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Northamptonshire is a county in the South Midlands of England. In 2015,it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities:North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is known as "The Rose of the Shires".
Corby is a town in North Northamptonshire,England,located 23 miles (37 km) north-east of Northampton. From 1974 to 2021,the town served as the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Corby. At the 2011 Census,the built-up area had a population of 56,810,while the borough,which was abolished in 2021,had a population of 61,255.
Wellingborough is a large market and commuter town in the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire,England,65 miles from London and 11 miles (18 km) from Northampton on the north side of the River Nene.
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire,England. It is located 83 miles (134 km) north of London and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Northampton,west of the River Ise,a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place of Ketter's people ".
Philip Ian Hope is a former British Labour and Co-operative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby from 1997 until 2010,when he lost his seat to the Conservatives. He held several ministerial roles during his time as an MP. Since January 2011 he has been co-director of ImprovingCare.
East Northamptonshire was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district in Northamptonshire,England. Its council was based in Thrapston and Rushden. Other towns include Oundle,Raunds,Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers. The town of Rushden was by far the largest settlement in the district. The population of the district at the 2011 Census was 86,765.
The Borough of Kettering was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire,England. It was named after its main town Kettering where the council was based. It bordered onto the district of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire,the borough of Corby,the district of East Northamptonshire,the district of Daventry and the borough of Wellingborough.
The Borough of Wellingborough was from 1974 to 2021 a non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire,England. It was named after Wellingborough,its main town,but also included surrounding rural areas.
Corby is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Tom Pursglove of the Conservative Party.
Beverley and Holderness is a county constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party since the 2005 general election.
Kettering is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Philip Hollobone,a Conservative.
Wellingborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Peter Bone,a Conservative.
Elections for local government were held in England and Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005 along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom. In addition,the Isle of Wight held a local referendum on the issue of a directly elected mayor.
Philip Thomas Hollobone is a British Conservative Party politician and former investment banker. He has been the Member of Parliament for Kettering since the 2005 general election.
Peter William Bone is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons since 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wellingborough since 2005. He campaigned for Brexit in the EU referendum and was part of the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave.
North Northamptonshire is one of two local authority areas in Northamptonshire,England. It is a unitary authority area forming about one half of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire. It was created in 2021. Its notable towns are Kettering,Corby,Wellingborough,Rushden,Raunds,Desborough,Rothwell,Irthlingborough,Thrapston and Oundle. The council is based at the Corby Cube in Corby.
The Corby by-election was a by-election held in England on 15 November 2012 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Corby in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. 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.
Andrew Sawford is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby from 2012 to 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,he was a Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove is a British politician serving as Minister of State at the Home Office. He served as Minister of State for Crime and Policing from July 2022 to September. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby since May 2015. At the time of his election,he was the youngest Conservative MP.
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