# Wellingborough and Rushden (UK Parliament constituency)

Wellingborough and Rushden is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat is currently held by Labour MP Gen Kitchen, after the recall of MP Peter Bone in December 2023 which resulted in a by-election in February 2024.
Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was known as Wellingborough up until the 2024 general election.

## History

This seat was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918.

### Political history

Wellingborough's earliest years were left-leaning. Between 1964 and 2005, the seat kept on producing examples of bellwether results and rarely showed itself to be safe for more than one government term. Departing from this are two years where the result has defied the most common result nationwide, by leaning towards the Conservative Party, in 1974 (twice). Since 2010 it became a safe seat for the Conservatives until the 2024 by-election.
In the 2016 EU referendum, Wellingborough voted 62.4% leave (25,679 votes) to 37.6% remain (15,462 votes)

### Prominent frontbenchers

Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare was a Lloyd-Georgist National Liberal who served in junior ministerial roles through much of the Second World War, including briefly as the Secretary for Overseas Trade in 1940.

## Boundaries
### Historic (Wellingborough)

1918–1950: The Borough of Higham Ferrers, the Urban Districts of Finedon, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Rushden, and Wellingborough, the Rural District of Wellingborough, and in the Rural District of Thrapston the parishes of Chelveston cum Caldecott, Hargrave, and Stanwick.
1950–1974: The Borough of Higham Ferrers, the Urban Districts of Irthlingborough, Raunds, Rushden, and Wellingborough, the Rural District of Wellingborough, and in the Rural District of Oundle and Thrapston the civil parishes of Chelveston cum Caldecott and Hargrave.
1974–1983: The Borough of Higham Ferrers, the Urban Districts of Irthlingborough, Oundle, Raunds, Rushden, and Wellingborough, and the Rural Districts of Oundle and Thrapston, and Wellingborough.
1983–2010: The Borough of Wellingborough, and the District of East Northamptonshire wards of Higham Ferrers, Rushden East, Rushden North, Rushden South, and Rushden West.
2010–2021: The Borough of Wellingborough wards of Brickhill, Castle, Croyland, Finedon, Great Doddington and Wilby, Hemmingwell, Irchester, North, Queensway, Redwell East, Redwell West, South, Swanspool, and Wollaston, and the District of East Northamptonshire wards of Higham Ferrers, Rushden East, Rushden North, Rushden South, and Rushden West.
2021–2024: With effect from 1 April 2021, the Borough of Wellingborough and the District of East Northamptonshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. From that date, the constituency comprised the District of North Northamptonshire wards of Brickhill and Queensway, Croyland and Swanspool; Earls Barton (part), Finedon, Hatton Park, Higham Ferrers, Irchester, Irthlingborough, Rushden Pemberton West and Rushden South.

### Current (Wellingborough and Rushden)

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 wards of: Brickhill and Queensway; Croyland and Swanspool; Finedon; Hatton Park; Higham Ferrers; Irchester (polling districts WIA and WIB); Irthlingborough (polling districts SD and SF); Rushden Pemberton West; Rushden South.
The parts of the Earls Barton ward were transferred to Daventry. In addition, parts of the Irchester ward were transferred to South Northamptonshire, whilst the parts of the Irthlingborough ward were transferred in from Corby.
The constituency is named after the towns of Wellingborough and Rushden. It also includes the small town of Higham Ferrers, which was itself a borough constituency until its abolition as one of the rotten boroughs in 1832.

## Constituency profile

Strengths in local industries here or in neighbouring Northampton and Kettering include in printing, logistics and distribution, automotive (assembly and design), construction, food processing and advanced engineering sectors. Despite this, a decline in the traditional local industries such as quarrying, furniture making and textiles pushes workless claimants who were registered jobseekers in November 2012 higher than the national (and regional) average of 3.8%, at 4.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

