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|electorate = 76,163 (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-east-midlands/#lg_kettering-cc-76163 |title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midland |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=2 July 2024 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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|county = [[Northamptonshire]] |
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|towns = [[Kettering]], [[Desborough]], [[Burton Latimer]] and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]] |
|towns = [[Kettering]], [[Desborough]], [[Burton Latimer]] and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]] |
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'''Kettering''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in [[Northamptonshire]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since |
'''Kettering''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[county constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in [[Northamptonshire]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] by [[Rosie Wrighting]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} |
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⚫ | Economically, it is predominantly middle-class, well within managerial/directorial commuter zones for [[London]] and the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]. Industry continues in some sectors ranging from, for example, lingerie,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveden.com/|title=Eveden.com}}</ref> food production, rigid containers, abattoirs, to the [[Weetabix Limited|Weetabix]] factory in [[Burton Latimer]], but the industrial activity of the area, as with the rest of the county, is reduced whereas the wider area's headline [[gross value added]] for the area per head has been mostly consistently higher, from £11,667 in 1997 in North Northamptonshire to £17,835.{{#tag:ref|A decrease during the year 2009 was seen to £16,885|group= n}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?newquery=gva|title=[ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive – The National Archives|first=Internet Memory|last=Foundation|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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Prior to [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]], the constituency had been dominated not by the eponymous town, but by the nearby industrial town of [[Corby]]. The town's general support for [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] made Kettering a reliable Labour seat, as the party won it at every election from [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] to when Corby was split off to form [[Corby (UK Parliament constituency)|its own constituency]] in 1983. In its current configuration Kettering is much more inclined towards the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], though Labour won it in their landslide victories in [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]], [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]] and [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]. |
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== Boundaries == |
== Boundaries == |
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⚫ | The constituency covers the major town of [[Kettering]], the smaller towns of [[Desborough]], [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]] and [[Burton Latimer]] together with a number of villages. A semi-rural seat, the preponderance of constituents live in the towns and a minority of the wards form a wide array of rural communities that have [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] or [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] status. |
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=== Historic === |
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'''1918–1950''': The Urban Districts of [[Desborough]], [[Kettering]], and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]], the Rural Districts of [[Brixworth Rural District|Brixworth]], [[Kettering Rural District|Kettering]], and [[Oxendon Rural District|Oxendon]], and in the Rural District of Northampton the parishes of [[Great Billing]], [[Little Billing]], and [[Weston Favell]]. |
'''1918–1950''': The Urban Districts of [[Desborough]], [[Kettering]], and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]], the Rural Districts of [[Brixworth Rural District|Brixworth]], [[Kettering Rural District|Kettering]], and [[Oxendon Rural District|Oxendon]], and in the Rural District of Northampton the parishes of [[Great Billing]], [[Little Billing]], and [[Weston Favell]]. |
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⚫ | The constituency created in 1950 included the generally (in the late 20th century) [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-majority industrial town of [[Corby]] until the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], when Corby gained its [[Corby (UK Parliament constituency)|own constituency]]. |
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'''1950–1974''': The Municipal Borough of [[Borough of Kettering|Kettering]], the Urban Districts of [[Burton Latimer]], Desborough, [[Corby]] and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]], and the Rural Districts of Brixworth and Kettering. |
'''1950–1974''': The Municipal Borough of [[Borough of Kettering|Kettering]], the Urban Districts of [[Burton Latimer]], Desborough, [[Corby]] and [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]], and the Rural Districts of Brixworth and Kettering. |
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'''1983–1997''': The Borough of Kettering, and the [[Daventry District|District of Daventry]] wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Moulton, and Overstone and Walgrave. |
'''1983–1997''': The Borough of Kettering, and the [[Daventry District|District of Daventry]] wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Moulton, and Overstone and Walgrave. |
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⚫ | The constituency created in 1950 included the generally (in the late 20th century) [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-majority industrial town of [[Corby]] until the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], when Corby gained its [[Corby (UK Parliament constituency)|own constituency]]. |
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'''1997–2010''': The Borough of Kettering, and the District of Daventry wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Guilsborough, Moulton, Overstone and Walgrave, Spratton, and Welford. |
'''1997–2010''': The Borough of Kettering, and the District of Daventry wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Guilsborough, Moulton, Overstone and Walgrave, Spratton, and Welford. |
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'''2010–2021''': The Borough of Kettering. |
'''2010–2021''': The Borough of Kettering. |
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The [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]]'s [[Fifth |
The [[Boundary Commission for England|Boundary Commission]]'s [[Fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies]] proposed an additional seat in Northamptonshire due to population growth in the county. Parliament approved its recommendations for 2010 which made way for the new constituency of [[South Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Northamptonshire]]. The resulting boundary changes resulted in the loss of the District of Daventry wards from the Kettering constituency. |
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'''2024–present''': The [[North Northamptonshire]] wards of Burton and Broughton, Corby Rural (part), Clover Hill, Desborough, Ise, Northall, Rothwell and Mawsley, Wicksteed and Windmill.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule I Part I}}</ref> |
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'''2021–2024''': With effect from 1 April 2021, the Borough of Kettering was absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Northamptonshire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/156/contents}}</ref> From that date, the constituency comprised the [[North Northamptonshire Council]] wards of Burton and Broughton, Clover Hill, Desborough, Ise, Northall, Rothwell and Mawsley, Wicksteed and Windmill. |
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=== Current === |
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Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], which came into effect for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], Kettering will be unchanged, except for the addition of polling districts CRWB, CRWC, CRWD, CRWE, CSCB and CSCC in the Corby Rural ward, transferred from the [[Corby (UK Parliament constituency)|Corby]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule I Part I}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The constituency covers the major town of [[Kettering]], the smaller towns of [[Desborough]], [[Rothwell, Northamptonshire|Rothwell]] and [[Burton Latimer]] together with a number of villages. A semi-rural seat, the preponderance of constituents live in the towns and a minority of the wards form a wide array of rural communities that have [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] or [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] status. |
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⚫ | Economically, it is predominantly middle-class, well within managerial/directorial commuter zones for [[London]] and the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]. Industry continues in some sectors ranging from, for example, lingerie,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveden.com/|title=Eveden.com}}</ref> food production, rigid containers, abattoirs, to the [[Weetabix Limited|Weetabix]] factory in [[Burton Latimer]], but the industrial activity of the area, as with the rest of the county, is reduced whereas the wider area's headline [[gross value added]] for the area per head has been mostly consistently higher, from £11,667 in 1997 in North Northamptonshire to £17,835.{{#tag:ref|A decrease during the year 2009 was seen to £16,885|group= n}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?newquery=gva|title=[ARCHIVED CONTENT] UK Government Web Archive – The National Archives|first=Internet Memory|last=Foundation|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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== Members of Parliament == |
== Members of Parliament == |
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The current [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] is [[ |
The current [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] is [[Rosie Wrighting]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. She was elected in 2024 when she defeated the sitting [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP, [[Philip Hollobone]], in an election which nationally saw a landslide win for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. Prior to Wrighting's victory, Kettering had been a predominantly [[Safe seat|safe]] Conservative seat since the removal of [[Corby]] in [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]], as Labour had only won it in their two landslides in [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] and [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]], by tight margins of just 189 and 665 votes (0.3 and 1.2 percent of the vote) respectively. Her majority was by far the largest for Labour since before Corby was removed from the seat. |
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===Kettering Constituency (1918–present)=== |
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| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] || [[Alfred Waterson]] || [[Co-operative Party|Co-operative]] |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] || [[Alfred Waterson]] || [[Co-operative Party|Co-operative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] || [[Owen Parker]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] || [[Owen Parker]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" | |
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| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] || [[Samuel Perry (MP)|Samuel Perry]] || [[Labour and Co-operative|Labour Co-operative]] |
| [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] || [[Samuel Perry (MP)|Samuel Perry]] || [[Labour and Co-operative|Labour Co-operative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] || [[Mervyn Manningham-Buller]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] || [[Mervyn Manningham-Buller]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] || [[Samuel Perry (MP)|Samuel Perry]] || [[Labour and Co-operative|Labour Co-operative]] |
| [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] || [[Samuel Perry (MP)|Samuel Perry]] || [[Labour and Co-operative|Labour Co-operative]] |
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| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] || [[John Eastwood (politician)|John Eastwood]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] || [[John Eastwood (politician)|John Eastwood]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1940 Kettering by-election|1940 by-election]] || [[John Profumo]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[1940 Kettering by-election|1940 by-election]] || [[John Profumo]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] || [[Gilbert Mitchison, Baron Mitchison|Gilbert Mitchison]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] || [[Gilbert Mitchison, Baron Mitchison|Gilbert Mitchison]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] || [[Geoffrey de Freitas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] || [[Geoffrey de Freitas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] || [[William Homewood|Bill Homewood]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] || [[William Homewood|Bill Homewood]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] || [[Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman|Roger Freeman]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] || [[Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman|Roger Freeman]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] || [[Phil Sawford]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] || [[Phil Sawford]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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| [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] || [[Philip Hollobone]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] || [[Philip Hollobone]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] || [[Rosie Wrighting]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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;Mid Northamptonshire Constituency (1885–1918) |
