2025 North Northamptonshire Council election

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2025 North Northamptonshire Council election
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All 68 seats to North Northamptonshire Council
35 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderMartin Griffiths [1] Jason Smithers
(retiring)		Emily Fedorowycz [2]
Party Reform UK Conservative Green
Last election0 seats, 0.2%60 seats, 52.8%3 seats, 6.7%
Seats before4503
Seats won40148
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 40Decrease2.svg 46Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote66,70649,41329,320
Percentage35.0%25.9%15.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 34.8%Decrease2.svg 26.9%Increase2.svg 8.7%
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LeaderMatt Keane [3]
(defeated)		nonenone
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election14 seats, 29.7%0 seats, 6.9%1 seat, 3.6%
Seats before161 [b] 4 [c]
Seats won411
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote33,0607,7754,093
Percentage17.4%4.1%2.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.3%Decrease2.svg 2.8%Decrease2.svg 1.5%
North Northamptonshire UK local election 2025 map.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2025 North Northamptonshire Council election.
Leader before election

Jason Smithers
Conservative

Leader after election

Martin Griffiths
Reform UK

The 2025 North Northamptonshire Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to 68 [a] seats on North Northamptonshire Council in Northamptonshire, England. [5] It was held on the same day as other local elections. The council was under Conservative control prior to the election. Reform UK won a majority of the seats at the election.

Contents

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won a majority of seats. [6] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Jason Smithers, did not stand for re-election in 2025. [7]

New ward boundaries were drawn up to take effect for the 2025 election, reducing the number of seats from 78 to 68. [8] [9]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2025 election [10]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 60 Conservative 50
Labour 14 Labour 16
Green 3 Reform UK 4
Independent 1 Green 3
Reform UK 0 Independent 3
VacantN/AVacant2

Changes 2021–2025

Summary

Reform UK won a majority of the seats at the election. Their group leader, Martin Griffiths, was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 20 May 2025. [33] [34] He had previously been a Conservative, and had been leader of one of the council's predecessors, the Borough Council of Wellingborough, for its last five years between 2016 and 2021. [35]

Election result

2025 North Northamptonshire Council election [d]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Reform UK 6839260Increase2.svg 3959.135.066,706+34.8
  Conservative 6813020Decrease2.svg 4719.725.949,413–26.9
  Green 68850Increase2.svg 512.115.429,320+8.7
  Labour 67409Decrease2.svg 106.117.433,060–12.3
  Liberal Democrats 32110Increase2.svg 11.54.17,775–2.8
  Independent 13100Steady2.svg1.52.14,093–1.5
  SDP 1000Steady2.svg0.0<0.160N/A

Ward results

Election results [36]

Avondale Grange

Avondale Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Julie Howe 376 39.0
Green David Donoghue22223.0
Conservative Robin Carter*18319.0
Labour Clark Mitchell17618.2
Majority15416.0
Turnout 95724.0
Registered electors 3,989
Reform UK win (new seat)

Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer

Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Jan O'Hara* 1,510 34.7
Reform UK Maurice Elgin 1,477 34.0
Reform UK Leon Gibbs 1,452 33.4
Green Adrian Watts1,31830.3
Green Gemma Harvey1,21127.9
Conservative John Currall*1,15426.6
Conservative Scott Edwards*1,03623.8
Green Maja Raczkowska96222.1
Conservative Alex Evelyn*84919.5
Independent Nigel Padget3848.8
Liberal Democrats Jenny Davies3788.7
Labour Jane Pettit2996.9
Labour Eleanor Mordecai2796.4
Majority330.8
Turnout 4,34633.4
Registered electors 13,027
Reform UK win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)

Brickhill & Queensway

Brickhill & Queensway (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Gavin Beales 1,017 36.6 N/A
Reform UK John Carvetta 951 34.2 N/A
Reform UK Darren Rance 937 33.7 N/A
Conservative Maria Alexander71725.8–24.3
Labour Sylvia Erskine60121.6–13.3
Conservative Paul Bell*56920.5–26.8
Conservative King Lawal*53219.1–22.2
Labour Scott Fitzsimmons52018.7–14.2
Labour Annia Matereke50518.2–11.7
Green Faris Ayoub28610.3N/A
Independent Allan Shipman2769.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Ramsbottom2328.3–2.6
Green Mark Hanna2087.5N/A
Green Neil Fedorowycz1816.5N/A
Turnout 2,78124.0–7.0
Registered electors 11,591
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Corby West

