Wellingborough is a market town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire,England. It is 65 miles (105 km) from London and 11 miles (18 km) from Northampton,and is on the north side of the River Nene.
Corby and East Northamptonshire is a constituency in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since July 2024 by Lee Barron,of the Labour Party.
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.
East Ham is a constituency in the London Borough of Newham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.
Northampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lucy Rigby,a member of Labour. The constituency is a considered a bellwether,as it has reflected the national result at every general election since it was created in February 1974.
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.
Peter William Bone is a British former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wellingborough from 2005 until his removal in 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,he had sat as an independent in the House of Commons after the Conservative whip was withdrawn from him in 2023,until he was removed by a recall petition in December of that year. He campaigned for Brexit in the EU referendum and was part of the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave. From July to September 2022,he served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.
Brian Arthur Roland Binley was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton South from 2005 to 2015.
Caroline Chisholm School is a mixed all-through school with academy status,in Wootton,south Northampton,England. It is named after Caroline Chisholm,a 19th-century social reformer. The principal is David James. The school was built in 15 months and cost £25 million. The school added its final year,Year 13,in September 2008. In 2005,admission arrangements were changed to give siblings of existing students at the school greater priority for places.
Paul Maynard is a British politician who served from 2010 until 2024 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. A member of the Conservative Party,he has served Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions since November 2023. He previously as served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice in 2019 and for Transport from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2019 to 2020.
Sir Michael Tyrone Ellis is a British politician and barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales between September and October 2022,having previously served in the position from March to September 2021 during the maternity leave of Suella Braverman. A member of the Conservative Party,he previously served as Paymaster General from 2021 to 2022 and as Minister for the Cabinet Office from February to September 2022. Ellis served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton North from 2010 to 2024.
On 15 November 2012,a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Corby. The election was held on the same day as by-elections in Cardiff South and Penarth and Manchester Central,the first direct election for the post of Mayor of Bristol,and the first Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Andy Sawford,the Labour Party candidate,won with 48% of the vote. The Conservatives' and Liberal Democrats' vote dropped significantly and UKIP came third with their highest-ever vote in a parliamentary by-election to that date.
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border from December 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby from May 2015 until 2024 when he was defeated.
A by-election took place on Thursday 15 February 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Wellingborough. This followed a recall petition held in late 2023 that removed the incumbent MP Peter Bone under the terms of the Recall of MPs Act 2015,triggered by his six-week suspension from the House of Commons for bullying and sexual harassment.
A by-election took place on 15 February 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Kingswood in South Gloucestershire. This followed the resignation of Conservative MP Chris Skidmore,in protest at the UK government's decision to issue more oil and gas licences. Skidmore announced his resignation on 5 January and it was effected three days later.
Rosie May Wrighting is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024. She was the youngest female MP elected at the 2024 general election.
