Northampton is a town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire,England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is situated on the River Nene,60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 50 miles (80 km) south-east of Birmingham. Northampton is one of the largest towns in England;the population of its overall urban area was recorded as 249,093 in the 2021 census.
Wootton is a former village about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Northampton town centre that is now part of Northampton.
Northamptonshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England,in the United Kingdom.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Robert Loader,is a British politician and retired senior Royal Air Force officer. He was the Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 until 2016. He served in the RAF from 1972 to 2009 and was the first Commander-in-Chief Air Command.
Caroline Chisholm School is a mixed all-through school with academy status,in Wootton,south Northampton,England. It is named after Caroline Chisholm,a 19th-century social reformer. The principal is David James. The school was built in 15 months and cost £25 million. The school added its final year,Year 13,in September 2008. In 2005,admission arrangements were changed to give siblings of existing students at the school greater priority for places.
Thomas Becket Catholic School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Northampton,United Kingdom.
Sir Michael Tyrone Ellis is a British politician and barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales between September and October 2022,having previously served in the position from March to September 2021 during the maternity leave of Suella Braverman. A member of the Conservative Party,he previously served as Paymaster General from 2021 to 2022 and as Minister for the Cabinet Office from February to September 2022. Ellis served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton North from 2010 to 2024.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
A police and crime commissioner is an elected official in England and Wales responsible for generally overseeing police services. A police,fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) is an elected official in England responsible for generally overseeing both police and fire services. Commissioners replaced now-abolished police authorities. The first were elected on 15 November 2012.
Martyn Underhill is a British independent politician and former police officer who served as the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021.
Robert Moelwyn Jones,CBE was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Wolverhampton City Council from 1980 to 2013 and as the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012-14.
Adam Ronald Hogg was a British politician and police officer. He was the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner,elected for the Labour Party. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012 and re-elected on 6 May 2016.
The 2011 murder of the Ding family occurred in Wootton,a suburb of Northampton,England,in late April. Four members of the Ding family—Professor Jifeng "Jeff" Ding,his wife Helen Chui and their daughters Xing and Alice—were found murdered at their home in Wootton at 6:00 pm on Sunday,1 May 2011. They were thought to have been murdered two days earlier between about 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Friday,29 April 2011.
The 2015 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015,the same day as the general election for the House of Commons.
David James Mackintosh is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Northampton South from the May 2015 general election to the 2017 general election. Prior to his election to Parliament,he worked as a political consultant in the European Parliament and the Conservatives before being elected to the County and Borough councils,rising to become Leader of Northampton Borough Council in 2011.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Northamptonshire Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) is the elected official charged with overseeing Northamptonshire Police and the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and ensuring both,the police and the fire service are operating efficiently and effectively within the county of Northamptonshire.
Stephen Graham Mold is an English Conservative politician who served as the Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire from 2016 to 2024. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016,succeeding the previous incumbent,Adam Simmonds. He was re-elected in 2021. He was succeeded by Danielle Stone,the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate,after he did not stand in the 2024 election.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 6 May 2021,on the same day as the Senedd election in Wales and the local elections in England. This was the third time police and crime commissioner elections have been held. The elections were originally due to take place in May 2020 but were postponed by 12 months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout was an average of 34.1% across the elections,with Wales having much higher turnout mainly due to the simultaneous Senedd election held across Wales,whereas only parts of England had simultaneous local elections.
The 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election took place during 2021,alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
