South Northamptonshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sarah Bool (Conservative) is the MP for South Northamptonshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Sarah Bool (Conservative) won 19,191 votes, 35.7% of the valid vote; Rufia Ashraf (Labour) came second with 15,504. 53,697 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,233, 68.6% of those registered. The majority was 3,687.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, South Northamptonshire has the 13th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (86.2%); it also has the 32nd lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (12.4%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 86.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.0 points. 12.4% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 13.9% of children under 16 in South Northamptonshire (2,627) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 8.5% in 2021/22 to 9.5% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in South Northamptonshire accounted for 40,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,060 local units for March 2026.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,715 for jobs in South Northamptonshire and £41,742 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,272. The residents' figure ranks 185th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £345,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £265,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £352,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 194th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,574 sales were registered in the period, against 2,032 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,076 households and 160.4 residents per square kilometre; 36.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 23.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 103,180; the estimate for 2014 was 92,505. 22,151 were aged 65 or over and 18,909 were under 16.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,225 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.0%. September 2025 had 1,170.
MP
Sarah Bool, Conservative
- MP for South Northamptonshire since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Bool on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Sarah Bool in Hansard, from 14 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 285 spoken contributions by Sarah Bool since 4 July 2024.
I am just concluding. I call on the Minister to commit to changing the Social Housing Bill, to back the delivery of council housing and to help bring the shocking number of people in temporary accommodation down.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Of course, it is always important to reflect on any of the legacies but we have to talk about the here and now. It has rightly been said that this Government are in control; the Social Housing Bill is supposed to unlock the system and yet it will not do that.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
This is an important debate about support for our farmers. A few weeks ago, I was absolutely delighted to speak to the Towcester Young Farmers Club, in a room full of our best and brightest—our custodians for the future.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
All those countries have looked at reforming the ECHR. The European Court of Human Rights has expanded the interpretation of human rights.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I will make progress, because we are very close to the end of the debate.
Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bool | Conservative | 19,191 | 35.7% | −27.4 |
| Rufia Ashraf | Labour | 15,504 | 28.9% | +8.1 |
| Paul Hogan | Reform UK | 8,962 | 16.7% | |
| Stewart Tolley | Liberal Democrat | 4,989 | 9.3% | −1.8 |
| Emmie Williamson | Green Party | 3,040 | 5.7% | +1.9 |
| Ian McCord | Independent | 1,556 | 2.9% | |
| Mick Stott | Workers Party of Britain | 246 | 0.5% | |
| Stuart Robert | Independent | 209 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 35.7% | Labour 28.9% | 3,687 | 68.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 63.2% | Labour 20.8% | 23,671 | 72.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
South Northamptonshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- West Northamptonshire E06000062
- North Northamptonshire E06000061
Who has power over South Northamptonshire
Every body that makes decisions for South Northamptonshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- South Northamptonshire this page: Sarah Bool (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for South Northamptonshire?
Sarah Bool (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in South Northamptonshire?
The House of Commons Library records 19,191 votes for Sarah Bool of Conservative and a majority of 3,687; 68.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in South Northamptonshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,225, 2.0% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in South Northamptonshire?
£345,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in South Northamptonshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,742 (April 2025).
How many children in South Northamptonshire live in low income families?
2,627 children under 16, 13.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of South Northamptonshire?
103,180 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.