Daventry is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Stuart Andrew of the Conservative Party.

Constituency profile

The Daventry constituency is located in Northamptonshire and covers a large rural area to the north of the county town of Northampton. The constituency is named after its largest settlement, the town of Daventry, which has a population of around 28,000. The constituency contains many smaller villages, including Woodford Halse, Long Buckby, Brixworth, Moulton and Earls Barton. Daventry was traditionally a small market town which grew rapidly in the 1960s as a planned community to accommodate overspill from Birmingham. The town has average levels of wealth whilst the rural areas, particularly around Brixworth and Moulton, are generally affluent.

Compared to the rest of the country, residents of the constituency are older, wealthier and have a higher rate of professional employment. House prices are higher than the rest of the East Midlands. At the 2021 census, White people made up 94% of the population. At the local council level, Daventry and Moulton are represented by Reform UK whilst the rural areas of the constituency elected Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors. An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, above the nationwide figure of 52%.

1983–1997: The District of Daventry wards of Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby, Brampton, Braunston, Byfield, Crick and West Haddon, Drayton, Everdon, Flore, Guilsborough, Hill, Kilsby, Long Buckby, Ravensthorpe, Spratton, Weedon, Welford, Woodford, and Yelvertoft, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Astwell, Blakesley, Brackley East, Brackley West, Cosgrove, Danvers, Deanshanger, Forest, Grafton, Greatworth, King's Sutton, Kingthorn, Middleton Cheney, Potterspury, Rainsborough, Slapton, Tove, Towcester, and Wardoun.

1997–2010: The District of Daventry wards of Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby, Brampton, Braunston, Byfield, Crick and West Haddon, Drayton, Everdon, Flore, Hill, Kilsby, Long Buckby, Ravensthorpe, Weedon, Woodford, and Yelvertoft, and the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Astwell, Blakesley, Blisworth, Brackley East, Brackley West, Bugbrooke, Cosgrove, Danvers, Deanshanger, Forest, Gayton, Grafton, Greatworth, Heyford, King's Sutton, Kingthorn, Middleton Cheney, Potterspury, Rainsborough, Slapton, Tove, Towcester, and Wardoun.

2010–2021: The District of Daventry, the District of South Northamptonshire wards of Cote, Downs, Grange, Harpole, and Heyford, and the Borough of Wellingborough wards of Earls Barton and West.

2021–2024: With effect from 1 April 2021, the second tier authorities in Northamptonshire were abolished and absorbed into the two new unitary authorities of North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. From that date, the constituency comprised the District of North Northamptonshire ward of Earls Barton (part); and the District of West Northamptonshire wards of Braunston and Crick, Brixworth, Bugbrooke (part), Daventry East, Daventry West, Long Buckby, Moulton, and Woodford and Weedon.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 April 2021):

  • The District of North Northamptonshire ward of Earls Barton
  • The District of West Northamptonshire wards of Braunston and Crick; Brixworth; Daventry East; Daventry West; Long Buckby; Moulton; Silverstone (polling districts SAG, SAP, SAQ, SBJ and SCL); Woodford and Weedon.

The part of the Bugbrooke ward was transferred to South Northamptonshire, offset by the addition of the remainder of the Earls Barton ward from Wellingborough and the part of Silverstone ward from South Northamptonshire.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1950

South Northamptonshire and Mid Northamptonshire prior to 1918

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|rowspan="2"|Edward FitzRoy

| Conservative

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|1928

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| 1943 by-election

| Reginald Manningham-Buller

| Conservative

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| 1950

|colspan="2"| Constituency abolished

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MPs since Feb 1974

South Northamptonshire prior to 1974

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Elections in the 2010s

UKIP originally selected Nigel Wickens, who was also selected for Mid Bedfordshire.

After the 2005 general election, Daventry incurred massive boundary changes following the creation of the new South Northamptonshire seat. The results of the 2010 general election are based on the notional results for the new boundaries.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1940s

See also

  • List of parliamentary constituencies in Northamptonshire

Notes

References

  • Daventry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • Daventry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • Daventry UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK