Kettering Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Northamptonshire, England
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Kettering Borough Council was the local authority for the Borough of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England and was elected every four years. The district was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.
Political control
The first election was held in 1973. The council then acted as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until 1 April 1974 when it formally came into being. From 1974 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was as follows:[1][2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1974–1983 | |
| Conservative | 1983–1987 | |
| No overall control | 1987–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–1999 | |
| No overall control | 1999–2001 | |
| Labour | 2001–2003 | |
| Conservative | 2003–2021 | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:[3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Freer[4][5] | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | ||
| Jim Hakewill[4][6] | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | 18 May 2011 | |
| Russell Roberts[7] | Conservative | 18 May 2011 | 31 Mar 2021 | |
Russell Roberts also served as leader of the shadow authority for the replacement North Northamptonshire Council until it formally came into being in 2021.[8]
Council elections
- 1973 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1976 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1979 Kettering Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)[9]
- 1983 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1987 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1991 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1995 Kettering Borough Council election
- 1999 Kettering Borough Council election (new ward boundaries)[10]
- 2003 Kettering Borough Council election
- 2007 Kettering Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 9.)[2][11]
- 2011 Kettering Borough Council election
- 2015 Kettering Borough Council election
Election results
| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Independent | |||||
| 2015 | Conservative | 27 | 8 | - | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | Conservative | 26 | 9 | - | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | Conservative | 28 | 6 | - | 2 | ||||
| 2003 | Conservative | 30 | 13 | - | 2 | ||||
| 1999 | NOC | 18 | 22 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Borough result maps
Borough council by-election results
May 1995 - May 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 645 | 64.2 | |||
| Conservative | 158 | 15.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 148 | 14.7 | |||
| National Democrat | 55 | 5.4 | |||
| Majority | 488 | 48.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,006 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 359 | 42.3 | −14.1 | ||
| Conservative | 320 | 37.7 | +5.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 170 | 20.0 | +9.0 | ||
| Majority | 39 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 849 | 30.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 394 | 77.0 | +24.5 | ||
| Conservative | 82 | 16.0 | +8.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 36 | 7.0 | +7.0 | ||
| Majority | 312 | 61.0 | |||
| Turnout | 512 | 15.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 395 | 43.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative | 351 | 38.9 | +12.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 157 | 17.4 | −15.0 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 903 | 26.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 338 | 43.4 | +22.8 | ||
| Labour | 331 | 41.5 | −14.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 129 | 16.2 | −7.2 | ||
| Majority | 7 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 798 | 27.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 1999 - May 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Lynch | 410 | 50.8 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Mervyn Hart | 246 | 30.5 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Freeman | 151 | 18.7 | −6.2 | |
| Majority | 164 | 20.3 | |||
| Turnout | 807 | 26.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brenda McCraith | 426 | 46.9 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | Christina Smith | 398 | 43.8 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris McGlynn | 84 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 28 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 908 | 33.4 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2003 - May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patricia Evans | 278 | 45.5 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | David Bishop | 152 | 24.9 | +12.2 | |
| Independent | Maureen Jerram | 133 | 21.8 | −28.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Simons | 47 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 126 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 610 | 24.6 | −6.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lynsey Tod | 464 | 49.7 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Scott Edwards | 374 | 40.0 | −10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher McGlynn | 96 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Majority | 90 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 934 | 35.4 | +2.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shona Scrimshaw | 674 | 60.9 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Katherine Stallard | 362 | 32.7 | −17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Window | 71 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 312 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,107 | 26.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2007 - May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eleanor Manns | 265 | 37.9 | −17.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Bellamy | 258 | 36.9 | −7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cindy McGrath | 80 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| BNP | Clive Skinner | 58 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| English Democrat | Kevin Sills | 39 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 7 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 700 | 35.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.0% | |||
May 2011 - May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Kathleen Hales | 403 | 42.1 | −18.0 | |
| UKIP | John Raffill | 325 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
| Conservative | Christina Elizabeth Smith-Haynes | 140 | 14.6 | −13.0 | |
| English Democrat | Derek Hilling | 52 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David James Tate | 37 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 78 | 8.2% | |||
| Turnout | 957 | 24.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -26.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Alexander Howes | 429 | 43.2 | −24.1 | |
| UKIP | Paul Richard Oakden | 295 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
| Labour | John David Padwick | 199 | 20.1 | −12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Roy Freeman | 55 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| English Democrat | Kevin John Sills | 14 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 134 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 992 | 44.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -26.9% | |||
May 2015 - May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cedwien Brown | 700 | 48.3 | +10.6 | |
| Labour | Kathleen Harris | 498 | 34.4 | −6.7 | |
| UKIP | Sam Watts | 108 | 7.5 | −8.5 | |
| Green | Stephen Jones | 75 | 5.2 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 67 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 202 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,451 | 22.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Dutton | 644 | 57% | +57% | |
| Conservative | Dianne Miles-Zanger | 337 | 29.8% | −19.3% | |
| UKIP | Robert Clements | 106 | 9.4% | −14% | |
| Green | Robert Reeves | 42 | 3.9% | −15.6% | |
| Majority | 327 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,129 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Currall | 641 | 33.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Christopher Groome | 531 | 27.5 | −2.4 | |
| UKIP | Sam Watts | 269 | 13.9 | −11.1 | |
| Labour | Samuel Nicholls | 264 | 13.7 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Davies | 189 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Green | April Wright | 40 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 110 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,934 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Marks | 774 | 57.3 | +17.1 | |
| Labour | Eugene Dalton-Ruark | 323 | 23.9 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris McGlynn | 98 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Green | Geri Coop | 93 | 6.9 | −9.5 | |
| UKIP | Stewart Farrant | 63 | 4.7 | −13.7 | |
| Majority | 451 | 33.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,351 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jim French | 1,475 | 52.8 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Phil Sawford | 1,007 | 36.1 | +11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Window | 196 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Green | Daz Dell | 115 | 4.1 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 468 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,793 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Parish & town council by-election results
May 2003 - May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Dodsworth | 614 | 66.9 | ||
| Labour | Derek Fox | 303 | 33.1 | ||
| Majority | 311 | ||||
| Turnout | 918 | 26.46 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Wightman | 490 | 74.9 | ||
| Labour | David Bishop | 164 | 25.1 | ||
| Majority | 326 | ||||
| Turnout | +66 | 24.30 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Richardson | 258 | 64.0 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Simons | 145 | 36.0 | ||
| Majority | 105 | ||||
| Turnout | 403 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Matthew | 491 | 52.2 | ||
| Labour | Carol Mullett | 374 | 39.7 | ||
| Independent | Alan Glover | 76 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 117 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bettles | 268 | 41.9 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Padget | 212 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Jack | 160 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 56 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2007 - May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Lee | 323 | 65.1 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Haynes | 173 | 34.9 | ||
| Majority | 150 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 496 | 25.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Roebuck | 487 | 49.1 | −8.9 | |
| Labour | Alex Hughes | 337 | 34.0 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Garside | 167 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
| Majority | 150 | 15.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 991 | 32.8 | −9.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jan Smith | 290 | 65.0 | ||
| Independent | Karen Elmore | 156 | 35.0 | ||
| Majority | 134 | 30.0 | |||
| Turnout | 446 | 17.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leisa Russell | 487 | 52.5 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Glenda Weston | 373 | 41.0 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Garside | 59 | 6.5 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 104 | 11.3 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 919 | 31.0 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Jelley | 361 | 45.1 | −12.1 | |
| Labour | Martin Fage | 267 | 33.4 | −9.4 | |
| English Democrat | Kevin Sills | 88 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Holt | 84 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
| Majority | 94 | 11.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 800 | 27.3 | −13.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Edwards | 268 | 55.1 | −9.9 | |
| Independent | Andrew Walpole | 152 | 31.3 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Quinn | 66 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
| Majority | 116 | 23.9 | −6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 488 | 18.9 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
May 2011 - May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Benjamin James King | 433 | 40.5 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Thomas Howes | 382 | 35.7 | ||
| English Democrat | Kevin John Sills | 152 | 14.2 | ||
| BNP | Clive Richard Skinner | 64 | 6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Donald Rice | 38 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1070 | 25.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Margaret Draper | 454 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | Michelle Ann Johnston | 374 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan James Window | 26 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 80 | ||||
| Turnout | 857 | 27.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Thomas Howes | 473 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Richard Francis Garvie | 385 | 34.2 | ||
| UKIP | Kelly Ann Farrant | 198 | 17.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan James Window | 47 | 4.2 | ||
| BNP | Clive Richard Skinner | 19 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1126 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||