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Prior to boundary changes in 1918, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency |
Prior to boundary changes in 1918, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the [[Mid Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Northamptonshire]] constituency. |
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;North Northamptonshire Constituency (1832–1885) |
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Prior to boundary changes in 1885, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency |
Prior to boundary changes in 1885, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the [[North Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Northamptonshire]] constituency, which elected two members to Parliament. |
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== Elections == |
== Elections == |
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=== Elections in the 2020s === |
=== Elections in the 2020s === |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Kettering<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www. |
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Kettering<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001311 |title=Kettering results |publisher=BBC |date=2024 |access-date=2024-07-06}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party= |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Rosie Wrighting]]|votes=18,009|percentage=35.9|change=+9.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Philip Hollobone]]|votes=14,189|percentage=28.2|change=-32.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Crispian Besley|votes=8,468|percentage=16.9|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Emily Fedorowycz|votes=7,004|percentage=13.9|change=+10.9}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sarah Ryan|votes=1,357|percentage=2.7|change=-4.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Jim Hakewill|votes=1,057|percentage=2.1|change=-1.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Matthew Murphy|votes=85|percentage=0.2|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate|party=Alliance for Democracy and Freedom|candidate=Jehad Aburamadan|votes=62|percentage= 0.1|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=3,900|percentage=7.7|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}} |
{{Election box turnout|votes=50,231|percentage=63.3|change=-5.0}} |
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{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=79,390}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=+20.6}} |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Rhea Keehn<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ketteringlabourparty.org/rhea_keehn |title=Rhea Keehn |
|candidate = Rhea Keehn<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ketteringlabourparty.org/rhea_keehn |title=Rhea Keehn – Kettering Labour Party |access-date=2015-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403085943/http://www.ketteringlabourparty.org/rhea_keehn |archive-date=3 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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|votes = 11,877 |
|votes = 11,877 |
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|percentage = 25.2 |
|percentage = 25.2 |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Rob Reeves<ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106023|title=General Election 2017 Candidate |
|candidate = Rob Reeves<ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106023|title=General Election 2017 Candidate – Green Party|website=Green Party Members' Website}}</ref> |
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|votes = 1,633 |
|votes = 1,633 |
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|percentage = 3.5 |
|percentage = 3.5 |
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|party = Referendum Party |
|party = Referendum Party |
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|candidate = Arthur |
|candidate = Arthur Smith |
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|votes = 1551 |
|votes = 1551 |
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|percentage = 2.7 |
|percentage = 2.7 |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Richard |
|candidate = Richard Denton-White |
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|votes = 8,962 |
|votes = 8,962 |
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|percentage = 16.0 |
|percentage = 16.0 |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Ashley |
|candidate = Ashley Minto |
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|votes = 10,229 |
|votes = 10,229 |
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|percentage = 19.7 |
|percentage = 19.7 |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|loser = Labour Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Kettering<ref name="craig1918">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F.W.S.|title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949|url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai|url-access=registration|date=1969|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Glasgow|isbn=0-900178-01-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai/page/437 437]}}</ref> |
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|candidate = Algernon Ferguson <ref>‘FERGUSON, Brig.-Gen. Algernon Francis Holford’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U225323, accessed 18 Sept 2017]</ref> |
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* {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results |
* {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}} |
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Kettering | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northamptonshire |
Electorate | 76,163 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Kettering, Desborough, Burton Latimer and Rothwell |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Rosie Wrighting (Labour Party (UK)) |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Northamptonshire and Mid Northamptonshire |
Kettering is a constituency[n 1] in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Rosie Wrighting of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
[edit]Economically, it is predominantly middle-class, well within managerial/directorial commuter zones for London and the West Midlands. Industry continues in some sectors ranging from, for example, lingerie,[2] food production, rigid containers, abattoirs, to the Weetabix factory in Burton Latimer, but the industrial activity of the area, as with the rest of the county, is reduced whereas the wider area's headline gross value added for the area per head has been mostly consistently higher, from £11,667 in 1997 in North Northamptonshire to £17,835.[n 3][3]
In 2005 The Guardian described it as:
'[A] mixed industrial town in Northamptonshire with good links to London.'
