Elliott broke the deadlock with his fourth goal of the season one minute before the break.
Full back Keith Lowe curled a cross over from the left and keeper Lee Nicholls did well to block Elliott's header from eight yards, but was helpless when the central defender hooked in the rebound.
Northampton cranked up the pressure after Elliott's goal and keeper Scott Brown pulled off three great saves in eight minutes to keep his side ahead.
Brown did brilliantly to palm away a 30 yard curler from winger Chris Hackett in the 71st minute before rushing out to block Roy O'Donovan's low shot with his feet and then deny the striker's low angled shot at the foot of the post.
Both sides had chances in a cagey first half and Ade Akinfenwa nodded wide from eight yards for Northampton while full back Sido Jombati headed straight at Nicholls from Sam Deering's cross.
Robins boss Mark Yates was delighted with both the win and his keeper. He said: "We know we've got some tough games to go. It was vital that we won if we had any aspirations to finish in the top three. Scotty made a couple of saves which is what he's paid for, but he's one of, if not the, best keeper in the league."
Northampton manager Aidy Boothroyd was disappointed to lose, but said: "We were strong in every department so we just have to say well done to our opponents, shake their hands, buy them a beer and move on. It was a good performance, but we just couldn't break them down."
My piece from this morning's paper
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