Kettering.
Labour Party MP Rosie Wrighting holds the seat on 35.9% of the vote.
3 Jun 2026
Rosie Wrighting's one notable rebellion tells you something about her priorities. In January 2026 she voted against her own government's revised Medical Devices fee regulations -- the only rebel vote in her record -- opposing charges she apparently judged still too heavy a burden on smaller life sciences businesses. That single break from Labour sits against an otherwise near-total voting record of 99.8% party alignment, making the deviation conspicuous. Beyond Westminster, she has secured £20 million in funding for Kettering, championed bereavement suites in maternity units at Kettering General Hospital, and was appointed parliamentary private secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care -- a role that explains both her health focus and her consistent loyalty to government positions.
Her participation rate of 78% (404 of 515 votes) sits below the Commons average, though this is not unusual for a PPS, whose convention limits public dissent. Her voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (97%), but notable distance from pro-business positions (13%) and civil liberties measures (21%). She consistently votes to override Lords amendments -- scoring 100% on lords-override, twenty points above her party average. Her 83 parliamentary contributions span economy, health, social care and defence, reflecting a broad brief rather than narrow specialism.
One gap stands out: her voting alignment on NHS funding measures is 0%, against a Labour party average of 41% -- an unusual divergence for a health-focused MP that may reflect the specific votes captured rather than genuine opposition to NHS spending. No committee roles are listed. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is high in volume but largely neutral in sentiment, dominated by community, crime and culture stories rather than controversy. Data on her pre-2024 career is not available.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Broughton | Alex Evelyn | 939 | North Northamptonshire Con | Oct 2024 |
| Clover Hill(3 seats) | Dell · Fedorowycz · Tubbs | 5,690 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Corby Rural(3 seats) | Sims · Watt · Nichol | 5,740 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Desborough | Bill McElhinney | 1,485 | North Northamptonshire Con | Apr 2024 |
| Ise(3 seats) | Prentice · Bunday · Rowley | 5,419 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Northall | Keli Ryan Watts | 1,027 | North Northamptonshire Con | Feb 2023 |
| Rothwell Mawsley(3 seats) | Brown · Hakewill · Smyth | 5,276 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Wicksteed(3 seats) | Henson · Roberts · Edwards | 4,820 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Windmill(3 seats) | Lee · Marks · Carter | 3,284 | North Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Kettering (62,847), with Desborough (11,903) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 111,294.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 62,847 | large town |
| Desborough | 11,903 | town |
| Rothwell (North Northamptonshire) | 8,620 | town |
| Burton Latimer | 8,522 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 5,886 | town |
| Broughton (North Northamptonshire) | 3,243 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 61.7% | 57.1% | +8% |
| Owner-occupied | 66.5% | 63.1% | +5% |
| Private rented | 19.8% | 20.0% | -1% |
| Social rented | 13.6% | 16.8% | -19% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £318m |
| Taxpayers | 59,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,810 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,400 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by North Northamptonshire. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie WrightingWON | Lab | 18,009 | 35.9 |
| Philip Hollobone | Con | 14,189 | 28.3 |
| Crispian Besley | Ref | 8,468 | 16.9 |
| Emily Fedorowycz | Grn | 7,004 | 13.9 |
| Sarah Ryan | LD | 1,357 | 2.7 |
| Jim Hakewill | Ind | 1,057 | 2.1 |
| Matthew Murphy | Ind | 85 | 0.2 |
| Jehad Abduramadan | Ind | 62 | 0.1 |
Turnout 50,231
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Philip Hollobone | Con | 60.4 |
| 2017 | Philip Hollobone | Con | 57.9 |
| 2015 | Philip Hollobone | Con | 51.8 |
| 2010 | Hollobone, Philip | Con | 49.1 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo