Northampton North.
Labour Party MP Lucy Rigby holds the seat on 43.5% of the vote.
3 Jun 2026
Appointed Solicitor General just five months after entering Parliament, Lucy Rigby has been one of Labour's faster-rising 2024 intake. That role shapes almost everything in her parliamentary record: she votes in lockstep with the government -- 100% party alignment, no rebel votes -- and her recent activity reflects a minister's brief rather than a backbencher's independence. Her highest-profile recent work includes leading government action on economic abuse, visiting banks and convening industry meetings to push concrete steps for victims, and taking children's online safety concerns directly to Downing Street.
Her participation rate of 61% -- below the Commons average -- is typical for ministers, who spend more time at their department than in the division lobbies. When she does vote, her record shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, and notably firmer immigration-control positions than most Labour MPs (60% vs the party average of 43%). She trails her party significantly on criminal justice reform (25% vs 64%) and pension protection (20% vs 43%). Her 396 parliamentary contributions span economy, crime, and fiscal policy most heavily, consistent with a law officer's brief.
Her local coverage -- a new family hub in Northampton town centre, workplace reforms she claims to have fought for -- suggests active constituency communication. News sentiment across 159 articles over 90 days is broadly neutral, with no significant negative pattern. No committee memberships are recorded, which is standard for ministers. The deviations from party averages on criminal justice and pension protection are statistically notable but hard to interpret without more debate-level data on the specific votes driving those figures.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Phippsville(3 seats) | Purser · Tarasiewicz · Smith | 4,574 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Boothville Parklands(3 seats) | Lane · Stevenson · Hallam | 5,342 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Castle(3 seats) | Stone · Haque · Alwahabi | 3,948 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Dallington Spencer(3 seats) | Eales · Ashraf · Eales | 3,810 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Headlands(3 seats) | Jolley · Hughes · Joyce | 3,683 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Kingsthorpe North(3 seats) | Brown · Rahman · Rumens | 4,379 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Kingsthorpe South(3 seats) | Hawes · Barrett · Beardsworth | 2,848 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| St George(3 seats) | Russell · Cali · Strachan | 3,242 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
| Talavera(3 seats) | Meredith · Duffy · Choudary | 2,914 | West Northamptonshire Con | May 2021 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Northampton (132,001). Total population across named built-up areas: 132,001.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton | 132,001 | city |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 62.1% | 57.1% | +9% |
| Owner-occupied | 53.9% | 63.1% | -15% |
| Private rented | 27.4% | 20.0% | +37% |
| Social rented | 18.5% | 16.8% | +10% |
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 | £242m |
| Taxpayers | 67,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,340 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £3,610 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy RigbyWON | Lab | 18,209 | 43.5 |
| Dan Bennett | Con | 9,195 | 22.0 |
| Antony Antoniou | Ref | 7,010 | 16.8 |
| Eishar Bassan | Grn | 2,558 | 6.1 |
| Christopher Leggett | LD | 2,251 | 5.4 |
| Khalid Razzaq | Ind | 1,531 | 3.7 |
| Paul Clark | Ind | 1,059 | 2.5 |
Turnout 41,813
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michael Ellis | Con | 53.2 |
| 2017 | Michael Ellis | Con | 47.2 |
| 2015 | Michael Ellis | Con | 42.4 |
| 2010 | Ellis, Michael | Con | 34.1 |
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