Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
  • Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
  • Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Change since 2019

Summary

  • Election coverage from across Northamptonshire

  • Voters have gone to the polls in seven constituencies across the county

  • Labour goes from nought to five seats in the county, reflecting the national picture

  • Government minister Tom Pursglove loses his Corby seat

  • Live results and reaction from across the UK

  1. The end of our live updatespublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 5 July

    That brings our live coverage to a close but we'll have the latest updates on our Northamptonshire page.

    Meanwhile, you can keep track of the national picture here.

  2. Conservatives hold on to Daventry seatpublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 5 July

    Text image: Daventry CONSERVATIVES HOLD

    The final Northamptonshire result of the election has seen the Conservatives hold on to Daventry.

    The sitting MP, Chris Heaton-Harris, decided not to stand again and Stuart Andrew won the seat for the Tories with 17,872 votes.

    Labour came second with 14,860 and Reform UK finished in third place with 10,636.

  3. Tories get first win of night in Northamptonshirepublished at 07:47 British Summer Time 5 July

    Sarah Bool with long fair hair wearing white jacket and blue rosette
    Image caption,

    Sarah Bool is now the Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire

    The Conservatives have held on to South Northamptonshire.

    It's their first victory of the night in Northamptonshire, where Labour have taken the other five seats that have been declared.

    The result for Daventry is still awaited.

    The former MP for South Northamptonshire, Dame Andrea Leadsom, decided not to stand in this election, so the new MP will be Sarah Bool.

  4. Unseated MP says Reform UK and Tory divide a 'key factor'published at 07:35 British Summer Time 5 July

    Andrew Lewer with dark hair wearing a grey suit and blue rosette
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    Andrew Lewer lost the Northampton South seat he had held since 2017

    Andrew Lewer, the Conservative who lost his Northampton South seat to Labour's Mike Reader, said the party would have to consider the strong showing of Reform UK when looking to the future.

    Nigel Farage's party came third in Northampton South, well ahead of the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.

    "The Reform / Conservative split is obviously going to be a key factor in people's discussions for the way forward for people on the centre right of politics," said Mr Lewer.

    He described the outcome as "disappointing for me and the team of people who worked extremely hard to get a result".

  5. Postpublished at 07:31 British Summer Time 5 July

    Text image: South Northamptonshire CONSERVATIVES HOLD
  6. Clean sweep for Labour so far in Northamptonshirepublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 5 July

    Laura Coffey
    Political reporter, Northampton, reporting from Kettering

    Mike Reader with short brown hair, brown jacket and red rosette
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    Mike Reader celebrates an emotional victory in Northampton South

    Five of seven constituencies in Northamptonshire have now all declared and they've all been Labour gains from Conservative.

    The five seats were all Labour targets and they fought hard to win them.

    It was telling that the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer went to Kettering for his first visit to Northamptonshire.

    This was a seat that previously had a Tory majority of 17,363, and now has a Labour one of 3,820 - a swing of 20%.

  7. Fifth victory for Labour as Rosie Wrighting takes Ketteringpublished at 06:41 British Summer Time 5 July
    Breaking

    Rosie Wrighting with long blond hair and red dress flanked by two men
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    Rosie Wrighting took the Kettering seat off Philip Hollobone, who has been the MP there since 2005

    Rosie Wrighting has unseated Philip Hollobone in the Kettering constituency in the fifth declaration of the night in Northamptonshire.

    She collected 18,009 votes with Mr Hollobone receiving 14,189.

    He had a 16,765 majority in 2019.

  8. Northampton North is third Labour gain in the countypublished at 06:32 British Summer Time 5 July

    Lucy Rigby with long blond hair and Labour rosette hugs a man at a count
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    Lucy Rigby celebrates her win for Labour in Northampton North

    Labour's Lucy Rigby has snatched the Northampton North seat off the Conservatives with 18,209 votes.

    The previous Conservative MP, Michael Ellis, had a 5,507 majority in 2019 but decided not to stand in this election.

    The Conservative candidate Dan Bennet came second with 9,195 votes.

  9. Labour's Gen Kitchen holds on to Wellingboroughpublished at 06:27 British Summer Time 5 July

    Gen Kitchen, the Labour candidate, won the seat from the Conservatives in a by-election earlier this year.

    She collected 17,754 votes in the general election, holding on to the seat ahead of the Conservative's David Goss on 12,248.

    Reform UK came third and the Green Party were fourth.

    Gen Kitchen with long blond hair and red outfit
  10. Postpublished at 06:23 British Summer Time 5 July

    Text image: Northampton North LABOUR GAIN FROM CONSERVATIVES Lucy Rigby
  11. Government minister Tom Pursglove loses Corby seat to Labourpublished at 06:19 British Summer Time 5 July

    The Conservative Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove has lost his seat to Labour.

    Lee Barron, with 21,020 votes, will now represent Corby & East Northamptonshire in Parliament.

    Mr Pursglove came second with 14,689 and Reform UK collected 8760 votes.

  12. First result in Northants sees a Labour gainpublished at 06:00 British Summer Time 5 July

    Mike Reader with short dark hair and red rosette
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    Mike Reader celebrates his win at the Northampton South count

    In the first Northamptonshire declaration of the night, Labour has taken the seat of Northampton South from the Conservatives.

    Mike Reader collected 16,890 votes.

    The sitting Conservative MP, Andrew Lewer scored 12,819.

    The Reform UK party came third with 8,210.

