ByRobyn Rosen, Robyn Rosen
The House of Commons has gained a new Jewish MP as Conservative Michael Ellis swiped Northampton North from Labour with a seven per cent swing.
Mr Ellis, a 43-year-old barrister, received a 34.1 per cent share of votes (13,735) gaining a 1,936 majority over incumbent Labour MP Sally Keeble, whose votes decreased by 9.4 per cent.
Liberal Democrat Andrew Simpson came in third with 11,250 votes and a 27.9 per cent share, followed by BNP, UKIP, Green and Christian Party candidates.
Northampton has around 300 Jewish residents and Northampton Hebrew Congregation has around 100 members.
All the results from the key constituencies on our Election 2010 page