Northamptonshire County Council elections
Local government elections in Northamptonshire, England
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Northamptonshire County Council was the county council for Northamptonshire in England. It was initially created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, with its functions being substantially reformed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area split into North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Elections to Northamptonshire County Council were held every four years.
Council elections
- 2001 Northamptonshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 5)[1]
- 2005 Northamptonshire County Council election
- 2009 Northamptonshire County Council election
- 2013 Northamptonshire County Council election
- 2017 Northamptonshire County Council election
County result maps
By-election results
1993–1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 801 | 56.6 | |||
| Labour | 486 | 34.4 | |||
| Conservative | 104 | 7.4 | |||
| UKIP | 23 | 1.6 | |||
| Majority | 315 | 22.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,414 | 28.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 793 | 51.6 | |||
| Conservative | 562 | 36.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 181 | 11.8 | |||
| Majority | 231 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,536 | 20.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2001–2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,621 | 68.3 | +9.6 | ||
| Labour | 753 | 31.7 | −9.6 | ||
| Majority | 868 | 36.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,374 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 469 | 41.9 | −30.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 420 | 37.5 | +37.5 | ||
| Conservative | 230 | 20.6 | −6.8 | ||
| Majority | 49 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,119 | 17.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 524 | 39.2 | −20.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 466 | 34.9 | +18.6 | ||
| Conservative | 347 | 26.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Majority | 58 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,337 | 21.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andre Gonzalez de Savage | 1,228 | 48.4 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Markham | 694 | 27.4 | +9.1 | |
| Labour | Simon Draper | 614 | 24.2 | −10.8 | |
| Majority | 534 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,536 | 38.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2005–2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Osborne | 1,541 | 67.0 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Patchett | 456 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
| Labour | Beatrice Price | 302 | 13.1 | −22.3 | |
| Majority | 1,085 | 47.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,299 | 36.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heather Smith | 1,866 | 70.4 | +8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Burgess | 461 | 17.4 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | David Fisher | 322 | 12.2 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 1,405 | 53.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,649 | 44.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Boardman | 2,307 | 70.3 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Patchett | 641 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
| Independent | Alan Tebbutt | 333 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| Majority | 1,666 | 50.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,281 | 43.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Scott | 1,093 | 53.5 | −8.7 | |
| Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 375 | 18.3 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanbra | 311 | 15.2 | −1.6 | |
| BNP | Rob Walker | 265 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
| Majority | 718 | 35.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,044 | 30.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2009–2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Lofts | 1,279 | 60.7% | +32.6% | |
| Conservative | Ian Alexander McCord | 638 | 30.3% | −30.7% | |
| UKIP | Barry Joseph Mahoney | 124 | 5.9% | +5.9% | |
| BNP | Mark Andrew Plowman | 66 | 3.1% | +3.1% | |
| Majority | 641 | 30.4% | |||
| Turnout | 2107 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.7% | |||
2013–2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Sawbridge | 1081 | 52.7 | +9.9 | |
| UKIP | Barry Joseph Mahoney | 604 | 29.4 | −6.0 | |
| Labour | Christopher Lee | 221 | 10.8 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Jon Collins | 141 | 6.9 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 477 | 23.6 | +16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2051 | 22.86 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Longley | 1,019 | 40.5 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Abigail Campbell | 989 | 39.3 | +9.5 | |
| UKIP | Eric MacAnndrais | 506 | 20.1 | −11.4 | |
| Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,514 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cecile Irving-Swift | 1,297 | 55.4 | +4.4 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Pointer | 500 | 21.3 | −3.7 | |
| Labour | Robert McNally | 248 | 10.6 | −2.6 | |
| Green | Stephen Whiffen | 228 | 9.7 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jones | 69 | 2.9 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 797 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,342 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2017–2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jason Smithers | 1,414 | 56.6 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | Gary Day | 557 | 22.3 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 336 | 13.5 | +2.3 | |
| UKIP | Bill Cross | 109 | 4.4 | −5.5 | |
| Green | Simon Turner | 81 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 857 | 34.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,497 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anjona Roy | 839 | 44.6 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | 564 | 30.0 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Ausra Uzukauskaite | 285 | 15.1 | −7.2 | |
| UKIP | Andy Smiles | 111 | 5.9 | −1.6 | |
| Green | Scott Mabbutt | 83 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 275 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1883 | 21.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Annabel de Capell Brooke | 1,864 | 51.3 | −14.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marc Folgate | 1,276 | 35.1 | +24.6 | |
| Labour | Harry James | 403 | 11.1 | −12.9 | |
| UKIP | Allan Shipham | 89 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 588 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3632 | 36.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||