Corby West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK David Donnelly 1,205 42.0 N/A
Reform UK Julie Lumsden 1,090 38.0 N/A
Labour William Colquhoun 1,076 37.5 –24.7
Reform UK Shay Finnegan99934.8N/A
Labour Jean Addison*93932.7–29.0
Labour Matt Keane*84429.4–29.3
Conservative Rosalie Beattie29610.3–15.4
Conservative Michael Taylor2398.3–15.1
Green Norman Bristow2378.3+1.5
Green Sara Mayer2348.2N/A
Conservative Raymond Comer2338.1–14.7
Green Michelle Slater2087.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Bromhall1274.4–0.1
Turnout 2,86827.0–9.1
Registered electors 10,611
Reform UK gain from Labour
Reform UK gain from Labour
Labour hold

Croyland & Swanspool

Croyland & Swanspool (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Martin Griffiths* 804 37.7 N/A
Reform UK Chris Munday 707 33.2 N/A
Labour Valerie Anslow*59928.1–15.3
Labour Victor James50023.5–13.8
Conservative Mark Jones45921.5–22.8
Conservative Viv Wilkinson38418.0–24.8
Green Paul Mannion23611.1N/A
Green Holly Moultrie1718.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Ashley Oro1286.0–5.9
Turnout 2,13225.1–2.4
Registered electors 8,505
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Labour

Desborough

Desborough (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Howes* 1,797 38.3 –12.6
Conservative Bill McElhinney* 1,606 34.2 –15.9
Conservative Harry Howes 1,598 34.1 –11.2
Reform UK Oliver Baker1,58133.7N/A
Reform UK Tony Porter1,44830.9N/A
Reform UK Jojo Underwood1,42930.5N/A
Labour Dean Cornwall77516.5–18.7
Green Olivia Stevenson65413.9+2.4
Green Tim Jeffery61013.0N/A
Labour Neil Rielly57912.3–11.9
Labour Guy Longfoot-Finch53511.4–8.6
Green Tom Dark3908.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Window3858.2–4.3
SDP Matthew Murphy601.3N/A
Turnout 4,69238.7+5.4
Registered electors 12,134
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Earls Barton

Earls Barton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Brown* 1,138 39.0 –20.8
Conservative Vicki Jessop 1,029 35.2 –22.7
Reform UK Jonathan Coles99534.1N/A
Reform UK Andrew Huggett93332.0N/A
Labour Gail McDade41914.3–9.8
Green Allanah Colson31510.8–16.4
Labour Chuks Nwajei29110.0N/A
Green Pam Furness2889.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Paula Addison-Pettit2468.4–14.5
Turnout 2,92034.0–7.8
Registered electors 8,593
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Finedon

Finedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Andy Sims 518 43.4 N/A
Conservative Malcolm Ward*35730.0–10.9
Labour George Capitan14011.7–24.2
Green Sue Venables1149.5–4.4
Liberal Democrats Katherine Mayes655.4–4.0
Majority 16113.5N/A
Turnout 1,19433.1+1.7
Registered electors 3,608
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Geddington & Stanion

Geddington & Stanion
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Brendon Lovell-Moore 638 37.4
Conservative Mark Rowley*41724.4
Labour Alan Irwin34120.0
Green Andy Byatt22913.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline Yeo814.7
Majority22113.0
Turnout 1,70639.0
Registered electors 4,376
Reform UK win (new seat)

Gretton & Weldon

Gretton & Welden (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Eddie McDonald 823 36.5
Reform UK Barry O'Brien 762 33.8
Conservative Macaulay Nichol*69831.0
Conservative Kevin Watt66229.4
Green Lee Forster34415.3
Labour Liz Colquhoun31714.1
Labour Chris Ashton27112.0
Green Paul Hopkins2149.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Hetherington1376.1
Independent Rosie Crocker592.6
Majority612.7
Turnout 2,25229.4
Registered electors 7,653
Reform UK win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)

