# Mid Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Northampton, the Sessional Divisions of Little Bowden and Northampton, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Daventry (the parishes of Ashby St. Ledgers, Barby, Claycoton Crick, Elkington, Kilsby, Lilboume, Long Buckley, Stanford, Watford, West Haddon, Winwick, and Yelvertoft) and Kettering (the parishes of Draughton, Faxton, Glendon, Harrington, Loddington, Mawsley, Orton, Rothwell, and Thorpe Malsor).

## History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Charles Spencer | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Sir James Pender | Conservative |
| | 1900 | Charles Spencer | Liberal |
| | 1906 | Harry Manfield | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | 5,446 | 55.6 | |
| | Conservative | Pickering Phipps | 4,347 | 44.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,099 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,793 | 86.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,306 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
Spencer was appointed Groom in Waiting, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 12 Feb 1886: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer' | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1886: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | 4,887 | 55.4 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Cornwallis Cartwright | 3,931 | 44.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 10.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,818 | 78.0 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,306 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | 4,731 | 52.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | James Pender | 4,300 | 47.6 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | 4.8 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,031 | 83.6 | +5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,808 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
Spencer is appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.
1892 Mid Northamptonshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1895: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Pender | 5,084 | 51.4 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | 4,802 | 48.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,886 | 84.4 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,714 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.8 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Spencer | 5,399 | 54.0 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | James Pender | 4,605 | 46.0 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,004 | 82.2 | −2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,175 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.4 | |
General election 1906: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Manfield | 6,307 | 55.5 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Francis Peel | 5,067 | 44.5 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,240 | 11.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,374 | 84.6 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,450 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Manfield | 6,559 | 52.2 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Guy Paget | 6,003 | 47.8 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 4.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,562 | 88.5 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
General election December 1910: Mid Northamptonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Manfield | 6,281 | 51.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Guy Paget | 6,031 | 49.0 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 2.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,312 | 85.8 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Harry Manfield
* Unionist: Guy Paget