Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kettering County constituency

Kettering shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England
Created:	1918
MP:	Philip Hollobone
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Northamptonshire
EP constituency:	East Midlands

Kettering is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency covers the district of Kettering and the east of the district of Daventry, including the towns of Desborough and Rothwell.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary changes
2 Members of Parliament
3 Elections
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Kettering constituency is a semi-rural constituency, predominantly based around the towns of Kettering, Desborough, Rothwell and Burton Latimer within Kettering Borough (which is wholly consumed by the constituency) but additionally including wide tracts of rural land, making it geographically the second largest constituency in Northamptonshire.

Politically, it is comprised of the Kettering Borough and the eastern wards of the Daventry District; the predominant parts of which being based around the large villages of Brixworth and Moulton.

Economically, it is predominantly middle-class. While industry continues in some areas, most notably at the Weetabix factory at Burton Latimer, the industralisation of the area, as with the rest of the county, is a shadow of its former self.

[edit] Boundary changes

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made substantial changes to the county to make way for the new constituency of South Northamptonshire. The existing Kettering parliamentary constituency undergoes substantial boundary changes.

As a result, Kettering gains the electoral wards to make the seat coterminous with the boundaries of the Kettering Borough. The only electoral wards in the newly shaped seat will be within the borough constituency boundaries.

[edit] Members of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament is Philip Hollobone of the Conservative Party. He was elected in 2005 when he defeated the sitting Labour MP, Phil Sawford.

[edit] Kettering Constituency (1918 - Present)

	Member	Party
1918	Alfred Waterson	Co-operative
1922	Owen Parker	Conservative
1923	Samuel Perry	Labour
1924	Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller	Conservative
1929	Samuel Perry	Labour
1931	John Eastwood	Conservative
1940	John Profumo	Conservative
1945	Gilbert Mitchison	Labour
1964	Geoffrey de Freitas	Labour
1979	William Homewood	Labour
1983	Roger Freeman	Conservative
1997	Phil Sawford	Labour
2005	Philip Hollobone	Conservative

[edit] 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.

Year	Member	Party
1885	Hon Charles Robert Spencer	Liberal
1895	J. Pender	Conservative
1900	Hon Charles Robert Spencer	Liberal
1906	Harry Manfield	Liberal

[edit] 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.

Below lists each time the pair of representatives for North Northamptonshire changed over the course of its existence.

Year	Senior Member*	Party	Junior Member**	Party
1832	Viscount Charles William Fitzwilliam	Whig	Lord Brundenell	Tory (then Conservative)
1833	Lord Brundenell	Conservative	Viscount William Thomas Fitzwilliam	Whig
1835	Lord Brundenell	Conservative	T.P. Maunsell	Conservative
1837	T.P. Maunsell	Conservative	George-James Finch-Hatton (Viscount Maidstone)	Conservative
1841	T.P. Maunsell	Conservative	A.S. O'Brien-Stafford	Conservative
1857	G.W. Hunt	Conservative	Lord Burghley	Conservative
1867	G.W. Hunt	Conservative	S.G. Stopford-Sackville	Conservative
1877	S.G. Stopford-Sackville	Conservative	Lord Burghley	Conservative
1880	Lord Burghley	Conservative	Hon Charles Robert Spencer	Liberal

"*" Refers to the longest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at a particular time. "**" Refers to the shortest-serving member for North Northamptonshire at a particular time.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005

General Election 2005: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Hollobone	25,401	45.6	+2.2
	Labour	Phil Sawford	22,100	39.7	-5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Aron	6,882	12.4	+2.2
	UK Independence	Rosemarie Clarke	1,263	2.3	+0.6
Majority			3,301	5.9
Turnout			55,646	68.0	-0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.6

General election of 2001

General Election 2001: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	UK Independence	Barry Mahoney	880	1.6	-1.4
Majority			665	1.2	+0.9%
Turnout			53,752	68.1	-7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997

General Election 1997: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Sawford	24,650	43.3	+11.2
	Conservative	Roger Freeman	24,461	43.0	-9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Aron	6,098	10.7	-5.3
	Referendum Party	A.E. Smith	1551	2.7	N/A
	Natural Law	Rosemary le Carpentier	197	0.3	N/A
Majority			189	0.3
Turnout			56,957	68.1	-7.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.9

General election of 1992

General Election 1992: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Freeman	29,115	52.0	+1.0
	Labour	Phil Hope	17,961	32.0	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Denton-White	8,962	16.0	-13.3
Majority			11,154	20.0	-1.7
Turnout			56,038	82.6	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General election of 1987

General Election 1987: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Freeman	26,532	51.0	+2.6
	Social Democrat	Cecilia Goodhart	15,205	29.3	-1.2
	Labour	A.M. Minto	10,229	19.7	-1.4
Majority			11,327	21.8	+3.9
Turnout			51,196	78.8	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election of 1983