Hatton Park

Hatton Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Ken Harrington* 1,397 37.5 N/A
Reform UK Paul Brooke 1,286 34.5 N/A
Reform UK Vinnie Whitrow 1,197 32.1 N/A
Conservative Jon Ekins1,14430.7–29.6
Conservative Raz Koriya94725.4–32.0
Conservative Andrew Weatherill90324.2–25.3
Labour Jackie Grover79021.2–7.4
Labour Will Inskip75920.3–6.9
Labour Joshua Page66417.8–4.3
Green Duncan McIntyre40610.9N/A
Green Marnie Fedorowycz2877.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Stuart Simons2516.7–2.5
Green Ric Hyde2416.5N/A
Turnout 3,73029.8–5.8
Registered electors 12,511
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Higham Ferrers

The election for Higham Ferrers ward was delayed due to the death of the Liberal Democrat candidate John Ratcliffe, and rescheduled to 12 June 2025. [37] Following the re-closing of nominations, Reform UK stood three candidates in this seat despite the ward being two-member, as one of the candidates, Alan Beswick, had moved to China [38] and could not complete the appropriate withdrawal form. [39]

There was also an issue wherein the returning officer and the Electoral Commission had conflicting advice regarding the eligibility of one of the new Reform UK candidates, Elisa Perna. Perna had stood in the Oundle ward on 1 May 2025 and had not been elected, and she had then been nominated to the Higham Ferrers ward. The Electoral Commission stated that, as two candidates cannot stand in the same ward in a set of local elections, Perna was ineligible. However, the North Northamptonshire returning officer stated that she was eligible, as a new notice of election had been published. [40] This raised the possibility of an election petition being launched following the result of the poll, which would end up in the High Court. [41] The Electoral Commission's position was that under Schedule 2, Rule 12 of The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 a candidate cannot stand in more than one electoral area, and that under the Section 39, Clause (5)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, this rule also applies to any countermanded polls. [40]

At the election on 12 June 2025, one Reform UK candidate and one Conservative Party candidate were elected.

Higham Ferrers (2 seats) (original ballot)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Tara Allston
Conservative John Baugh
Reform UK Alan Beswick
Conservative Jennie Bone*
Independent Jay Connolly
Labour Zara Cunliffe
Reform UK Mark Haddon
Green Gerald Kelly
Liberal Democrats John Ratcliffe
Independent Peter Tomas
Labour Helen Willmott
Higham Ferrers (2 seats) (new ballot)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Mark Haddon 656 27.2
Conservative Jennie Bone* 559 23.2
Reform UK Elisa Perna55623.0
Green Gerald Kelly52921.9
Conservative John Baugh51121.2
Green Tara Allston44918.6
Reform UK Alan Beswick33513.9
Labour Zara Cunliffe26410.9
Labour Helen Willmott25610.6
Independent Jay Connolly2158.9
Independent Peter Tomas1877.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Nelson1656.8
Majority
Turnout 241431.1+1.2
Registered electors 7,769
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Irchester

Irchester (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Partridge-Underwood* 1,429 39.4 –18.7
Conservative Jon-Paul Carr* 1,395 38.4 –19.7
Reform UK Gordon Dunsmuir 1,239 34.1 N/A
Reform UK Alasdair Rodgers1,22633.8N/A
Reform UK Sylvia Watson1,17732.4N/A
Conservative Brian Skittrall1,15231.7–19.0
Labour Diane Boyd49513.6–15.0
Labour Kathryn Gore45812.6–3.6
Green Roy Duckles40011.0+0.2
Labour Paddy McDade38210.5–4.7
Green Emma Byatt3279.0N/A
Green Will Morris2627.2N/A
Liberal Democrats David Brown1995.5–2.2
Independent Gordon Kerr1052.9N/A
Turnout 3,63134.8–9.5
Registered electors 10,446
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Irthlingborough

Irthlingborough (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Matt Davies 961 40.3 +36.1
Reform UK Gergory Wilcox 883 37.0 N/A
Labour John Farrar59024.7–11.0
Conservative Bill Cross53322.3–28.1
Conservative Adam Fernley51321.5–27.6
Labour Natalie Bloomer51221.5–10.0
Green Francis Robinson2239.3–7.1
Green Kezzabelle Ambler1897.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Smith1827.6+0.2
Turnout 2,38631.2–0.3
Registered electors 7,656
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Ise

