2018 Daventry District Council election

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The 2018 Daventry District Council election were held on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England.This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] [2] [3]

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This was to be the final elections for Daventry District Council due to the poor running of Northamptonshire County Council by the local Conservative Party leading to new unitary authorities for the county being proposed. The Caller Report into the running of Northamptonshire County Council suggested that any elections currently scheduled for 2019 be abandoned and elections for the new authorities held in May 2020. [4]

The make up of the council after the elections was 30 Conservative councillors, 5 Labour councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. [5]

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2018
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10083.3203083.310,08754.0+5.5
  Labour 2+216.73513.95,43729.1+9.4
  Liberal Democrats 000.0112.82,42713.0+11.4
  Green 000.0000.03501.9+1.1
  UKIP 0-20.0000.02641.4-26.4
  Independent 000.0000.01120.6-1.0

Ward results

Abbey North

Abbey North 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aiden Ramsey 599 39.85 +4.4
Conservative Leslie Poole40727.08-9.22
Liberal Democrats Alan Knape31220.76+20.76
Independent Nigel Carr1127.45+7.45
UKIP Adam Collyer734.86-32.44
Majority19212.77+11.77
Turnout 1,50328.01+2.81
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 18.42%

Abbey South

Abbey South 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Morgan 819 51.06 +14.56
Labour Lewis Clarke67041.77+22.77
Liberal Democrats John Butlin1157.17+7.17
Majority1499.29+6.29
Turnout 1,60434+0.62
Conservative hold Swing

Brixworth

Brixworth 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Parker 1,163 65.04 +13.14
Labour Stuart Coe42823.94+21.94
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Purchase1157.17+1.27
Majority73541.11+11.61
Turnout 1,78832.71-0.88
Conservative hold Swing

Drayton

Drayton 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Dabbs 825 58.55 +25.45
Conservative Timothy Wilson49234.92+6.72
Liberal Democrats Zbigniew Chetnik926.53+4.03
Majority33323.63+21.13
Turnout 1,40931.38-2.21
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 9.37%

Hill

Hill 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Matten 655 47.67 +5.97
Labour Katie Thurston62745.63+23.23
Liberal Democrats Simon Cockayne926.7+6.7
Majority282.04-4.96
Turnout 1,37428.92-0.65
Conservative hold Swing -8.63%

Long Buckby

Long Buckby 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Osborne 949 46.84 +4.14
Labour Chris Myers76637.81+15.91
Liberal Democrats Peter Ingles31115.35+9.05
Majority1839.03-5.37
Turnout 2,02637.19-5.81
Conservative hold Swing

Moulton

Moulton 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Warren 847 59.99 +14.39
Labour Nicola Hudson29921.18+2.88
Green Kevin White14610.34+10.34
Liberal Democrats Sarah Richens1208.5+8.5
Majority54838.81+22.01
Turnout 1,41235.3%-4.42
Conservative hold Swing

Spratton

Spratton 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Peck 931 66.22 +8.72
Labour Pete Coles29921.18+7.08
Liberal Democrats Rupert Knowles1208.53+8.53
Green Kathy Wickstead795.62+5.62
Majority69449.36+8.31
Turnout 1,40635.37-5.68
Conservative hold Swing

Weedon

Weedon 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Smith 1,183 66.35 +12.15
Labour Callum Batchelor35419.85+6.65
Liberal Democrats Alan Faiers24613.8+13.8
Majority82946.49+19.99
Turnout 1,78335.15+6.51
Conservative hold Swing

Welford

Welford 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cecile Irving-Swift 854 67.51 -6.29
Labour Sue Myers22217.5-8.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Deare18914.94+14.94
Majority63249.96+0.46
Turnout 1,26537.24-8.04
Conservative hold Swing

Woodford

Woodford 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rupert Frost 984 53.92 +4.42
Labour Christine Fitchett34719.01-0.49
Liberal Democrats Edward Judd1789.75+9.75
UKIP Gary Denby19110.47-20.03
Green Thomas Skillington1256.85+6.85
Majority63734.9+15.9
Turnout 1,26537.24+0.72
Conservative hold Swing

Yelvertoft

Yelvertoft 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Chantler 372 56.71 -10.29
Liberal Democrats Stephen Pimm22133.69+33.69
Labour Rio Knock639.6-1.6
Majority15123.02-23.08
Turnout 65641.51-4.14
Conservative hold Swing -22%

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