UK general elections › 2010 › Northampton South
Northampton South — 2010
Brian Binley (Conservative Party) was elected with 15,917 votes— 40.8% of 38,978 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −9.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 38,978
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Binley | Conservative Party | 15,917 | −9.2 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Clyde Loakes | Labour Party | 9,913 | — | ||
| 3 | Paul Varnsverry | Liberal Democrats | 7,579 | — | ||
| 4 | Tony Clarke | Independent | 2,242 | — | ||
| 5 | Derek Clark | UK Independence Party | 1,897 | — | ||
| 6 | Kevin Sills | English Democrats | 618 | — | ||
| 7 | Julie Hawkins | Green Party | 363 | — | ||
| 8 | Dave Green | Northampton - Save Our Public Services | 325 | — | ||
| 9 | Kevin Willsher | Independent | 65 | — | ||
| 10 | Liam Costello | Scrap Members Allowances | 59 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.