Ise (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ben Jameson 1,612 46.3 +27.2
Green Ben Williams 1,447 41.5 N/A
Reform UK Jason Harris90726.0N/A
Reform UK Tony Webster86924.9N/A
Conservative Lloyd Bunday*64218.4–36.8
Conservative Paul Marks51414.8–38.8
Labour Martin Shepherd2617.5–23.4
Labour Charlotte Day2477.1–17.0
Liberal Democrats Ryan White581.7–8.3
Turnout 3,48439.3+4.8
Registered electors 8,856
Green gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Kettering Central

Kettering Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Liane Robinson 1,042 45.6
Green James Towns 922 40.3
Reform UK Jonty Court53823.5
Reform UK David Jacobs49621.7
Labour Sulina Charburn40417.7
Labour Elliot Prentice*37316.3
Conservative Lesley Thurland2059.0
Conservative Alistair Cullen1918.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Silver843.7
Independent Jehad Aburamadan341.5
Majority1205.2
Turnout 2,28627.0
Registered electors 8,478
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Kettering North

Kettering North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Emily Fedorowycz* 1,731 56.9
Green Dez Dell* 1,658 54.5
Reform UK Nicole Ferreira67122.1
Reform UK Paula Swift62820.7
Conservative Clive Taplin36912.1
Conservative Josh Pitt32910.8
Labour Paul Goult2016.6
Labour Anthony Wogan1454.8
Liberal Democrats Nicola Howard411.3
Independent Derek Hilling270.9
Majority732.4
Turnout 3,04138.1
Registered electors 7,974
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Kingswood

Kingswood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Helen Campbell 1,168 43.8 N/A
Reform UK Graham Cheatley 1,120 42.0 N/A
Reform UK Viaho Radin 909 34.11 N/A
Labour Leanna Buckingham*90834.07–23.0
Labour John McGhee88833.3–18.8
Labour Zoe McGhee76428.7–22.3
Conservative Raymond Boyd2629.8–15.7
Independent Gary Campbell2188.2N/A
Conservative Bridget Watts2057.7–17.4
Green Steve Jones1917.2–3.8
Green Vivien Towns1736.5N/A
Conservative Jack Watts1616.0–16.6
Green Douglas Mayer1445.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Kay Harrison1325.0–0.4
Turnout 2,66524.1–3.2
Registered electors 11,070
Reform UK gain from Labour
Reform UK gain from Labour
Reform UK gain from Labour

Lloyds & Corby Village

Lloyds and Corby Village (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark Pengelly 981 45.1
Reform UK Robert Bloom 807 37.1
Reform UK Lee Duffy79436.5
Labour Geri Cullen71933.0
Green Sian Owens2069.5
Green Sara Cosgrove1647.5
Conservative Paul Byrne1316.0
Conservative Susan Watt1064.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Bailey944.3
Majority1748.0
Turnout 2,17725.3
Registered electors 8,606
Labour win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)

Oakley

Oakley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Trevor Conway 1,299 37.6 N/A
Reform UK Frank Kilgallon 1,162 33.6 N/A
Reform UK Barry Lumsden 1,160 33.6 N/A
Labour Simon Rielly*98628.5–12.9
Labour Lyn Buckingham*88625.7–11.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Stanbra74121.5–5.6
Labour Mary Junaid64118.6–23.1
Liberal Democrats Ceilidh Devine55516.1+3.7
Conservative Graham Lawman*40511.7–21.2
Conservative Philip Irwin*39611.5–21.4
Conservative Lora Lawman*39611.5–19.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Lock38211.1–1.2
Green Andrew Gale3209.3N/A
Green Peter Towns1865.4N/A
Green Jenny Weightman1684.9N/A
Turnout 3,45426.4–9.1
Registered electors 13,070
Reform UK gain from Labour
Reform UK gain from Labour
Reform UK gain from Labour

