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| Daventry | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Daventry in the East Midlands | |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| Electorate | 74,674 (2018)[1] |
| Major settlements | Daventry, Earls Barton, Brixworth |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South Northamptonshire |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Created from | South Northamptonshire and Mid Northamptonshire |
| Replaced by | South Northamptonshire |
Daventry is a constituency[n 1] in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chris Heaton-Harris of the Conservative Party, who has served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2022. On 18 May 2024, he announced that he would not seek re-election as an MP at the next general election.[2][3]
History
The seat, one of many created in 1918, was a narrower form of the oldest creation of South Northamptonshire and lasted 32 years until it reverted into "South Northamptonshire". Finally today's seat was recreated mostly from the north of the South Northants seat[n 2] in 1974. Since its recreation and during its first existence, it has been served by Conservative MPs. As the 1997 majority was also not marginal, it has been to date an archetypal safe seat.
Boundaries
Historic
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Daventry and Brackley, the Rural Districts of Brackley, Crick, Daventry, Hardingstone, Middleton Cheney, Potterspury, and Towcester, and part of the Rural District of Northampton.
1974–1983: The Boroughs of Brackley and Daventry, and the Rural Districts of Brackley, Brixworth, Daventry, Northampton, and Towcester.[4]
1983–1997: The District of Daventry wards of Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby, Brampton, Braunston, Byfield, Crick and West Haddon, Drayton, Everdon, Flore, Guilsborough, Hill, Kilsby, Long Buckby, Ravensthorpe, Spratton, Weedon, Welford, Woodford, and Yelvertoft, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Astwell, Blakesley, Brackley East, Brackley West, Cosgrove, Danvers, Deanshanger, Forest, Grafton, Greatworth, King's Sutton, Kingthorn, Middleton Cheney, Potterspury, Rainsborough, Slapton, Tove, Towcester, and Wardoun.
1997–2010: The District of Daventry wards of Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby, Brampton, Braunston, Byfield, Crick and West Haddon, Drayton, Everdon, Flore, Hill, Kilsby, Long Buckby, Ravensthorpe, Weedon, Woodford, and Yelvertoft, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Astwell, Blakesley, Blisworth, Brackley East, Brackley West, Bugbrooke, Cosgrove, Danvers, Deanshanger, Forest, Gayton, Grafton, Greatworth, Heyford, King's Sutton, Kingthorn, Middleton Cheney, Potterspury, Rainsborough, Slapton, Tove, Towcester, and Wardoun.
2010–2021: The District of Daventry, the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Cote, Downs, Grange, Harpole, and Heyford, and the Borough of Wellingborough wards of Earls Barton and West.
2021–2024: With effect from 1 April 2021, the second tier authorities in Northamptonshire were abolished and absorbed into the two new unitary authorities of North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire.[5] From that date, the constituency comprised the District of North Northamptonshire ward of Earls Barton (part) and the District of West Northamptonshire wards of Braunston and Crick; Brixworth, Bugbrooke (part) Daventry East, Daventry West, Long Buckby, Moulton, and Woodford and Weedon.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 April 2021):
- The District of North Northamptonshire ward of Earls Barton
- The District of West Northamptonshire wards of Braunston and Crick; Brixworth; Daventry East; Daventry West; Long Buckby; Moulton; Silverstone (polling districts SAG, SAP, SAQ, SBJ and SCL); Woodford and Weedon.[6]
The constituency covers the west of Northamptonshire and is named for the market town of Daventry.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1918–1950
South Northamptonshire and Mid Northamptonshire prior to 1918
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Edward FitzRoy | Conservative | |
| 1928 | Speaker | ||
| 1943 by-election | Reginald Manningham-Buller | Conservative | |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | ||
MPs since Feb 1974
South Northamptonshire prior to 1974
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Arthur Jones | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Reg Prentice | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Tim Boswell | Conservative | |
| 2010 | Chris Heaton-Harris | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Andrew | ||||
| Reform UK | Scott Cameron | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harris | ||||
| Labour | Marianne Kimani | ||||
| Green | Clare Slater | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Heaton-Harris | 37,055 | 64.6 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Paul Joyce | 10,975 | 19.1 | -5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 7,032 | 12.3 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Clare Slater | 2,341 | 4.1 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 26,080 | 45.5 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 57,403 | 74.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Heaton-Harris[11] | 35,464 | 63.7 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Aiden Ramsey | 13,730 | 24.7 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | 4,015 | 7.2 | +2.7 | |
| UKIP | Ian Gibbins | 1,497 | 2.7 | -13.1 | |
| Green | Jamie Wildman | 957 | 1.7 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 21,734 | 39.0 | -1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 55,663 | 74.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.55 | |||