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Northampton South

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Mike Reader
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
70,393
Turnout
62.4%
Majority
4,071

Where is Northampton South?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Northampton South Northampton North Daventry Milton Keynes North South Northamptonshire Kettering Wellingborough and Rushden Corby and East Northamptonshire Mid Bedfordshire North Bedfordshire Rugby Banbury England
Northampton South

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Northampton South is a constituency in the East Midlands region of England. The seat has been held by Mike Reader (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Mike Reader MP

Labour

Represents Northampton South in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
4,071
Turnout
62.4%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Mike ReaderElectedLabour16,89038.5%7.6%
Andrew LewerConservative12,81929.2%-28.6%
Tony OwensReform UK8,21018.7%
Jill HopeLiberal Democrat3,1937.3%-0.7%
Simon SneddonGreen Party2,3985.5%2.0%
Katie SimpsonTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2960.7%
Penelope TollittClimate Party980.2%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Northampton South, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population114,719
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1723.7% · 27,166 people
18 to 248.0% · 9,186 people
25 to 3413.1% · 15,076 people
35 to 4921.9% · 25,068 people
50 to 6417.9% · 20,537 people
65 and over15.4% · 17,686 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

43,241 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.5% · 28,735 households
Private renters19.4% · 8,373 households
Social renters12.5% · 5,387 households
Other tenure1.7% · 746 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

43,239 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.2% · 10,908 households
Families with dependent children33.7% · 14,593 households
Other single-family households36.1% · 15,622 households
Other household types4.9% · 2,116 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

110,387 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.8% · 6,357 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.8% · 9,680 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5% · 94,350 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency330
Signatures nationally244,752

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency318
Signatures nationally206,621

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency260
Signatures nationally130,147

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency205
Signatures nationally112,998

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency201
Signatures nationally197,675

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency168
Signatures nationally110,872

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency142
Signatures nationally105,323

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency95
Signatures nationally119,143

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded38
Total awarded£2,894,403

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Strength and Balance Classes

Step Forward With Lewis CIC

£18,785

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Step Forward With Lewis CIC - Other - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Health and Wellbeing Department

Northampton Saints Foundation

£190,410

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Northampton Saints Foundation - Children & Young People - RC Midlands Region

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

Place Expansion - North Northants

Northamptonshire Sport

£1,189,403

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This investment will enable Northamptonshire Sport across two areas (North and West Northants) and Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership and their trusted and strategically aligned partners, to operationalise place expansion locally, through their local Place Partnerships.

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Action for Happiness Northamptonshire Hub – Phase 2

Action for Happiness Northamptonshire Hub

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Action for Happiness Northamptonshire Hub - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 March 2026

Growing Together Now & For The Future

Growing Together Northampton

£288,222

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Growing Together Northampton - Community - RC Midlands Region

33 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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