Wellingborough Borough Council elections

The Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 1999, thirty-six councillors were elected from 16 wards.^[1] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.

Councillor		From	To
Glyn Addis^[4]	Conservative		Oct 1991
Derek Hooton^[4]^[5]	Conservative	Oct 1991	May 1997
Graham Ridge^[5]^[6]	Labour	27 May 1997	May 2003
Eileen Higgins^[7]^[8]	Conservative	May 2003	2005
John Bailey^[9]	Conservative	2005	2011
Paul Bell^[10]^[11]	Conservative	2011	2016
Martin Griffiths^[12]^[13]	Conservative	2016	31 Mar 2021

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	694	54.6	+13.5
	Conservative	530	41.7	−8.5
	UKIP	47	3.7	+3.7
Majority		164	12.9
Turnout		1,271	29.4
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Callnon	469	39.3	−17.1
	Labour	Andrew Scarborough	445	37.3	−6.3
	UKIP	Anthony Ellwood	173	14.5	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Wilkins	105	8.8	+8.8
Majority			24	2.0
Turnout			1,192	23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Political control

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Lawman	885	61.1	−4.3
	Labour	Catherine Mulholland	455	31.4	−3.2
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	62	4.3	+4.3
	UKIP	James Wrench	45	3.1	+3.1
Majority			430	29.7
Turnout			1,447	27.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Thomas	655	47.6	+8.3
	Labour	Patricia Cass	488	35.4	−1.9
	UKIP	Anthony Ellwood	162	11.8	−2.7
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	71	5.1	+5.1
Majority			167	12.2	+10.2
Turnout			1,376
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Griffiths	698	52.6	−7.3
	Labour	Andrew Scarborough	448	33.8	−6.3
	Independent	Ray Miles	125	9.4	+9.4
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	55	4.1	+4.1
Majority			250	18.8
Turnout			1,326	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Bass	363	66.0	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Simons	149	27.1	+27.1
	Labour	Peter Wright	38	6.9	+6.9
Majority			214	38.9
Turnout			550	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Bigley	665	59.0	−18.5
	BNP	David Robinson	177	15.7	+15.7
	Labour	Elaine Baggott	169	15.0	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brown	40	3.5	+3.5
	UKIP	Tony Ellwood	39	3.5	+3.5
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	37	3.3	+3.3
Majority			488	43.3	−11.7
Turnout			1127	47.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo Beirne	816	81.1	+10.6
	Independent	Peter Wright	97	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brown	93	9.2	+9.2
Majority			719	71.4
Turnout			1006	32.9	−6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Simmons	750	47.3	+1.6
	Labour	Patricia Jones	316	19.9	−11.3
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	189	11.9	+11.9
	Independent	Jacqueline Norton	183	11.5	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julie White	149	9.4	+9.4
Majority			434	27.3
Turnout			1587	37.7	−2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hawkes	548	46.0	−9.6
	Labour	Helena Reynolds	361	30.3	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jones	162	13.6	+13.6
	BNP	David Robinson	120	10.1	+10.1
Majority			187	15.7
Turnout			1,191	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Raymond	570	57.2	−20.3
	Labour	Graham Sherwood	186	18.7	−3.9
	BNP	David Robinson	84	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Wilkins	72	7.2	+7.2
	English Democrat	Terence Spencer	62	6.2	+6.2
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	23	2.3	+2.3
Majority			384	38.5
Turnout			997	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Atkinson	639	48.0	+19.8
	Labour	Peter Wright	425	31.9	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jones	229	17.2	+17.2
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	38	2.9	+2.9
Majority			214	16.1
Turnout			1,331
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Earls Barton By-Election 2 May 2013^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gough	626	41.5	−3.8
	Labour	Kevin Watts	417	27.7	−27.0
	UKIP	Debra Elderton	396	26.3	+26.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jones	69	4.6	+4.6
Majority			209	13.9
Turnout			1,508
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Redwell West By-Election 2 May 2013^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Veronica Waters	396	45.6	−20.3
	UKIP	Allan Shipham	244	28.1	+28.1
	Labour	Elfred Brown	193	27.7	−11.9
	English Democrat	Marshall Walker	35	4.0	+4.0
Majority			152	17.5
Turnout			868
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finedon By-Election 29 September 2016^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Bailey	758	62.3	+15.4
	Labour	Steve Ayland	235	19.3	−7.7
	UKIP	Allan Shipham	137	11.3	−14.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Wheaver	86	7.1	+7.1
Majority			523	43.0
Turnout			1,216
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finedon By-Election 12 September 2019^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Weatherill	547	52.2	−10.1
	Independent	Laurence Harper	227	21.7	+21.7
	Green	Marion Turner-Hawes	134	12.8	+12.8
	Labour	Isobel Stevenson	76	7.3	−12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Nelson	64	6.1	−1.0
Majority			320	30.5
Turnout			1,048
	Conservative hold		Swing