The placeConstituency · East Midlands · Electorate 78,233 · 2023 boundaries

South Northamptonshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Sarah Bool holds the seat on 35.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentSarah Bool · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilWest Northamptonshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001490
Electorate · 2024
78.2k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
35.7%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +6.9pp over Lab
Settlements
23
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
8.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Sarah Bool's most visible recent action has been introducing legislation calling for childhood diabetes screening, drawing on personal experience -- a campaign that earned BBC and regional coverage in April 2026. She has also been a conspicuous presence in the Brackley parking fees dispute, attending protests, launching a petition, and committing publicly to fight the charges alongside residents. In Parliament, she voted to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and consistently backed the House of Lords against the government on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill's reserve investment powers.

At 75% participation -- modestly below the Commons average -- Bool votes in lockstep with Conservative colleagues, recording no rebel votes. Her stance profile shows strong pro-business and anti-tax-increase alignment, consistent opposition to workers' rights measures, and reliable support for Lords scrutiny of legislation. Speeches cluster around economy and jobs, health, defence, and local government, with over 240 contributions across 116 debates since entering Parliament in July 2024, suggesting an active debating presence for a relatively new MP.

Two committee roles shape her specialist focus: the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee -- the latter helping explain why defence ranks third among her speech topics. Her deviations from Conservative party averages are modest, drifting slightly below party norms on climate action, child welfare, and consumer protection. Local news coverage is broadly neutral in tone, dominated by crime and community stories. No significant negative coverage patterns emerge from available data.

35.7%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
7
Wards · 21 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.7 wards · 21 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Brackley(3 seats)Baker · Sharps · Bagot-Webb4,933West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Bugbrooke(3 seats)Brown · Addison · Cooper7,090West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Deanshanger(3 seats)McCord · Pritchard · Barter5,844West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Hackleton Grange Park(3 seats)Grant · Cole · Clarke6,426West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Middleton Cheney(3 seats)Breese · Solesbury-Timms · Herring5,427West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Silverstone(3 seats)Eastwood · Manners · Bambridge7,813West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021
Towcester Roade(3 seats)Samiotis · Fowler · Clubley5,060West Northamptonshire ConMay 2021

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.23 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (25,226), with Brackley (16,187) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 101,842.

city 3,304large-town 25,226town 24,775village 48,537

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed25,226large town
Brackley16,187town
Towcester8,588town
Roade4,490village
Deanshanger4,459village
Middleton Cheney4,373village
Showing 6 of 23·All 23 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate63.5%57.1%+11%
Owner-occupied76.2%63.1%+21%
Private rented13.4%20.0%-33%
Social rented10.4%16.8%-38%

Ethnicity.

White95.0%
Asian1.8%
Black1.0%
Mixed1.8%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.3% Female 50.7% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£32,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£47,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,315
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
64
51 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
69.4%
Attainment 8: 47.1

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£529m
Taxpayers58,000
Median per taxpayer£3,460
Mean per taxpayer£9,100

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
8.8
-58% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
2.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
36% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences3.1
Anti-social behaviour2.1
Other theft0.7
Burglary0.6
Vehicle crime0.5
Public order0.5
Criminal damage & arson0.5

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Sarah BoolWONCon19,19135.7
Rufia AshrafLab15,50428.9
Paul HoganRef8,96216.7
Stewart TolleyLD4,9899.3
Emmie WilliamsonGrn3,0405.7
Ian McCordInd1,5562.9
Mick StottInd2460.5
Stuart RobertInd2090.4

Turnout 53,697

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Andrea LeadsomCon62.4
2017Andrea LeadsomCon62.5
2015Andrea LeadsomCon60.1
2010Leadsom, AndreaCon55.2
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission