With a general election on the horizon, many voters may be considering who they want to represent them in the House of Commons.
Although Northampton has tended to vote for the Tories in recent years, it has in the past elected Labour MPs.
And last week’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election saw Labour councillor Danielle Stone storm to victory in the ballot box.
Here, we offer a nostalgic look at the Parliamentarians who have served Northampton since the 1960s.
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9. Sir Michael Ellis - Conservative MP for Northampton North (2010-present)
Sir Michael Ellis is Northampton North's current MP and served as Attorney General from 2021 to 2022, as well as chair of the Diamond Jubilee Committee. He famously accused Northamptonshire County Council of mismanagement after it went bankrupt. In October 2014, he attracted news headlines after performing CPR on a constituent suffering a medical emergency while he was out canvassing in Northampton Photo: NA
10. David Mackintosh - Conservative MP for Northampton South (2015-2017)
A graduate of Roade school, David Mackintosh became Northamptonshire Borough Council's youngest ever leader in 2011 aged just 32. in 2014, he presided over the sale of the Sekhemka statue, an ancient Egyptian artefact gifted to Northampton Museum by the Marquess of Northampton in 1870, leading Private Eye to dub him 'Philistine of the Year'. Photo: NA
11. Andrew Lewer - Conservative MP for Northampton South (2017-present)
David Lewer served the East Midlands region as Member of European Parliament, before becoming MP for Northampton South in 2017. He joined MP Michael Ellis in criticising the leadership of Northamptonshire County Council after its Section 114 notice in 2018. Mr Lewer has served as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motor Neurone Disease and also sits on the Education Select Committee. Photo: NA