Prior to 1983, the constituency had been dominated not by the eponymous town, but by the nearby industrial town of Corby. The town's general support for Labour made Kettering a reliable Labour seat, as the party won it at every election from 1945 to when Corby was split off to form its own constituency in 1983. In its current configuration Kettering is much more inclined towards the Conservatives, though Labour won it in their landslide victories in 1997, 2001 and 2024.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency covers the major town of Kettering, the smaller towns of Desborough, Rothwell and Burton Latimer together with a number of villages. A semi-rural seat, the preponderance of constituents live in the towns and a minority of the wards form a wide array of rural communities that have civil parish or hamlet status.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Desborough, Kettering, and Rothwell, the Rural Districts of Brixworth, Kettering, and Oxendon, and in the Rural District of Northampton the parishes of Great Billing, Little Billing, and Weston Favell.
The constituency created in 1950 included the generally (in the late 20th century) Labour-majority industrial town of Corby until the 1983 general election, when Corby gained its own constituency.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Kettering, the Urban Districts of Burton Latimer, Desborough, Corby and Rothwell, and the Rural Districts of Brixworth and Kettering.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Kettering, the Urban Districts of Burton Latimer, Corby, Desborough, and Rothwell, and the Rural District of Kettering.
1983–1997: The Borough of Kettering, and the District of Daventry wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Moulton, and Overstone and Walgrave.
1997–2010: The Borough of Kettering, and the District of Daventry wards of Boughton and Pitsford, Brixworth, Clipston, Guilsborough, Moulton, Overstone and Walgrave, Spratton, and Welford.
2010–2021: The Borough of Kettering.
The Boundary Commission's Fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies proposed an additional seat in Northamptonshire due to population growth in the county. Parliament approved its recommendations for 2010 which made way for the new constituency of South Northamptonshire. The resulting boundary changes resulted in the loss of the District of Daventry wards from the Kettering constituency.
2024–present: The North Northamptonshire wards of Burton and Broughton, Corby Rural (part), Clover Hill, Desborough, Ise, Northall, Rothwell and Mawsley, Wicksteed and Windmill.[4]
Members of Parliament
[edit]The current Member of Parliament is Rosie Wrighting of the Labour Party. She was elected in 2024 when she defeated the sitting Conservative MP, Philip Hollobone, in an election which nationally saw a landslide win for the Labour Party. Prior to Wrighting's victory, Kettering had been a predominantly safe Conservative seat since the removal of Corby in 1983, as Labour had only won it in their two landslides in 1997 and 2001, by tight margins of just 189 and 665 votes (0.3 and 1.2 percent of the vote) respectively. Her majority was by far the largest for Labour since before Corby was removed from the seat.
- Mid Northamptonshire Constituency (1885–1918)
Prior to boundary changes in 1918, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the Mid Northamptonshire constituency.
- North Northamptonshire Constituency (1832–1885)
Prior to boundary changes in 1885, at least the majority of modern-day Kettering Constituency lay within the North Northamptonshire constituency, which elected two members to Parliament.