## Members of Parliament

East Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire prior to 1918
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Walter Smith | Labour |
| | 1922 | Geoffrey Shakespeare | National Liberal |
| | 1923 | William Cove | Labour |
| | 1929 | George Dallas | Labour |
| | 1931 | Archibald James | Conservative |
| | 1945 | George Lindgren | Labour |
| | 1959 | Michael Hamilton | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Harry Howarth | Labour |
| | 1969 by-election | Peter Fry | Conservative |
| | 1997 | Paul Stinchcombe | Labour |
| | 2005 | Peter Bone | Conservative |
| | 2023 | Peter Bone | Independent |
| | 2024 by-election | Gen Kitchen | Labour |
| Renamed as Wellingborough and Rushden ||||
| | 2024 | Gen Kitchen | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wellingborough and Rushden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gen Kitchen | 17,734 | 40.3 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | David Goss | 12,248 | 27.8 | −34.6 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Habib | 9,456 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Mannion | 2,704 | 6.1 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Townsend | 1,570 | 3.6 | −3.1 |
| | SDP | Jeremy Brittin | 273 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,486 | 12.5 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,985 | 56.9 | 4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,559 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.3 | |
2024 Wellingborough by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gen Kitchen | 13,844 | 45.9 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | Helen Harrison | 7,408 | 24.6 | −37.6 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Habib | 3,919 | 13.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ana Gunn | 1,422 | 4.7 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Marion Turner-Hawes | 1,115 | 3.7 | New |
| | Green | Will Morris | 1,020 | 3.4 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Kevin Watts | 533 | 1.8 | New |
| | Britain First | Alex Merola | 477 | 1.6 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Nick the Flying Brick | 217 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | Andre Pyne-Bailey | 172 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent | Ankit Post-Mortem | 18 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,436 | 21.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,145 | 38.0 | −26.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,376 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +28.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 32,277 | 62.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Andrea Watts | 13,737 | 26.5 | –7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 4,078 | 7.9 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Marion Turner-Hawes | 1,821 | 3.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,540 | 35.7 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,913 | 64.3 | –2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.15 | |
2017 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 30,579 | 57.4 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Andrea Watts | 18,119 | 34.0 | +14.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Shipham | 1,804 | 3.4 | –16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 1,782 | 3.3 | –1.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan Hornett | 956 | 1.8 | –2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,460 | 23.4 | –9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,240 | 67.2 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –4.55 | |
2015 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 26,265 | 52.1 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Munday | 9,868 | 19.6 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Garvie$^1$ | 9,839 | 19.5 | –5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 2,240 | 4.4 | –12.7 |
| | Green | Marion-Turner-Hawes | 2,218 | 4.4 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,397 | 32.5 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,430 | 65.4 | –1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –6.3 | |
$^1$: After nominations were closed, Garvie was suspended from the Labour Party after he was convicted of fraud after buying £900 of train tickets with a closed bank account. He still appeared on ballot papers as Labour.
2010 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 24,918 | 48.2 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Jayne Buckland | 13,131 | 25.4 | –16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Barron | 8,848 | 17.1 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Haynes | 1,636 | 3.2 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Rob Walker | 1,596 | 3.1 | New |
| | English Democrat | Terry Spencer | 530 | 1.0 | New |
| | Green | Jonathan Hornett | 480 | 0.9 | New |
| | TUSC | Paul Crofts | 249 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Gary Donaldson | 240 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Marcus Lavin | 33 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,787 | 22.8 | +21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,661 | 67.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 22,674 | 42.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Stinchcombe | 21,987 | 41.5 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Church | 6,147 | 11.6 | +2.3 |
| | UKIP | James Wrench | 1,214 | 2.3 | +0.6 |
| | Veritas | Nicholas Alex | 749 | 1.4 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Andy Dickson | 234 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,005 | 66.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.9 | |
2001 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Stinchcombe | 23,867 | 46.8 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Bone | 21,512 | 42.2 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Gaskell | 4,763 | 9.3 | –0.1 |
| | UKIP | Tony Ellwood | 864 | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,355 | 4.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,006 | 64.1 | –10.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Stinchcombe | 24,854 | 44.2 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 24,667 | 43.8 | –9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Smith | 5,279 | 9.4 | –3.4 |
| | UKIP | Tony Ellwood | 1,192 | 2.1 | New |
| | Natural Law | Annie Lorys | 297 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,289 | 74.8 | –7.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.9 | |
1992 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 32,302 | 53.4 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Phil Sawford | 20,486 | 33.9 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Trevor | 7,714 | 12.8 | –7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,816 | 19.5 | –6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,502 | 81.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 29,038 | 52.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | James Currie | 14,968 | 27.2 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Stringer | 11,047 | 20.1 | –4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,070 | 25.5 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,053 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
1983 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 25,715 | 48.9 | –3.4 |
| | Labour | John H. Mann | 13,659 | 26.0 | –8.9 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Stringer | 12,994 | 24.7 | +12.9 |
| | Independent | D.M.P. Garnett | 228 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,056 | 22.9 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 37,812 | 52.3 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | D.A. Forwood | 25,278 | 34.9 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal | L.E. Stringer | 8,506 | 11.8 | –5.2 |
| | National Front | S.F. Wright | 529 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | D.M.P. Garnett | 228 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,534 | 17.4 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,353 | 81.25 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
October 1974 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 29,078 | 42.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | John H. Mann | 27,320 | 40.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 11,500 | 17.0 | –3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,758 | 2.6 | –0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,898 | 79.61 | –5.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –0.3 | |
February 1974 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 29,099 | 40.5 | –11.7 |
| | Labour | John H. Mann | 26,829 | 37.3 | –10.5 |
| | Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 15,049 | 20.9 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | D.T. James | 897 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,720 | 3.2 | –1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,874 | 85.00 | –1.34 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –0.6 | |
1970 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 27,459 | 52.2 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | John H. Mann | 25,107 | 47.8 | –4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,352 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,566 | 81.34 | –5.12 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Wellingborough by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Fry | 22,548 | 54.4 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | John H. Mann | 16,499 | 39.8 | –7.8 |
| | Independent | M.P. Coney | 2,421 | 5.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,049 | 14.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,468 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.3 | |
1966 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Howarth | 24,705 | 52.4 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | John Lawson Leatham | 22,472 | 47.6 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,233 | 4.8 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,566 | 86.46 | –0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1964 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Howarth | 19,592 | 42.26 | –7.17 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hamilton | 19,545 | 42.16 | –8.51 |
| | Liberal | Philip Arthur John Pettit | 7,227 | 15.59 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 0.10 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,364 | 87.11 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hamilton | 22,964 | 50.67 | +1.61 |
| | Labour | George Lindgren | 22,358 | 49.33 | –1.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 1.34 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,322 | 86.72 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.61 | |
1955 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lindgren | 22,745 | 51.04 | –1.35 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Jones | 21,819 | 48.96 | +1.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 2.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,564 | 86.01 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –1.35 | |
1951 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lindgren | 24,113 | 52.39 | +5.29 |
| | Conservative | F Richard Parsons | 21,912 | 47.61 | +19.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,201 | 4.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,025 | 88.38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1950 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lindgren | 21,640 | 47.10 | –10.61 |
| | Conservative | Jaspar Carlisle Sayer | 13,075 | 28.46 | –13.83 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 11,227 | 24.44 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,565 | 18.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,942 | 89.51 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Lindgren | 22,416 | 57.71 | |
| | Conservative | Archibald James | 16,426 | 42.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,990 | 15.42 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,842 | 74.39 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1935 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Archibald James | 18,085 | 50.52 |
| | Labour | George Dallas | 17,713 | 49.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,798 | 77.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1931 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Archibald James | 22,127 | 61.02 | |
| | Labour | George Dallas | 14,137 | 38.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,990 | 22.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,264 | 81.24 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Dallas | 15,300 | 42.2 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Richard Pattinson Winfrey | 11,255 | 31.0 | +2.2 |
| | Unionist | Archibald James | 9,703 | 26.8 | –4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,045 | 11.2 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,258 | 83.3 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,548 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.0 | |
1924 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cove | 11,381 | 40.0 | −2.1 |
| | Unionist | Ralph A Raphael | 8,900 | 31.2 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | Humphrey Mackworth Paul | 8,223 | 28.8 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,481 | 8.8 | –0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,504 | 84.0 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,934 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –4.0 | |
1923 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Cove | 11,175 | 42.1 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 8,638 | 32.5 | –25.1 |
| | Unionist | Robert Massy-Dawson Sanders | 6,747 | 25.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,537 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,560 | 79.9 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,226 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.4 | |
1922 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Geoffrey Shakespeare | 14,995 | 57.6 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 11,057 | 42.4 | –8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,938 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,052 | 79.4 | +17.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,820 | | |
| | National Liberal gain from Labour | National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Wellingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Smith | 10,290 | 52.5 | |
| C | Liberal | Milner Gray | 9,313 | 47.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,603 | 61.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,669 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||