Oundle

Oundle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jon Humberstone 1,645 32.9 –22.6
Conservative Helen Harrison* 1,594 31.9 –12.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Fairhall 1,545 30.9 –0.6
Reform UK Edward James1,39827.9N/A
Reform UK Janet Firminger1,39027.8N/A
Reform UK Elisa Perna1,34927.0N/A
Conservative Brett McKenna1,31226.2–15.6
Labour Jane Burns82016.4–2.0
Labour Robert Foskett62812.6N/A
Labour William Martin58811.8N/A
Green Julia Thorley58111.6–5.4
Green Sarah Welsh4839.7N/A
Green Campbell McCallum4168.3N/A
Turnout 5,00344.6+4.1
Registered electors 11,207
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Pemberton

Pemberton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Ash Hall 1,030 44.2
Reform UK Chris McGiffen 987 42.4
Conservative Gill Mercer*62526.8
Conservative Cameron Clarke61526.4
Labour Judy Caine36615.7
Labour Mohammed Rahman28812.4
Green Karen Seers26511.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Sowinski1777.6
Green JC Winton1275.5
Turnout 2,33028.8
Registered electors 8,089
Reform UK win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)

Pipers Hill

Pipers Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Denis McLean 453 32.4
Conservative Jonathan Smith34924.9
Green Lee Watkiss30121.5
Labour Co-op Richard Bowles24317.4
Liberal Democrats Sabir Jones543.9
Majority1047.5
Turnout 1,40733.6
Registered electors 4,185
Reform UK win (new seat)

Raunds

Raunds (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Liz Wright 1,305 37.6 N/A
Conservative Helen Howell* 1,266 36.4 –30.4
Reform UK Kirk Harrison* 1,222 35.2 N/A
Conservative Lee Wilkes*1,20534.7–27.4
Reform UK Richard Wain1,18434.1N/A
Conservative Ollie Curtis99128.5–31.2
Labour Pauline Ellis51914.9–4.7
Labour Neil Harvey43812.6–4.6
Labour Sheila Harvey41712.0–4.5
Green Sarah Tubbs*41111.8–1.2
Green Ray Zoltan35010.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Garth Ratcliffe34710.0+0.2
Green Lily Stevenson2537.3N/A
Independent Karen Blott752.2N/A
Turnout 3,47530.8+1.8
Registered electors 11,299
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Rothwell & Mawsley

Rothwell & Mawsley (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Hakewill* 2,331 49.6 –2.9
Reform UK Christopher Kellett 1,370 29.1 N/A
Reform UK Brian Benneyworth 1,286 27.3 N/A
Conservative Cedwien Brown*1,25326.6–23.4
Reform UK Diane Lowes1,16424.8N/A
Conservative Ash Davies93920.0–20.3
Conservative Cliff Moreton84718.0–20.6
Green Olivia Miller62513.3–9.1
Labour Stephen King61013.0–6.7
Green Alan Heath53111.3N/A
Labour Emily Sharman4639.8–7.0
Green Clive Thorley3758.0N/A
Labour Liam McGeown3537.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Francis Hatfull2625.6N/A
Turnout 4,70338.6+7.6
Registered electors 12,190
Independent hold
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Reform UK gain from Conservative

Rushden Lakes

Rushden Lakes (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Reform UK Keith Clarke 767 44.7
Reform UK Jack Goncalvez 710 41.4
Conservative Melanie Coleman*50029.1
Conservative Andy Mercer*40823.8
Labour Stevie Cassidy23113.5
Labour David Martin22813.3
Green Mar Mannion1629.4
Green Lux Williams1398.1
Liberal Democrats Jason Mitchell-Bunce1176.8
Turnout 1,71623.4
Registered electors 7,343
Reform UK win (new seat)
Reform UK win (new seat)

Rushden South

Rushden South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Jenney* 894 37.0 –22.6
Reform UK Steve Clark 867 35.9 N/A
Conservative Steve North*83334.5–22.5
Reform UK John Jones79733.0N/A
Labour Gilbert Appiah35314.6–12.1
Labour Ann Wallington33213.8–8.7
Green Linda Robinson1988.2–9.9
Green Simon Colson1857.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Helga Koczwara1215.0–11.2
Turnout 2,41430.7+7.8
Registered electors 7,860
Conservative hold
Reform UK gain from Conservative