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rosie Wrighting | 18,009 | 35.9 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 14,189 | 28.2 | −32.1 | |
Reform UK | Crispian Besley | 8,468 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Green | Emily Fedorowycz | 7,004 | 13.9 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Ryan | 1,357 | 2.7 | −4.0 | |
Independent | Jim Hakewill | 1,057 | 2.1 | −1.1 | |
SDP | Matthew Murphy | 85 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Jehad Aburamadan | 62 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,900 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,231 | 63.3 | −5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 79,390 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +20.6 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 29,787 | 60.3 | 2.4 | |
Labour | Clare Pavitt | 13,022 | 26.4 | 10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 3,367 | 6.8 | 3.5 | |
Independent | Jim Hakewill | 1,642 | 3.3 | New | |
Green | Jamie Wildman | 1,543 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 16,765 | 33.9 | 12.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,361 | 67.4 | 1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 28,616 | 57.9 | 6.1 | |
Labour | Mick Scrimshaw | 18,054 | 36.5 | 11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 1,618 | 3.3 | 0.1 | |
Green | Rob Reeves | 1,116 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 10,562 | 21.4 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,404 | 69.1 | 1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 24,467 | 51.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Rhea Keehn[9] | 11,877 | 25.2 | −4.7 | |
UKIP | Jonathan Bullock[10] | 7,600 | 16.1 | New | |
Green | Rob Reeves[11] | 1,633 | 3.5 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris McGlynn | 1,490 | 3.2 | −12.6 | |
English Democrat | Derek Hilling[12] | 151 | 0.3 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 12,590 | 26.6 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,218 | 67.3 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 23,247 | 49.1 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Phil Sawford | 14,153 | 29.9 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 7,498 | 15.8 | +3.6 | |
BNP | Clive Skinner | 1,366 | 2.9 | New | |
English Democrat | Derek Hilling | 952 | 2.0 | New | |
Bus-Pass Elvis | Dave Bishop | 112 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 9,094 | 19.2 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,328 | 68.8 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 25,401 | 45.6 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Phil Sawford | 22,100 | 39.7 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Aron | 6,882 | 12.4 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Rosemarie Clarke | 1,263 | 2.3 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 3,301 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,646 | 68.0 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.55 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Sawford | 24,034 | 44.7 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 23,369 | 43.5 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Aron | 5,469 | 10.2 | −0.5 | |
UKIP | Barry Mahoney | 880 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 665 | 1.2 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 53,752 | 68.1 | −7.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.45 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phil Sawford | 24,650 | 43.3 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Roger Freeman | 24,461 | 43.0 | −9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Aron | 6,098 | 10.7 | −4.7 | |
Referendum | Arthur Smith | 1551 | 2.7 | New | |
Natural Law | Rosemary le Carpentier | 197 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 189 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,957 | 75.5 | −7.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Freeman | 29,115 | 52.0 | +0.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Phil Hope | 17,961 | 32.1 | +12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Denton-White | 8,962 | 16.0 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 11,154 | 19.9 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 56,038 | 82.6 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Freeman | 26,532 | 51.0 | +2.6 | |
SDP | Celia Goodhart | 15,205 | 29.3 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Ashley Minto | 10,229 | 19.7 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 11,327 | 21.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,196 | 78.8 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Freeman | 23,223 | 48.4 | −0.2 | |
SDP | Celia Goodhart | 14,637 | 30.5 | +18.4 | |
Labour | Alex Gordon | 10,119 | 21.1 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 8,586 | 17.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,979 | 76.4 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
Note: The boundary changes to the seat for the 1983 election meant that this seat would have been won by the Conservatives in 1979, as parts of the seat were moved into the newly created seat of Corby which was notionally Labour on the new boundaries and thus saw William Homewood attempt (unsuccessfully albeit) to seek re-election there.
