England · Constituency
Northampton South
Covers Briar Hill · Cotton End · East Hunsbury · Far Cotton and more
Photograph shows Duston, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Northampton South.
Your member of parliament
Mike Reader
LabourLabour won Northampton South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,071 votes, or 9.3 points. A swing of 4.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 202 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 448.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 9.3 points, which is larger than 202 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 4,071 votes.
Majority
4,071
9.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
62.4%
+2.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
43,904 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike ReaderElected | Labour | 16,890 | 38.5% | +4.8 |
| Andrew Lewer | Conservative | 12,819 | 29.2% | +5.5 |
| Tony Owens | Reform UK | 8,210 | 18.7% | +4.4 |
| Jill Hope | Liberal Democrat | 3,193 | 7.3% | -4.9 |
| Simon Sneddon | Green Party | 2,398 | 5.5% | -0.9 |
| Katie Simpson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 296 | 0.7% | +0.6 |
| Penelope Tollitt | Climate Party | 98 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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