Local government elections in Northamptonshire, England
Kettering Borough Council was the local authority for the Borough of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England was elected every four years. The district was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.
Political control
From the foundation of the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
| No overall control | 1973–1983 |
| 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 2003 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To |
Terry Freer | | Conservative | 2003 | 16 May 2007 |
Jim Hakewill | | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | 18 May 2011 |
Russell Roberts | | Conservative | 18 May 2011 | 31 Mar 2021 |
Council elections
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
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
Borough Council By-election results
May 1995 - May 1999
St Andrews By-Election 20 June 1996 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 | | |
St Michael's By-Election 21 August 1997 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 | | |
Avondale By-Election 18 September 1997 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 | | |
Kingsley By-Election 18 September 1997 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 | | |
Loatland By-Election 6 November 1997 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
Millbrook By-Election 20 September 2001 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 | | |
St Michaels By-Election 20 September 2001 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 | | |
Warkton By-Election 18 July 2002[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Adams | 529 | 60.4 | -2.8 |
| Conservative | Keith Marsh | 347 | 39.6 | +2.8 |
Majority | 187 | 20.8 | |
Turnout | 846 | 32 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
May 2003 - May 2007
Latimer By-Election 28 July 2005[7] 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 | | |
Wicksteed By-Election 6 October 2005[8] 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 | | |
St Mary's By-Election 17 November 2005[9] 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
Northfield By-Election 1 October 2009[10][11] 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
Avondale Grange By-Election 2 May 2013 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% | |
Welland By-Election 2 May 2013 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
Rothwell by-election 20 October 2016 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 | | |
Barton by-election 23 February 2017 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 | | |
Burton Latimer by-election 4 May 2017[12] 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 | | |
St Peter's by-election 4 May 2017[13] 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 | | |
Desborough St Giles by-election 12 December 2019[14] 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
Loatland By-Election (Desborough Town Council)26 February 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Dodsworth | 614 | 66.9 | |
| Labour | Derek Fox | 303 | 33.1 | |
Majority | 311 | | |
Turnout | 918 | 26.46 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plessy By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council)15 April 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin Wightman | 490 | 74.9 | |
| Labour | David Bishop | 164 | 25.1 | |
Majority | 326 | | |
Turnout | +66 | 24.30 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Latimer By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council)28 October 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Richardson | 258 | 64.0 | |
| Independent | Stuart Simons | 145 | 36.0 | |
Majority | 105 | | |
Turnout | 403 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council)17 March 2005 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 | | |
Plessy By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council) 28 July 2005 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 | | |
Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 9 February 2006 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Carol Mullett | 533 | 50.1 | |
| Conservative | Karl Sumpter | 531 | 49.9 | |
Majority | 2 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
May 2007 - May 2011
St Boltophs By-Election (Barton Seagrave Parish Council) 13 December 2007 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 | | |
Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 27 March 2008 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 | | |
Latimer By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council) 27 March 2008 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 | | |
Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 18 September 2008 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 | | |
Tresham By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 28 January 2010 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 | | |
Latimer By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council) 24 June 2010 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
Loatland By-Election (Desborough Town Council) 19 July 2012 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 | | |
Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 19 July 2012 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 | | |
St Giles By-Election (Desborough Town Council) 3 October 2013 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 | | |
References
- ^ a b "Kettering". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Council minutes". Kettering Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. London. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Election results". Kettering Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Tories lose local byelection in conference week". guardian.co.uk. London. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Labour vote surges in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. London. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ Mead, Chris (2 October 2009). "No 'Brown bounce' as Liberal Democrats surge". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for the Northfield Ward" (PDF). Kettering Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton Latimer Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Peter's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Desborough St Giles Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
- Kettering Borough Council