St Michael

St Michael
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Polly Shackleton 428 29.8
Reform UK Richard Plumb37826.3
Labour Philip Humphries28519.8
Conservative Larry Henson*28419.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGlynn624.3
Majority503.5
Turnout 1,44535.1
Registered electors 4,117
Green win (new seat)

St Peter

St Peter
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Steve Geary 619 33.8
Conservative Anup Pandey*59532.5
Reform UK Bridget Lacey40522.1
Labour Antar Zaka1337.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Brown432.3
Independent Stuart Nethercott382.1
Majority241.3
Turnout 1,84839.6
Registered electors 4,672
Green win (new seat)

Thrapston

Thrapston (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Joseph Garner 1,555 36.4 N/A
Conservative Wendy Brackenbury* 1,501 35.1 –20.5
Conservative David Brackenbury* 1,471 34.4 –16.7
Reform UK Don Howard1,40332.8N/A
Reform UK Alastair Kirkwood1,35631.7N/A
Conservative Dorothy Maxwell*1,10025.8–17.0
Green Caroline Smith80118.8+4.5
Labour Brian Cassidy56913.3–2.5
Labour Simon Collins55312.9–0.2
Labour Eamonn Norton46610.9–1.2
Green Michael Mellors42810.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Amanda Lesre4219.9+1.8
Green Harry Winterburn3578.4N/A
Independent Anna Hawes1583.7N/A
Turnout 4,27137.0–0.9
Registered electors 11,557
Reform UK gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kelly Duddridge 562 27.7
Labour David Baker 555 27.4
Conservative Faith Hewitt48223.8
Conservative Roger Powell*42320.9
Reform UK Evie Shuttle41320.4
Independent Marion Turner-Hawes38819.1
Reform UK Samson Shuttle37118.3
Green William Pedley1818.9
Green Adam Cann1738.5
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Harrison1286.3
Turnout 2,02823.5
Registered electors 8,642
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aftermath

Martin Griffiths, former leader of Wellingborough Borough Council, was elected as Reform UK group leader and therefore Leader of the Council. [42] Helen Harrison, fiancée to former Wellingborough MP Peter Bone, [43] was appointed as leader of the Conservative group. [44]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only 66 of 68 seats were elected in 1 May. The poll for two councillors in the ward of Higham Ferrers was postponed until 12 June because of the death of the Liberal Democrat candidate, John Ratcliffe.
  2. ↑ Being a vacant seat last held by the Liberal Democrats. [4]
  3. ↑ Including one vacant seat last held by an independent.
  4. ↑ Figures do not include the delayed election in the two-seat Higham Ferrers ward

References

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  12. ↑ "Northamptonshire: Home-move councillor resigns over £10k claims". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rushden South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Northamptonshire councillor David Sims resigns from the Conservatives to join Labour". BBC News. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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  22. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Desborough Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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  24. ↑ "Corby's mayor steps down after Labour Party suspension". BBC News. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burton and Broughton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  26. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "St Helens glaze over for Reform". Localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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  28. ↑ "Only Liberal Democrat quits North unitary". NN Journal. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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  33. ↑ Coffey, Laura (23 May 2025). "Reform UK formally votes in new council leader". BBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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  36. ↑ "Results - Elections 2025". North Northampton Council. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  37. ↑ "New date for Higham Ferrers election after candidate's death". BBC News. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
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  39. ↑ Pack, Mark (2025-05-15). "Reform puts up 4 candidates for 2 seats, but only 1 withdraws". Mark Pack. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  40. 1 2 "Legal blow for Reform as electoral watchdog casts doubt on new candidate in postponed Northants council election". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2025-06-03. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  41. ↑ Ward, Sarah (3 June 2025). "Upcoming Northants election result could end up at the high court". www.nnjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  42. ↑ "Reform UK councillor 'honoured' to lead Northamptonshire council". BBC News. 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  43. ↑ "Former Wellingborough MP Pete Bone and partner Helen Harrison announce wedding news at election count". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2025-05-02. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  44. ↑ "Political group leaders announced for North Northamptonshire Council | North Northamptonshire Council". www.northnorthants.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-17.

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