Who are Northamptonshire’s newly elected MPs?

Labour took five of Northamptonshire’s seven constituency seats.

They were all Labour targets, including the hard-fought seat of Kettering.

The Conservatives retained the two blue seats held by Dame Andrea Leadsom and Chris Heaton-Harris, both of whom decided not to stand again.

Here is an overview of all the county’s MPs.

Northampton South

Mike Reader – Northampton South

The constituency had a voter turnout of 62%, which was down 7% from 2019.

Northampton South results:

• Labour, Mike Reader – 16, 890

• Conservatives, Andrew Lewer – 12, 819

• Reform UK, Tony Owens – 8,210

• Liberal Democrats, Jill Hope – 3,193

• Green, Simon Sneddon – 2,398

• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, Katie Simpson – 296

• Climate Party, Penelope Tollitt – 98

Corby and East Northamptonshire

Lee Barron – Corby and East Northamptonshire

The constituency had a voter turnout of 63%, which was down 7.3% from 2019.

Labour’s Lee Barron won this seat, a key target for the party, from defending MP and former Conservative immigration minister Tom Pursglove.

Mr Barron has lived in Northamptonshire his whole life.

His father was a bootmaker in Raunds. He was a postal worker with Royal Mail and became a trade union representative.

Corby and East Northamptonshire results:

• Labour, Lee Barron – 21,020

• Conservatives, Tom Pursglove – 14,689

• Reform UK, Eddie McDonald – 8,760

• Green, Lee Forster – 2, 507

• Liberal Democrats, Chris Lofts – 2,191

• Independent, Karen Blott – 422

Northampton North

Lucy Rigby – Northampton North

The constituency had a voter turnout of 55%, which was down 12.2% from 2019.

Lucy Rigby, a solicitor specialising in competition law, contested the Lincoln constituency in 2015 and has been a councillor for a London council.

After winning, she told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she was “passionate” about the change she wanted to deliver for people in her constituency.

Ms Rigby said her three main priorities would be tackling the cost of living, improving public services and creating a thriving town centre that Northampton could be proud of.

Northampton North results:

• Labour, Lucy Rigby – 18,209

• Conservatives, Dan Bennett – 9,195

• Reform UK, Antony Antoniou – 7,010

• Green, Eishar Bassan – 2,558

• Liberal Democrats, Chris Leggett – 2,251

• Workers Party of Britain, Khalid Razzaq – 1,531

• Independent, Paul Clark – 1,059

Wellingborough and Rushden

Gen Kitchen – Wellingborough and Rushden

The constituency had a voter turnout of 57%, which was down 4.7% from 2019.

Labour’s Gen Kitchen retained her seat with 17, 754 votes.

She had previously won it in a by-election triggered by a recall petition for Conservative MP Peter Bone earlier this year.

Wellingborough and Rushden results:

• Labour, Gen Kitchen – 17, 734

• Conservatives, David Goss – 12,248

• Reform UK, Ben Habib – 9,456

• Green, Paul Mannion – 2,704

• Liberal Democrats, Christopher Townsend – 1,570

• Jeremy Brittin: 273

Kettering

Rosie Wrighting – Kettering

The constituency had a voter turnout of 63%, which was down 5% from 2019.

This seat previously had a Tory majority of 17,363 and now has a Labour one of 3,820 – a swing of 20%.

Kettering results:

• Labour, Rosie Wrighting -18,009

• Conservatives, Philip Hollobone – 14,189

• Reform UK, Crispian Besley – 8,468

• Green, Emily Fedorowycz – 7,004

• Liberal Democrats, Sarah Ryan – 1,357

• Independent, Jim Hakewill – 1,057

• Social Democratic Party, Matthew Murphy – 85

• Alliance of Democracy and Freedom, Jehad Aburamadan – 62

South Northamptonshire

Sarah Bool – South Northamptonshire

The constituency had a voter turnout of 69%, which was down 4.3% from 2019.

The Conservatives managed to retain this seat previously held by Dame Andrea Leadsom, who decided not to stand in the election.

South Northamptonshire results:

• Conservatives, Sarah Bool – 19,191

• Labour, Rufia Ashraf – 15,504

• Reform UK, Paul Hogan – 8,962

• Liberal Democrats, Stewart Tolley – 4,989

• Green, Emmie Williamson – 3040

• Independent, Ian McCord -1,556

• Workers Party of Britain, Mick Stott – 246

• Independent, Stuart Robert – 209

Daventry

Stuart Andrew – Daventry

The constituency had a voter turnout of 66%, which was down 8.8% from 2019.

Previous Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris decided not to stand again and Stuart Andrew won the seat for the Tories with 17,872 votes.

During campaigning, Mr Andrew said: “We are committed to supporting a high-quality and sustainable social care system, building on our additional investment of up to £8.6bn over the last two years.”

Daventry results:

• Conservatives, Stuart Andrew – 17,872

• Labour, Marianne Kimani – 14,860

• Reform UK, Scott Cameron – 10,636

• Liberal Democrats, Jonathan Harris, – 6,755

• Green, Clare Slater – 2,959

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