Monday, November 2, 2026
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Northampton North

Westminster constituency · England · East Midlands

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.1 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 5%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 35.1%
  • Reform UK 26.0%
  • Conservative 18.4%
  • Green 9.2%
  • Other 6.7%
  • Lib Dems 4.3%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
Northampton North 35.1%26.0%18.4%9.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+8.6 22.3%+3.7 20.0%−1.6 9.7%−0.5

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population129,612
Median age36
Employment rate76.8%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Lucy Rigby · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 21.6 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 9.1 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Lucy Rigby Elected Labour 18,209 43.6
Dan Bennett Conservative 9,195 22.0
Antony Antoniou Reform UK 7,010 16.8
Eishar Bassan Green 2,558 6.1
Christopher Leggett Lib Dems 2,251 5.4
Khalid Razzaq Other 1,531 3.7
Paul Clark Other 1,059 2.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated