
6.0
+5.3


Whig hold

Swing
−5.5


Elections in the 1850s


Vernon Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.






































By-election, 11 February 1852 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
823
63.2
+36.4


Conservative
Christopher Markham[19][20]480
36.8
+3.3
Majority
343
26.3
+20.3

Turnout
1,303
57.6
−26.4

Registered electors
2,263




Whig hold

Swing
+16.6


























































General Election 1852 Northampton[17][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
855
33.8
+7.0


Radical

Green tickY Raikes Currie
825
32.6
+4.0


Conservative

George Ward Hunt
745
29.4
−10.7


Chartist

John Ingram Lockhart
106
4.2
−0.3

Turnout
1,585 (est)
70.0 (est)
−14.0

Registered electors
2,263


Majority
30
1.2
−4.8


Whig hold

Swing
+6.2

Majority
80
3.2
+1.4


Radical hold

Swing
+4.7

Vernon Smith was appointed President of the Board of Control, requiring a by-election.















By-election, 5 March 1855 Northampton[17][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith

Unopposed


Whig hold



















































General Election 1857 Northampton[17][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Whig

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
1,079
37.1
+3.3


Radical

Green tickY Charles Gilpin
1,011
34.8
+2.2


Conservative

George Ward Hunt
815
28.1
−1.3

Turnout
1,860 (est)
78.3 (est)
+8.3

Registered electors
2,375


Majority
68
2.3
+1.1


Whig hold

Swing
+2.0

Majority
196
6.7
+3.5


Radical hold

Swing
+1.4






















































General Election 1859 Northampton[17][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Gilpin
1,151
36.5
+1.7


Liberal

Green tickY Robert Vernon Smith
1,143
36.3
−0.8


Conservative
James Thomas Mackenzie
832
26.4
−1.7


Chartist
Richard Hart
27
0.9

N/A
Majority
311
9.9
+3.2

Turnout
1,979 (est)
78.3 (est)
+0.0

Registered electors
2,526




Liberal hold

Swing
+1.3



Liberal hold

Swing
+0.0

Vernon Smith was raised to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Lyveden, and causing a by-election.















By-election, 5 July 1859 Northampton[17][7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Anthony Henley

Unopposed


Liberal hold


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General Election 1865 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Anthony Henley
1,269
28.2
−8.1


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Gilpin
1,250
27.8
−8.7


Conservative
George Frederick Holroyd[21]1,029
22.9
+9.7


Conservative

Sackville Stopford[22]
950
21.1
+7.9
Majority
221
4.9
−5.0

Turnout
2,249 (est)
85.8 (est)
+7.5

Registered electors
2,620




Liberal hold

Swing
−8.5



Liberal hold

Swing
−8.8


































































General Election 1868 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Gilpin
2,691
28.5
+0.7


Liberal

Green tickY Anthony Henley
2,154
22.8
−5.4


Conservative

Charles Merewether
1,634
17.3
−5.6


Conservative
William Edmonstone Lendrick[23]1,396
14.8
−6.3


Liberal

Charles Bradlaugh
1,086
11.5

N/A


Liberal
Frederick Richard Lees[24]492
5.2

N/A
Majority
520
5.5
+0.6

Turnout
4,727 (est)
71.4 (est)
−14.4

Registered electors
6,621




Liberal hold

Swing
+3.3



Liberal hold

Swing
+0.2


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General Election 1874 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Green tickY Pickering Phipps
2,690
25.3
+10.5


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Gilpin
2,310
21.7
−6.8


Conservative

Charles Merewether
2,175
20.5
+3.2


Liberal

Anthony Henley
1,796
16.9
−5.9


Liberal

Charles Bradlaugh
1,653
15.6
+4.1

Turnout
5,312 (est)
77.8 (est)
+6.4

Registered electors
6,829


Majority
380
3.6

N/A


Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
+6.7

Majority
135
1.3
−4.2


Liberal hold

Swing
−6.8

Gilpin's death caused a by-election.












































By-election, 7 Oct 1874 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Green tickY Charles Merewether
2,171
37.6
−8.2


Liberal

William Fowler[25]
1,836
31.8
+4.7


Liberal

Charles Bradlaugh
1,766
30.6
+3.5
Majority
335
5.8
+2.2

Turnout
5,773
84.5
+6.7

Registered electors
6,829




Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
−4.5


Elections in the 1880s























































General Election 1880 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
4,158
29.8
+2.7


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
3,827
27.4
+0.3


Conservative

Pickering Phipps
3,152
22.6
−2.7


Conservative

Charles Merewether[26]
2,826
20.2
−0.3
Majority
675
4.8
+3.5

Turnout
6,982 (est)
85.3 (est)
+7.5

Registered electors
8,189




Liberal hold

Swing
+1.5



Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+1.5

Bradlaugh was unseated after voting in the Commons before taking the Oath of Allegiance, causing a by-election.[17]






































By-election, 12 Apr 1881 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
3,437
51.0
−6.2


Conservative

Edward Corbett
3,305
49.0
+6.2
Majority
132
2.0
−2.8

Turnout
6,742
82.4
−2.9 (est)

Registered electors
8,185




Liberal hold

Swing
−6.2

Bradlaugh was expelled from the House of Commons due to his continuing prevention from taking the Oath, causing a by-election.[27][17]






































By-election, 4 Mar 1882 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
3,796
50.7
−6.5


Conservative

Edward Corbett
3,688
49.3
+6.5
Majority
108
1.4
−3.4

Turnout
7,484
89.5
+4.2 (est)

Registered electors
8,361




Liberal hold

Swing
−6.5

Bradlaugh resigned and sought election once more, after a resolution to exclude him from the precincts of the House of Commons was sought.[17]






































By-election, 21 Feb 1884 Northampton[17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
4,032
52.4
−4.8


Conservative

Henry Charles Richards
3,664
47.6
+4.8
Majority
368
4.8
−0.0

Turnout
7,696
86.6
+1.3 (est)

Registered electors
8,886




Liberal hold

Swing
−4.8
















































General Election 1885 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
4,845
37.1
+7.3


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
4,315
33.1
+5.7


Conservative

Henry Charles Richards
3,890
29.8
−13.0
Majority
425
3.3
−1.5

Turnout
8,561
89.3
+4.0 (est)

Registered electors
9,582




Liberal hold

Swing
+6.9



Liberal hold

Swing
+6.1






















































General Election 1886 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
4,570
28.2
−8.9


Liberal

Green tickY Charles Bradlaugh
4,353
26.8
−6.3


Liberal Unionist
Richard Turner[29]3,850
23.7

N/A


Conservative
Thomas Orde Hastings Lees[30]3,456
21.3
−8.5
Majority
503
3.1
−0.2

Turnout
8,343
87.1
−2.2

Registered electors
9,582




Liberal hold

Swing
−2.3



Liberal hold

Swing
−1.0


Elections in the 1890s


Bradlaugh's death caused a by-election.






































By-election, 12 Feb 1891 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Philip Manfield
5,436
59.4
+4.4


Conservative
Robert Arthur Germaine[31]3,723
40.6
−4.4
Majority
1,713
18.8
+15.7

Turnout
9,159
84.1
−3.0

Registered electors
10,895




Liberal hold

Swing
+4.4






















































General Election 1892 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
5,439
31.1
+2.9


Liberal

Green tickY Philip Manfield
5,164
29.5
+2.7


Conservative

Henry Charles Richards
3,651
20.9
−2.8


Conservative

Adolphus Drucker
3,235
18.5
−2.8
Majority
1,513
8.6
+5.5

Turnout
9,078 (est)
81.2
−5.9

Registered electors
11,180




Liberal hold

Swing
+2.9



Liberal hold

Swing
+2.8






































































General Election 1895 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
4,884
27.0
−4.1


Conservative

Green tickY Adolphus Drucker
3,820
21.0
+2.5


Lib-Lab

Edward Harford
3,703
20.4
−9.1


Conservative
Jacob Jacobs
3,394
18.7
−2.2


Social Democratic Federation
Frederick George Jones
1,216
6.7

N/A


Independent Liberal

J. M. Robertson
1,131
6.2

N/A

Turnout
9,554 (est)
83.5
+2.3

Registered electors
11,442


Majority
1,490
8.3
−0.3


Liberal hold

Swing
−3.3

Majority
117
0.6

N/A


Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing
+5.8


Elections in the 1900s




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General Election 1900 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY John Shipman
5,437
28.2
+7.8


Liberal

Green tickY Henry Labouchère
5,281
27.3
+0.3


Conservative
Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar
4,480
23.2
+2.2


Conservative
H E Randall
4,124
21.3
+2.6

Turnout

83.1
−0.4

Registered electors
12,180


Majority
166
0.7
−7.6


Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing
+2.8



Liberal hold

Swing
−1.0



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General Election 1906 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickY Herbert Paul
4,479
20.7
−6.6


Liberal

Green tickYJohn Shipman
4,244
19.5
−8.7


Conservative
Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar
4,078
18.8
−4.4


Conservative
Frederick Gorell Barnes
4,000
18.4
−2.9


Social Democratic Federation

Jack Williams
2,544
11.7

N/A


Social Democratic Federation

James Gribble
2,366
10.9

N/A

Turnout

92.0
+8.9

Registered electors
11,954


Majority
166
0.7
−3.4


Liberal hold

Swing
−1.1



Liberal hold

Swing
−2.2


Elections in the 1910s




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General Election January 1910 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickYHastings Lees-Smith
5,398
23.3
+2.6


Liberal

Green tickYCharles McCurdy
5,289
22.9
+3.4


Conservative
Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar
4,569
19.8
+1.0


Conservative
Frederick Gorell Barnes
4,464
19.3
+0.9


Social Democratic Federation

James Gribble
1,792
7.7
−4.0


Social Democratic Federation

Harry Quelch
1,617
7.0
−3.9
Majority
720
3.1
+2.4

Turnout

92.7
+0.7


Liberal hold


Liberal hold











































General Election December 1910 Northampton[28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Green tickYCharles McCurdy
6,179
28.6
+5.7


Liberal

Green tickYHastings Lees-Smith
6,025
27.8
+4.5


Conservative
F. C. Parker
4,885
22.6
+2.8


Conservative
J. V. Collier
4,550
21.0
+1.7
Majority
1,140
5.2
+2.1

Turnout

87.7
−5.0


Liberal hold


Liberal hold

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.



  • British Socialist Party: Ben Tillett[32]


McCurdy






































General Election 1918: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Liberal

Charles McCurdy
18,010
62.7
+16.5


Labour

Walter Halls
10,735
37.3

N/A
Majority
7,275
25.4

N/A

Turnout
28,745
62.5
−30.2

Registered electors
46,007




Liberal hold

Swing

N/A


C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s




Bondfield






































Northampton by-election, 1920 [34]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Liberal

Charles McCurdy
16,650
55.6
−7.1


Labour

Margaret Bondfield
13,279
44.4
+7.1
Majority
3,371
11.2
−14.2

Turnout
29,929
67.1
+4.6

Registered electors
44,573




Liberal hold

Swing
−7.1


C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.










































General Election 1922: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


National Liberal

Charles McCurdy
19,974
52.3
n/a


Labour

Margaret Bondfield
14,498
37.9
+0.6


Liberal

Henry Harvey Vivian
3,753
9.8
−52.9
Majority
5,476
14.4
n/a

Turnout
38,225
85.5
+23.0

Registered electors
44,722




National Liberal gain from Liberal

Swing
n/a











































General Election 1923: Northampton [33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Margaret Bondfield
15,556
40.5
+2.6


Unionist
John Veasy Collier
11,520
30.0
n/a


Liberal

Charles McCurdy
11,342
29.5
+19.7
Majority
4,036
10.5
n/a

Turnout
38,418
84.3
−1.2

Registered electors
45,599




Labour gain from National Liberal

Swing
n/a











































General Election 1924: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

Arthur Holland
16,017
39.5
+9.5


Labour

Margaret Bondfield
15,046
37.2
−3.3


Liberal
James Manfield
9,436
23.3
−6.2
Majority
971
2.3
n/a

Turnout
40,499
87.0
+2.7

Registered electors
46,543




Unionist gain from Labour

Swing
+6.4

















































Northampton by-election, 1928[35]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Cecil Malone
15,173
37.5
+0.3


Unionist
Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton
14,616
36.1
−3.4


Liberal

Sydney Morgan
9,584
23.7
+0.4


Independent Unionist
E.A. Hailwood
1,093
2.7
n/a
Majority
557
1.4
n/a

Turnout
40,466
84.2
−2.8

Registered electors
48,048




Labour gain from Unionist

Swing
+1.9











































General Election 1929: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Cecil Malone
22,356
41.7
+4.5


Unionist
Alexander Frederick Gordon Renton
20,177
37.7
−1.8


Liberal

Helen Schilizzi
11,054
20.6
−2.7
Majority
2,179
4.0
n/a

Turnout
53,587
87.5
+0.5

Registered electors
61,222




Labour hold

Swing
+3.2


Elections in the 1930s


































General Election 1931: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mervyn Manningham-Buller
34,817
63.6



Labour

Cecil Malone
10,808
36.4

Majority
14,919
27.2


Turnout

87.4



Conservative gain from Labour

Swing


































General Election 1935: Northampton[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mervyn Manningham-Buller
25,438
51.5



Labour

Reginald Paget
23,983
48.5

Majority
1,455
3.0


Turnout

79.6



Conservative hold

Swing


General Election 1939/40


Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;



  • Conservative:


  • Labour: Reginald Paget[36]


  • British Union: Norah Elam


Elections in the 1940s


































Northampton by-election, 1940[33]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Spencer Summers

16,587

93.4



Christian Pacifist
William Stanley Seamark
1,167
6.6

Majority




Turnout

30.0



Conservative hold

Swing












































General Election 1945: Northampton[33][37]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

27,681

56.36

+7.86


Conservative

Spencer Summers
20,864
42.11
-9.39


Independent Labour
James Edward Bugby
749
1.53

N/A
Majority
6,997
14.25

N/A

Turnout
49,114
75.52
-4.08

Registered electors
65,038




Labour gain from Conservative

Swing
+8.63


Elections in the 1950s












































General Election 1950: Northampton[38][39]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

31,946

48.98

-7.38


Conservative
R.L. Agnew
24,664
37.81
-4.30


Liberal
Sydney Husbands Alloway
8,619
13.21

N/A
Majority
7,282
11.16
-3.09

Turnout
65,229
87.55
+12.03

Registered electors
74,502




Labour hold

Swing
-1.54





































General Election 1951: Northampton[40][41]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

35,038

53.67

+4.69


Conservative
John Veasey Collier
30,244
46.33
+8.52
Majority
4,794
7.34
-3.82

Turnout
65,282
86.41
-1.14

Registered electors
75,551




Labour hold

Swing
-1.92





































General Election 1955: Northampton[42][43]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

32,119

52.75

-0.92


Conservative

William Clark
28,771
47.25
+0.92
Majority
3,348
5.50
-1.84

Turnout
60,890
82.60
-3.81

Registered electors
73,713




Labour hold

Swing
-0.92











































General Election 1959: Northampton[44][45]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

27,823

46.30

-6.45


Conservative

Jill Knight
25,106
41.77
-5.48


Liberal

Anthony Smith
7,170
11.93

N/A
Majority
2,717
4.52
-0.98

Turnout
60,099
82.87
+0.27

Registered electors
72,521




Labour hold

Swing
-0.49


Elections in the 1960s












































General Election 1964: Northampton[46][47]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

28,568

49.04

+2.74


Conservative

Jill Knight
24,128
41.42
-0.35


Liberal
Irene Watson
5,557
9.54
-2.39
Majority
4,440
7.62
+3.10

Turnout
58,253
79.66
-3.21

Registered electors
73,129




Labour hold

Swing
+1.55





































General Election 1966: Northampton[48][49]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

31,541

56.74

+7.70


Conservative
Oliver Wright
24,052
43.26
+1.84
Majority
7,489
13.47
+5.85

Turnout
55,593
76.38
-3.28

Registered electors
72,781




Labour hold

Swing
+2.93


Elections in the 1970s






































General Election 1970: Northampton[50][51]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Reginald Paget

27,424

51.16

-5.58


Conservative

Cecil Parkinson
26,183
48.84
+5.58
Majority
1,241
2.31
-11.16

Turnout
53,607
71.87
-4.51

Registered electors
74.590




Labour hold

Swing
-5.58


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