South Northamptonshire (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards
South Northamptonshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sarah Bool of the Conservative Party. 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.
The seat was first formed in 1832 and, until the current version was formed in 2010, it was interchangeable with the constituency of Daventry.
Constituency profile
South Northamptonshire is a constituency in Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. Its largest town is Brackley, which has a population of around 17,000. Other settlements include the town of Towcester and the villages of Middleton Cheney, Silverstone, Deanshanger, Roade, Bugbrooke and Wollaston.
This constituency covers a large, rural area to the south of Northampton with many small villages. Brackley and Towcester are historic market towns; Brackley was traditionally a centre for rural trade, especially in wool and lace, whilst Towcester was an important stopping point on Watling Street and was originally a Roman garrison town called Lactodurum. South Northamptonshire has a significant motorsport industry; The Mercedes and Aston Martin Formula One teams are based here and Silverstone Circuit is partially located within its boundaries. This constituency is affluent, especially in Brackley and Towcester which have very low levels of deprivation.
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