North Northamptonshire Council
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since 27 January 2024[2]
North Northamptonshire Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Adele Wylie since 27 January 2024[2] | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 1 May 2025 |
Next election | 3 May 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
 The Cube, George Street, Corby, NN17 1QG[4] | |
| Website | |
| www | |
North Northamptonshire Council is the local authority for North Northamptonshire, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council is based at The Cube in Corby. It has been under Reform UK majority control since the 2025 election.
The council was created in 2021. It took over the functions of the four abolished district councils of Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council, and Wellingborough Borough Council, as well as the functions of the abolished Northamptonshire County Council within the area.[5]
Governance
Legally, North Northamptonshire Council is a district council which also performs the functions of a county council, making it a unitary authority.[5] Some county-wide functions, such as the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, are overseen by joint committees of North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council, the other unitary authority in the county.[6]
The whole area is also covered by civil parishes, which form a second tier of local government.[7]
Political control
Since the 2025 election, Reform UK have held a majority of the seats on the council:[8]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2021–2025 | |
| Reform UK | 2025-present | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council from its first meeting following its creation in 2021 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Smithers[9] | Conservative | 26 May 2021 | May 2025 | |
| Martin Griffiths[1] | Reform UK | 22 May 2025 | ||
Russell Roberts, outgoing leader of the old Kettering Borough Council, had served as leader of the shadow authority set up to oversee the transition to the new arrangements.[10]
Composition
Following the 2025 election and resulting changes, the composition of the council is:[11]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 39 | |
| Conservative | 11 | |
| Green | 8 | |
| Labour | 4 | |
| Restore Britain | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Total | 68 | |
The next election is due in 2029.[12]
Elections
An election for a shadow authority were due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The election was instead held on 6 May 2021 and the Conservatives won a majority of seats. The council originally comprised 78 councillors elected across 26 wards. Ward boundaries were redrawn for the 2025 election, reducing the number of councillors to 68.[13]
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