Daventry (UK Parliament constituency)

Daventry
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Daventry in the East Midlands
CountyNorthamptonshire
Electorate74,674 (2018)[1]
Major settlementsDaventry, Earls Barton, Brixworth
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentChris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth Northamptonshire
19181950
Created fromSouth Northamptonshire and Mid Northamptonshire
Replaced bySouth Northamptonshire

Daventry is a constituency[n 1] in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chris Heaton-Harris of the Conservative Party, who has served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2022. On 18 May 2024, he announced that he would not seek re-election as an MP at the next general election.[2][3]

  1. ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ Heaton-Harris, Chris [@chhcalling] (18 May 2024). "After 24 years in politics I won't be standing at the next election. It's been an honour and a privilege to serve and I'd like to thank the good people of Daventry, @theresa_may @BorisJohnson @trussliz @RishiSuna for putting their trust in me" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Chris Heaton-Harris not standing for re-election". BBC News. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.


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