Northampton North (UK Parliament Constituency)
Northampton North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created before the election of February 1974 when the old constituency of Northampton was split into Northampton North and Northampton South. It is a bellwether constituency, electing an MP from the winning party in every general election since it was created. The current MP is Michael Ellis of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2010 general election.
The modified Northampton North is formed from the following electoral wards:
- Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, Southfields,Goldings and Thorplands
The other seat in Northampton is Northampton South.
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