<page_title> Northampton South (UK Parliament constituency) </page_title> <section_title> Members of Parliament </section_title> <table> <cell> Feb 1974 <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Morris <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> Conservative <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1997 <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tony Clarke <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> </table>
Michael Morris, a Conservative, held the Northampton South seat from its creation in 1974 until 1997, when Labour's Tony Clarke defeated Morris.