General Election 1983: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Freeman	23,223	48.4	+5.5
	Social Democrat	Cecilia Goodhart	14,637	30.5	+18.5
	Labour	Alex Gordon	10,229	19.7	-1.4
Majority			8586	17.9
Turnout			47,979	76.4	-2.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+14.7

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1979

General Election 1979: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Homewood	31,579	45.0	-4.3
	Conservative		30,101	42.9	11.4
	Liberal		8,424	12.0	-7.1
Majority			1,478	2.1%	-15.7
Turnout			70,104	79.3	6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of October 1974

General Election October 1974: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Homewood	30,970	49.3	3.4
	Conservative		19,800	31.5	-0.2
	Liberal		12,038	19.2	-7.1
Majority			11,170	17.8	3.6
Turnout			62,808	73.2%	-7.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of February 1974

General Election February 1974: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Homewood	31,659	45.9	-2.3
	Conservative		21,872	31.7	-10.7
	Liberal		15,393	22.3	13.0
Majority			9,787	14.2	8.4
Turnout			68,924	81.1	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1970

General Election 1970: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey de Freitas	34,803	48.3	-4.4
	Conservative		30,613	42.5	6.9
	Liberal		6,695	9.3	-2.5
Majority			4,190	5.8	-11.3
Turnout			72,111	75.5	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General election of 1966

General Election 1966: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey de Freitas	35,337	52.6	-2.5
	Conservative		23,877	35.6	-9.2
	Liberal		7,903	11.8	N/A
Majority			11,460	17.1	+6.7
Turnout			67,117	81.3	-0.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1964

General Election 1964: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey de Freitas	36,210	55.2	2.4
	Conservative		29,405	44.8	-2.4
Majority			6,805	10.4	+2.4
Turnout			65,615	81.5	4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General election of 1959

General Election 1959: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gilbert Mitchinson	32,933	52.8	-2.4
	Conservative		29,448	47.2	2.4
Majority			3,485	5.6	-4.8
Turnout			62,381	77.5	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1955

General Election 1955: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gilbert Mitchinson	31,198	55.2	-0.7
	Conservative		25,495	44.8	0.7
Majority			5,903	10.4	-1.3
Turnout			56,893	81.6	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1951

General Election 1951: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gilbert Mitchinson	32,604	55.8	+3.2
	Conservative		25,777	44.2	+5.6
Majority			6,827	11.7	-2.4
Turnout			58,381	87.2	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General election of 1950

General Election 1950: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gilbert Mitchinson	30,243	52.6	-1.0
	Conservative		22,169	38.6	-3.5
	Liberal		4,692	8.2	N/A
	Independent		368	0.6	N/A
Majority			8,074	14.0	+2.5
Turnout			57,472	88.1	13.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General election of 1935

General Election 1935: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eastwood	22,885	52.1	-8.1
	Labour		21,042	47.9	+8.1
Majority			1,843	4.2	-16.1
Turnout			43,927	77.3	-8.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election of 1931

General Election 1935: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Eastwood	25,811	60.2	+23.1
	Labour	Samuel Perry	17,095	39.8	-3.9
Majority			8,716	20.3
Turnout			42,906	85.7	-0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election of 1929

General Election 1929: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Perry	18,253	43.8	-5.8
	Conservative	Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller	15,469	37.1	-13.3
	Liberal		7,972	19.1	N/A
Majority			2,784	6.7
Turnout			41,694	85.8	4.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election of 1924

General Election 1924: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller	15,042	50.4	+15.4
	Labour	Samuel Perry	14,801	49.6	+6.0
Majority			241	0.8
Turnout			29,843	81.6	-0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election of 1923

General Election 1923: Kettering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Perry	12,718	43.6
	Conservative	Owen Parker	10,212	35.0
Majority			2,506	8.6
Turnout			29,203	81.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

Constituencies in the East Midlands
Labour	Amber Valley \| Ashfield \| Bassetlaw \| Bolsover \| Broxtowe \| Corby \| Derby North \| Derby South \| Erewash \| Gedling \| High Peak \| Leicester East \| Leicester South \| Leicester West \| Lincoln \| Loughborough \| Mansfield \| Northampton North \| North East Derbyshire \| North West Leicestershire \| Nottingham East \| Nottingham North \| Nottingham South \| Sherwood \| South Derbyshire
Conservative	Blaby \| Boston and Skegness \| Bosworth \| Charnwood \| Daventry \| Gainsborough \| Grantham and Stamford \| Harborough \| Kettering \| Louth and Horncastle \| Newark \| Northampton South \| Rushcliffe \| Rutland and Melton \| Sleaford and North Hykeham \| South Holland and The Deepings \| Wellingborough \| West Derbyshire
Liberal Democrat	Chesterfield
East Midlands European constituency: Conservative (2) \| UKIP (2) \| Labour (1) \| Liberal Democrats (1)

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