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The 2025 West Northamptonshire Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025, alongside nationwide local elections. 76 councillors are due to be elected in a total of 35 wards which will determine the composition of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire Council, which runs local government services for West Northamptonshire within the United Kingdom.
West Northamptonshire Council was created in 2021 following a brief existence as a "shadow authority", with its first elections held in May 2021. Following the 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election, the Conservative Party won an overall majority on the new council. The 2021 election was held as part of the 2021 local elections, in which the Conservatives won multiple elections after a "vaccine bump". [1]
The Conservative group, led by Adam Brown, [2] currently have 59 seats, [2] following the resignation of the former leader Jonathan Nunn following claims of abuse, [3] [4] and other members leaving. The West Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats gained an additional seat after winning a by-election in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys ward in February 2024. [5] The Labour group, led by Wendy Randall, [2] gained an additional councillor in November 2024, [6] [7] and lost a councillor in December 2024. [8]
The 7 independent councillors are formed of 3 "Aligned" Independents and 4 "Non-Aligned" Independents, with the aligned independent group being led by Ian McCord and the Non-Aligned independents not having a leader. [2]
Registered voters are eligible to vote for candidates within the ward in which they reside, with each voter being entitled to 1–3 votes depending on the number of councillors that are allocated to that ward. Voting registration will close on 11 April 2024. [9]
A total of 76 councillors are to be elected, a reduction from the previous number of 93 in 2021 following a review of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, as the wards used in 2021 were a duplication of Northamptonshire County Council, meaning many were outside of the range as they were originally created in 2012 for the 2013 Northamptonshire County Council elections. 13 wards will elect 3 councillors each, 15 wards will elect 2 councillors each, and 7 wards will elect 1 councillor each, [10] on a total of 35 wards, an increase from the previous number of 31 3-member wards. [11]
Party before | Councillor | Date | Reason | Party after | ||
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Conservative | Ian McCord | 11 May 2021 | Did not rejoin after being suspended | Independent | ||
Conservative | Paul Clark | 7 June 2023 | Claims of silencing [12] | Independent | ||
Conservative | Suresh Patel | 15 December 2023 | Resigned from council, Ill health [13] | (vacant) | ||
(vacant) | Carl Squires | 9 February 2024 | Won by-election from seat vacated by Suresh Patel [14] [15] | Liberal Democrat | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Nunn | 18 April 2024 | Claims of domestic abuse [3] [16] | Independent | ||
Conservative | Richard Solesbury-Timms | 22 April 2024 | Left following Nunn abuse claims [4] | Independent | ||
Conservative | Louisa Fowler | 27 August 2024 | Unspecified incident [17] | Independent | ||
Conservative | Lizzy Bowen | 7 November 2024 | Resigned from council, [c] work commitments abroad [18] [19] | (vacant) | ||
Independent | Sue Sharps | 15 November 2024 | Joined Labour [6] [7] | Labour | ||
Labour | Paul Joyce | 4 December 2024 | Left after being deselected as Labour candidate [8] | Independent |
A by-election was held on 8 February 2024 following the resignation of Cllr Suresh Patel due to ill health. [20] In 2023 it was found that he had not updated his register of interests in line with the authorities 28 day timescales, [21] and links to the David Mackintosh scandal as a prosecution witness. [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Carl Squires | 820 | 38.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Daniel Soan | 746 | 35.3 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Clare Robertson-Marriott | 547 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 74 | 3.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.37 | |||
Turnout | 2,123 | 23.6 | −9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.0 |
After 2021 election | Before 2025 election | 2025 election result | |||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Ch. | Party | Seats | |||
Conservative | 66 | Conservative | 59 | ![]() | Conservative | ||||
Labour | 20 | Labour | 20 | ![]() | Labour | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 6 | ![]() | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Independent | 2 | Independent | 7 | ![]() | Independent |
The pre-election period officially began on 14 March 2025, when the notice of election was published.
The Conservatives launched their campaign in Daventry announcing the cancellation of controversial plans to build on the Eastern Way Playing Fields in Daventry following a local campaign involving several petitions, meetings and gatherings. [24] The plan was originally launched by the Conservative administration in their 2024 'Masterplan'. [25] The Conservative administration announced the reversal of the plan on 28 February [26] and the Conservatives were delivering leaflets the next day declaring the cancellation to be a success. [27]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Zoe Smith | ||||
Labour | Bob Purser | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Ana Savage Gunn | ||||
Liberal Democrats | James Tarry |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Duffy | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Russell Ellis | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Taylor Cowley-Coulton | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Sharps | ||||
Labour | Scott Langford | ||||
Labour | Simon Weaver | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Hewison | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Kate Nash |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rosie Humphreys | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Simpson | ||||
Conservative | Alan Chantler | ||||
Conservative | Stephen Kerr | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Harris | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Brown | ||||
Conservative | Philip Bignell | ||||
Labour | Clive Millman | ||||
Labour | Shirley Waterhouse | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Grant Simpson | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Strang |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kerry Coupe | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sally Keeble | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Beardsworth | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laura Davies | ||||
Conservative | Peter Matten | ||||
Liberal Democrats | John Tippett | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Knape | ||||
Labour | Nigel Mercer | ||||
Conservative | Jake Roberts [d] | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Athena Fenn | ||||
Conservative | Rebecca James | ||||
Conservative | Philip Silk-Neilsen | ||||
Labour | Stephen Dabbs | ||||
Labour | Laura Davies | ||||
Labour | Wendy Randall | ||||
Liberal Democrats | John Butlin | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Clark | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Ed Norris | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Soper | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Leggett | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reform UK | Vincent Clive | ||||
Labour | Sandie Maitland | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Tolley | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Smith | ||||
Reform UK | Anthony Owens | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fiona Cole | ||||
Conservative | Andrew Grant | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Allen |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Garlick | ||||
Liberal Democrats | David Woodbridge | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Markham | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carl Squires | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Brendan Glynane | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Newbury | ||||
Conservative | Pinder Chauhan | ||||
Conservative | Andre Gonzalez De Savage | ||||
Conservative | Daniel Soan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Titus Ajayi | ||||
Labour | Farzana Aldridge | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Taylor | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Marianne Taylor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sally Beardsworth | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Lawler | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Leggett | ||||
Conservative | Mobola Bakare | ||||
Conservative | Mike O'Connor | ||||
Conservative | Laura Stevenson |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eluned Lewis Nicol | ||||
Labour | Harry Barrett | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Woods | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Geri Banfield |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Thomas | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Watts | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Johns | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Justin Nash | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anna Hughes | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Will Hughes | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Knowles | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Ware | ||||
Conservative | Richard Auger | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Sturges-Alex | ||||
Conservative | Phil Larratt | ||||
Conservative | Dan Smith | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Hope | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Ridley | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Aaryan Sharma | ||||
Labour | Peter French | ||||
Green | |||||
Reform UK | Craig Morris |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Schofield | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cecile Irving-Swift | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Nixon | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Justine Leggett | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Glodi Ntoya | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Harry Minns | ||||
Liberal Democrats | David Tarbun | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Tolley | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Julius | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Rona Meredith | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clare Robertson-Marriott | ||||
Labour | Jamal Alwahabi | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Alastair Thomson | ||||
Reform UK | David Lea |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Gordon | ||||
Green | Ed | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Lofts | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Symons |