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Homewood | 31,579 | 45.0 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Rupert Allason | 30,101 | 42.9 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | G. Raven | 8,424 | 12.0 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 1,478 | 2.1 | −15.7 | ||
Turnout | 70,104 | 79.3 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 30,970 | 49.3 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | G.D. Reed | 19,800 | 31.5 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | A. James W. Haigh | 12,038 | 19.2 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 11,170 | 17.8 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 62,808 | 73.2 | −7.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 31,659 | 45.9 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | G.D. Reed | 21,872 | 31.7 | −10.7 | |
Liberal | A. James W. Haigh | 15,393 | 22.3 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 9,787 | 14.2 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 68,924 | 81.1 | +5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 34,803 | 48.3 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | John Charles Taylor | 30,613 | 42.5 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | A. James W. Haigh | 6,695 | 9.3 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 4,190 | 5.8 | −11.2 | ||
Turnout | 72,111 | 75.5 | −5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 35,337 | 52.6 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Trevor E.T. Weston | 23,877 | 35.6 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | Anthony Smith | 7,903 | 11.8 | New | |
Majority | 11,460 | 17.0 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 67,117 | 81.3 | −0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Geoffrey de Freitas | 36,210 | 55.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | J. Hedley Lewis | 29,405 | 44.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 6,805 | 10.4 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 65,615 | 81.5 | +4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Mitchison | 32,933 | 52.8 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Neil Stone | 29,448 | 47.2 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 3,485 | 5.6 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 62,381 | 77.5 | −4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Mitchison | 31,198 | 55.2 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | John F. Nash | 25,495 | 44.8 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 5,903 | 10.4 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 56,893 | 81.6 | −5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Mitchison | 32,604 | 55.8 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | C. Peter B. Bailey | 25,777 | 44.2 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 6,827 | 11.6 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,381 | 87.2 | −0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Mitchison | 30,243 | 52.6 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Gyles Isham | 22,169 | 38.6 | −3.5 | |
Liberal | Ian Morrow | 4,692 | 8.2 | New | |
Communist | L.P. O'Connor | 368 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,074 | 14.0 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 57,472 | 88.1 | +13.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dick Mitchison | 29,868 | 53.6 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | John Profumo | 23,424 | 42.1 | −10.0 | |
Christian Pacifist Party | John Chamberlain Dempsey | 2,381 | 4.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,444 | 11.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,530 | 75.1 | −2.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The British Council commissioned a short film on the 1945 General Election which portrays the contest in the Kettering constituency.[21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Profumo | 17,914 | 73.0 | +20.9 | |
Workers' and Pensioners' Anti-War | W. Ross | 6,616 | 27.0 | New | |
Majority | 11,298 | 46.0 | +41.8 | ||
Turnout | 24,530 | 37.8 | −39.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Eastwood | 22,885 | 52.1 | −8.1 | |
Labour Co-op | J.R. Sadler | 21,042 | 47.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 1,843 | 4.2 | −16.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,927 | 77.3 | −8.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Eastwood | 25,811 | 60.2 | +23.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Samuel Perry | 17,095 | 39.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 8,716 | 20.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,906 | 85.7 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Samuel Perry | 18,253 | 43.8 | −4.2 | |
Unionist | J. Brown | 15,469 | 37.1 | −14.9 | |
Liberal | Cuthbert Snowball Rewcastle | 7,972 | 19.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,784 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,441 | 85.8 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 48,588 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Mervyn Manningham-Buller | 16,042 | 52.0 | +17.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Samuel Perry | 14,801 | 48.0 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 1,241 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,843 | 84.3 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 36,574 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Samuel Perry | 12,718 | 43.5 | −6.0 | |
Unionist | Owen Parker | 10,212 | 35.0 | −15.5 | |
Liberal | Alfred Yeo | 6,273 | 21.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,506 | 8.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,203 | 81.3 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 35,899 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Owen Parker | 14,333 | 50.5 | New | |
Labour Co-op | Alfred Waterson | 14,024 | 49.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 309 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,357 | 81.0 | +15.9 | ||
Registered electors | 35,024 | ||||
Unionist gain from Co-operative Party | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Co-operative Party | Alfred Waterson | 10,299 | 45.7 | ||
C | Liberal | Leland William Buxton | 7,761 | 34.4 | |
National | Algernon Ferguson [23] | 4,489 | 19.9 | ||
Majority | 2,538 | 11.3 | |||
Turnout | 22,549 | 65.1 | |||
Registered electors | 34,624 | ||||
Co-operative Party win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ A decrease during the year 2009 was seen to £16,885
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midland". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
- ^ "Kettering results". BBC. 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Kettering Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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- ^ "Candidates". English Democrats. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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- ^ British Council. "General Election". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 437. ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
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Sources
[edit]- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
[edit]- Kettering Green Party
- Kettering Liberal Democrats
- Kettering Conservatives
- Kettering Labour Party
- Kettering UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Kettering UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Kettering UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK