Barton (Kettering BC Ward)

Barton Ward (Kettering Borough Council)
Barton within Kettering Borough
Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire within England

Barton Ward, representing the village of Barton Seagrave, was a two-member ward within the former Kettering Borough Council.

The ward was abolished in 2021 when Kettering Borough Council was merged into the new North Northamptonshire Council. ^[1]

Former Councillors

Kettering Borough Council elections 2007

• Christopher Lamb (Conservative)
• Russell Roberts (Conservative)

Ward boundaries (2007-2021)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2007

• Note: due to boundary changes, vote changes listed below are based on notional results.

Barton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Roberts (E)	1091
	Conservative	Christopher Lamb (E)	1024
	Labour	Sam Smith	439
	Labour	Archie Welsh	396
Turnout			1,563	40.0

Previous ward boundaries (1999-2007)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2003

Kettering Borough Council elections 2003: Barton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice Bayes	860	34.8
	Conservative	Christopher Lamb	853	34.5
	Labour	Christine McAlinden	391	15.8
	Labour	Margaret Philip	370	15.0

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	857	69.2	2	0
	Labour	381	30.8	0	0
Total votes cast		1,237
Electorate		3,402
Turnout		36.4%

(Vote count shown is ward average.)

See also

• Kettering
• Kettering Borough Council

1. "Northamptonshire unitaries have nowhere for all councillors to meet". BBC News. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.