Constituency profile

South Northamptonshire

East Midlands · County constituency

Sarah Bool MP
Sitting MP

Sarah Bool

Conservative

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East Midlands
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
53.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +1.4pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +3.8pp
vs Reform UK 26.8%
MidlandsBrexit-marginal

About the South Northamptonshire constituency

South Northamptonshire is a county constituency in the East Midlands. The sitting MP is Sarah Bool (Conservative), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won with 35.7% to 28.9% for Labour, a majority of 3,687 votes on a 68.6% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 30.7% and Reform UK on 26.8%, a margin of 3.8 points.

Who lives in South Northamptonshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
53.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
35.1%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
13.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
74.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
23.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
44.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
24.5%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.4%
UK average ~28%

How did South Northamptonshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 3,687 votes (6.8pp) · turnout 68.6%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of South Northamptonshire

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

South Northamptonshire within West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire

South Northamptonshire crosses council boundaries: West Northamptonshire (94%), North Northamptonshire (6%). None of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
West Northamptonshire
52 LSOAs
94%
North Northamptonshire
3 LSOAs
6%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
BrackleyConservative 32.8%vs Labour 27.0%2021 Conservative 46.4%vs Independent 28.9%--
BugbrookeConservative 36.7%vs Labour 29.2%2021 Conservative 70.7%vs Lib Dem 17.9%--
DeanshangerConservative 35.8%vs Labour 31.9%2021 Conservative 64.3%vs Labour 20.1%--
Hackleton and Grange ParkConservative 35.6%vs Labour 32.1%2021 Conservative 67.1%vs Green 11.3%--
IrchesterLabour 35.4%vs Conservative 35.2%2021 Conservative 63.9%vs Labour 23.0%--
Middleton CheneyConservative 36.8%vs Labour 25.5%2021 Conservative 56.5%vs Lib Dem 30.1%--
SilverstoneConservative 39.2%vs Labour 27.1%2021 Conservative 68.2%vs Lib Dem 16.2%--
Towcester and RoadeConservative 34.5%vs Labour 27.2%2021 Conservative 41.3%vs Lib Dem 36.9%--

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for South Northamptonshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won South Northamptonshire at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdAndrea Leadsom17.3%55.2%21.0%4.0% UKIP1.1%1.2%20,47873.0%
2015Con holdAndrea Leadsom16.7%60.1%5.9%13.5% UKIP3.7%-26,41671.0%-2.0
2017Con holdAndrea Leadsom27.3%62.5%5.6%2.1% UKIP2.1%0.5%22,84075.8%+4.8
2019notionalConservative winnerAndrea Leadsom 2019 MP, pre-review boundary20.8%63.2%11.1%-3.8%1.1%23,67172.9%-2.9
2024Con holdSarah Bool28.9%35.7%9.3%16.7% Ref5.7%3.7%3,68768.6%-4.3

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like South Northamptonshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to South Northamptonshire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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