  13. Reform UK out for the count at Kettering Leisure Villagepublished at 05:50 British Summer Time 5 July

    Four seated Reform UK supporters look at a woman lying on the floor
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    Reform UK supporters have a rest during a long night at the count in Kettering

    It's turning into a long night at the count at Kettering Leisure village, so some supporters are catching up with a bit of sleep.

    The election has failed to persuade everyone to get out of bed and vote.

    Turnout figures show that fewer than six out of 10 people voted in some areas of the county.

    Northampton North, where the Conservatives had a majority of 5,507 at the last election, attracted 56% of its voters out to cast their ballot.

    Wellingborough & East Northamptonshire fared little better, with a turnout figure of 57%.

    South Northamptonshire got the best figure in the county - 69%.

    Daventry managed 66%, with Kettering on 64% and both Northampton South and Corby achieved a 63% figure.

  14. 'Where did you get that hat?'published at 05:33 British Summer Time 5 July

    Tom Pursglove in grey suit talks to High Sheriff who has a hat of feathers
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    Tom Pursglove kills a bit of time chatting to the High Sheriff

    With no results yet from the count covering the three seats of Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough, the sitting Conservative MP for Corby, Tom Pursglove, has a chat with the High Sheriff Amy Crawfurd.

    Perhaps he is wondering whether it was right for him to throw his hat into the ring, given the competition?

  15. Green party has 'a bit of a laugh' at countpublished at 05:22 British Summer Time 5 July

    Seven people, some wearing green, sit round a table with water bottles, crisps and biscuits
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    Emily Fedorowycz (under the picture frame) and the Green team at the Kettering count is celebrating with crisps, biscuits and water

    The Green Party at the Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough counts are in a celebratory mood ahead of the declarations.

    The party's Kettering candidate, Emily Fedorowycz, said: "We are having a bit of a laugh.

    "We are enjoying it; we have been watching the count as much as we can, gathering as much data, but we've got a really good idea now of where it's heading and honestly it's just been a really big achievement.

    "I think we're in the celebration stage now of just where we've got to and it's historical across the country but just for people to come out and show their support in this way - it's changed things."

  16. Northampton MP says 'every possibility' of retaining seatpublished at 04:58 British Summer Time 5 July

    Andrew Lewer with short black hair wearing a grey jacket and blue rosette at a count
    Image caption,

    Andrew Lewer will learn his fate within a few hours

    As we wait for the first declaration in Northamptonshire...

    Andrew Lewer, the Conservative defending his Northampton South seat, is at the count at the town's Indoor Tennis Centre and told the BBC there was a good chance he had kept his seat.

    He was elected in 2017 with a majority of less than 5,000, but that rose to 13,324 in 2019.

    "I think there's every chance [of winning]," he said.

    "We've worked it very hard; we've looked at the figures very carefully, but it depends on the votes on the night.

    "This is my 10th election, I'm quite used to the experience and I think you have to take the rough with the smooth."

  17. Reform UK supporter celebrates first four MPspublished at 04:28 British Summer Time 5 July

    Man with short hair and blue shirt with Reform rosette blows a party whistle
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    A Reform UK supporter came to the county prepared to celebrate

    A Reform UK supporter was spotted at the Northampton count celebrating a successful night for the party so far, with four of its candidates, including Nigel Farage, Richard Tice and Lee Anderson being elected.

  18. Candidate says Greens offered 'something very different'published at 04:09 British Summer Time 5 July

    Marion Turner-Hawes wearing a red jacket and Green rosette at a count

    A prominent supporter of the Green Party in Northamptonshire says people in Kettering have really resonated with "something very different" being offered by the party.

    Marion Turner-Hawes said "lots of people" had got behind the Green candidate Emily Fedorowycz, who represented "a real cross-section - older people, younger people, children".

    She added that business owners and community organisations had also backed Ms Fedorowycz, a former Mayor of Kettering.

  19. Politicians at the Kettering Leisure Village 'pensive'published at 03:42 British Summer Time 5 July

    Gen Kitchen with long blond hair and in a red jacket at the count standing next to a man
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    Labour's Gen Kitchen, who won the Wellingborough seat in a by-election, has been watching the counting

    The BBC's Tim Daley is at the three counts at Kettering Leisure Village and writes:

    As far as atmospheres go, the one at the Kettering Leisure Village this morning remains a little hard to call.

    Yes, feverish counting is going on, but the politicians who are here so far appear to be pensive.

    Labour's Gen Kitchen (the Wellingborough & Rushden candidate defending the seat she won in the by-election) has been seen spending about 10 minutes watching one particular pile of votes grow.

    There is, however, a distinct lack of representation from the Liberal Democrats here so far.

    Oddly, the Conservatives who've made it to Kettering appear to be neither happy nor glum.

    And Reform UK? Well, they're mostly congregating in the cafe area and huddling around a television watching their results come in from around the country.

  20. Former Labour MP says Keir Starmer has not promised too muchpublished at 03:06 British Summer Time 5 July

    Sally Keeble with short fair hair wearing a black top at a count
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    Former Labour MP Sally Keeble said Keir Starmer would be careful if he becomes Prime Minister

    The candidate who won the Northampton North seat for Labour in the1997 election that took Tony Blair to Downing Street says the initial results "look extremely good" for the party.

    Sally Keeble added that, when it came to setting out Labour's plans during the campaign, Keir Starmer was "extremely careful to make sure he doesn't over-promise".

    She said voters were not expecting miracles: "I think people know the extent of the problems and I think they're not over-expecting."