Northamptonshire

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Region: East Midlands
Country: England

Northamptonshire lies in the southern part of the East Midlands and is known for its historical significance in shoemaking and as a central location for transport and logistics. The county was reorganised in 2021 into two new unitary authorities: West Northamptonshire (covering Northampton, Daventry, and South Northamptonshire) and North Northamptonshire (including Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, and East Northants). Despite the change, the ceremonial county still retains its historic identity and remains largely rural with market towns and rolling countryside.

This county page, Northamptonshire, is a sub-page this region page: East Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies in this county.

Local Authorities in Northamptonshire

  • North Northamptonshire Council (Unitary Authority)
  • West Northamptonshire Council (Unitary Authority)

Northamptonshire, in England’s East Midlands region, has a unitary system of local government following reorganisation in 2021, when the former county and district councils were replaced by two new authorities. West Northamptonshire Council covers the areas of Northampton, Daventry, and South Northamptonshire, while North Northamptonshire Council serves Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, and Wellingborough. Each unitary authority is responsible for all local services, including education, transport, planning, housing, and social care, within its area, removing the two-tier structure that previously divided responsibilities between county and district levels. Together, these councils provide governance for a county that balances the historic market towns of Kettering and Daventry, the growing urban centre of Northampton, and rural landscapes dotted with villages and historic estates.

Districts in Northamptonshire

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Northamptonshire is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, that contains the following 4 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) East Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Leicester ⁞ Leicestershire CC and Rutland ⁞ West Northamptonshire ⁞ North Northamptonshire

Constituencies in Northamptonshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 46 of them are in the East Midlands region, 7 of them are in Northamptonshire.

Counties in East Midlands