Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Northampton North was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 9,014 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Northampton North from Oct 1974 to 2024.
Full Election History, Oct 1974–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Oct 1974
Maureen Colquhoun (Labour)
16,314
43.8%
Richard Tracey (Conservative)
1,538 (4.1 pts)
76.0%
Feb 1974
Maureen Colquhoun (Labour)
16,321
40.7%
Christopher Murray Jackson (Conservative)
1,033 (2.6 pts)
82.4%
1979
Antony Marlow (Conservative)
18,597
48.2%
Maureen Colquhoun (Labour)
4,663 (12.1 pts)
76.0%
1983
Antony Marlow (Conservative)
23,129
47.0%
David Malcolm Offenbach (Labour)
9,860 (20.0 pts)
72.0%
1987
Antony Marlow (Conservative)
24,816
47.8%
Own John Granfield (Labour)
9,256 (17.8 pts)
74.6%
1992
Antony Marlow (Conservative)
24,865
45.8%
Janet Margaret Thomas (Labour)
3,908 (7.2 pts)
78.5%
1997
Sally Keeble (Labour)
27,247
52.7%
Antony Marlow (Conservative)
10,000 (19.3 pts)
70.2%
2001
Sally Keeble (Labour)
20,507
49.4%
John Whelan (Conservative)
7,893 (19.0 pts)
56.0%
2005
Sally Keeble (Labour)
16,905
40.2%
Damian Collins (Conservative)
3,960 (9.4 pts)
56.9%
2010
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
13,735
34.1%
Sally Keeble (Labour)
1,936 (4.8 pts)
65.3%
2015
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
16,699
42.4%
Sally Keeble (Labour)
3,245 (8.2 pts)
66.8%
2017
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
19,065
47.2%
Sally Keeble (Labour)
807 (2.0 pts)
68.7%
2019
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
21,031
53.2%
Sally Keeble (Labour)
5,507 (13.9 pts)
67.5%
2024
Lucy Rigby (Labour)
18,209
43.5%
Dan Bennett (Conservative)
9,014 (21.6 pts)
55.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Maureen Colquhoun
Labour
16,314
43.8%
Yes
Richard Tracey
Conservative
14,776
39.7%
No
Robert Harry Baker
Liberal
6,160
16.5%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Maureen Colquhoun
Labour
16,321
40.7%
Yes
Christopher Murray Jackson
Conservative
15,288
38.1%
No
Robert Harry Baker
Liberal
8,475
21.1%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Antony Marlow
Conservative
18,597
48.2%
Yes
Maureen Colquhoun
Labour
13,934
36.1%
No
Anthony Stephen Rounthwaite
Liberal
5,659
14.7%
No
Ronald George William Rickord
National Front
373
1.0%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Antony Marlow
Conservative
23,129
47.0%
Yes
David Malcolm Offenbach
Labour
13,269
27.0%
No
Anthony Stephen Rounthwaite
Liberal
12,829
26.1%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Antony Marlow
Conservative
24,816
47.8%
Yes
Own John Granfield
Labour
15,560
29.9%
No
Anthony Stephen Rounthwaite
Liberal
10,960
21.1%
No
Michael John Green
Green
471
0.9%
No
Steven Francis Colling
Workers Revolutionary
156
0.3%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Antony Marlow
Conservative
24,865
45.8%
Yes
Janet Margaret Thomas
Labour
20,957
38.6%
No
Richard Wilfrid Church
Liberal Democrat
8,236
15.2%
No
Barry Spivack
Natural Law
232
0.4%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sally Keeble
Labour
27,247
52.7%
Yes
Antony Marlow
Conservative
17,247
33.4%
No
Lesley Dunbar
Liberal Democrat
6,579
12.7%
No
Dusan Torbica
UKIP
474
0.9%
No
Barry Spivack
Natural Law
161
0.3%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sally Keeble
Labour
20,507
49.4%
Yes
John Whelan
Conservative
12,614
30.4%
No
Richard Church
Liberal Democrat
7,363
17.7%
No
Dusan Torbica
UKIP
596
1.4%
No
Gordon White
Socialist Alliance
414
1.0%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sally Keeble
Labour
16,905
40.2%
Yes
Damian Collins
Conservative
12,945
30.8%
No
Andrew Simpson
Liberal Democrat
10,317
24.5%
No
John Howsam
UKIP
1,050
2.5%
No
Paul Witherington
SOS! Northampton
495
1.2%
No
Andrew Otchie
Christian Peoples
336
0.8%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Michael Ellis
Conservative
13,735
34.1%
Yes
Sally Keeble
Labour
11,799
29.3%
No
Andrew Simpson
Liberal Democrat
11,250
27.9%
No
Ray Beasley
BNP
1,316
3.3%
No
Jim Macarthur
UKIP
1,238
3.1%
No
Tony Lochmuller
Green
443
1.1%
No
Eamonn Fitzpatrick
Independent
334
0.8%
No
Timothy Webb
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
98
0.2%
No
Malcolm Mildren
Independent
58
0.1%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Michael Ellis
Conservative
16,699
42.4%
Yes
Sally Keeble
Labour
13,454
34.1%
No
Tom Rubython
UKIP
6,354
16.1%
No
Tony Clarke
Green
1,503
3.8%
No
Angela Paterson
Liberal Democrat
1,401
3.6%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Michael Ellis
Conservative
19,065
47.2%
Yes
Sally Keeble
Labour
18,258
45.2%
No
Jonathan Bullock
UKIP
1,404
3.5%
No
George Smid
Liberal Democrat
1,015
2.5%
No
Steve Miller
Green
636
1.6%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Michael Ellis
Conservative
21,031
53.2%
Yes
Sally Keeble
Labour
15,524
39.3%
No
Martin Sawyer
Liberal Democrat
2,031
5.1%
No
Katherine Pate
Green
953
2.4%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Lucy Rigby
Labour
18,209
43.5%
Yes
Dan Bennett
Conservative
9,195
22.0%
No
Antony Antoniou
Reform UK
7,010
16.8%
No
Eishar Bassan
Green
2,558
6.1%
No
Christopher Leggett
Liberal Democrat
2,251
5.4%
No
Khalid Razzaq
Workers Party of Britain
1,531
3.7%
No
Paul Clark
Independent
1,059
2.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Northampton North has been contested at 14 general elections on record since Oct 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Northampton North in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Northampton North in 2024 with 18,209 votes (43.5%), a majority of 9,014 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Northampton North since Oct 1974?
Since Oct 1974, Northampton North has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Northampton North?
The closest result on record for Northampton North was 2017, when Conservative beat Labour by just 807 votes (2.0 percentage points).