Wellingborough and Rushden (UK Parliament constituency)
| Wellingborough and Rushden | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Northamptonshire |
| Major settlements | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Wellingborough |
Wellingborough and Rushden is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023,[2] it will first be contested at the next general election.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will be composed of the following wards or part wards in the District of North Northamptonshire (as they existed on 1st April 2021):
Brickhill and Queensway; Croyland and Swanspool; Finedon; Hatton Park ; Higham Ferrers; Irchester (polling districts WIA and WIB); Irthlingborough (polling districts SD and SF); Rushden Pemberton West; Rushden South.[2]
It is the successor of the Wellingborough constituency, excluding parts of the Earls Barton and Irchester wards which are to be included in Daventry and South Northamptonshire respectively. The parts of the Irthlingborough ward are to be transferred from Corby.
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Jeremy Brittin | ||||
| Reform UK | Ben Habib | ||||
| Labour | Gen Kitchen | ||||
| Green | Paul Mannion[3] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ a b "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part I.
- ^ "Your local candidates". Northants Green Party. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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