Daventry District Council elections

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One third of Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected each year, followed by one year when there was an election to Northamptonshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 38 councillors were elected from 24 wards. In another boundary review in 2012 the councillors were reduced to 36 councillors across 16 wards. [1] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.

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Political control

From the foundation of the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1980
No overall control 1980–1983
Conservative 1983–1995
No overall control 1995–1999
Conservative 1999–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Chris Millar [3] [4] Conservative Aug 199931 Oct 2019
Richard Auger [5] Conservative 1 Nov 201931 Mar 2021

Council elections

By-elections

1998-2002

Drayton By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,54061.5
Conservative 96638.5
Majority57423.0
Turnout 2,506
Labour hold Swing
Hill By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,07959.4
Conservative 73640.6
Majority57418.8
Turnout 1,815
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Drayton By-Election 26 June 2003 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette Dunn33253.9+5.7
Labour Jean Tucker28546.2-5.6
Majority477.7
Turnout 61712.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2006-2010

Drayton By-Election 10 September 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Eddon31433.9-11.5
Labour Wendy Randall15817.0-6.4
Liberal Democrats John Lathan13814.9+14.9
BNP David Jones13314.3-17.0
Independent Steve Tubb12913.9+13.9
Socialist Alternative Meg Price555.9+5.9
Majority15616.9
Turnout 92719.6
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft By-Election 10 September 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Chandler38279.7+10.9
Liberal Democrats Hermione Ainley9720.3+7.3
Majority28559.4
Turnout 47933.0
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

Conservative councillor Frank Wiig (Brixworth) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 15 November 2012. [13]

Brixworth By-election 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Pointer85763.9+18.2
Green Steve Whiffen48436.1+13.5
Majority37327.8
Turnout 1,341
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Nick Bunting (Brixworth) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013. [14]

Brixworth By-election 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Barratt1,08262.3+16.6
Labour Robert McNally30717.7+3.1
Green Steve Whiffen25814.9-7.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer895.1-12.0
Majority77544.6
Turnout 1,736
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Kay Driver (Welford) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013. [15]

Welford By-election 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Major82466.2+6.0
Green Katharine Wicksteed24219.5-2.9
Labour Sue Myers17814.3-3.1
Majority58246.8
Turnout 1,244
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Ken Melling (Ravensthorpe) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 5 September 2013. [16]

Ravensthorpe By-election 5 September 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryn Aldridge28546.5-15.3
UKIP Eric MacAnndrais21234.6+34.6
Labour Sue Myers9315.2+15.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer233.8-14.4
Majority7311.9
Turnout 613
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Conservative councillor Diana Osborne (Long Buckby) resigned from the council in March 2017. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 4 May. [17] New councillor Malcolm Robert Longley's term ends in 2019. [18]

Long Buckby by-election, 4 May 2017
Term ends 2 May 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Robert Longley 1,170 50.6 -3.5
Labour Sue Myers56524.4-0.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer23210.0+10.0
Green Tom Alexander Forrest Harper1697.3+7.3
UKIP Ian Robert James Dexter1516.5-13.5
Majority60526.2-2.8
Turnout 231243.81-29.60
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Ann Carter (Walgrave) resigned from the council in March 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 3 May. [12] There are elections due in most other wards in Daventry on the same day. [19]

Walgrave by-election, 3 May 2018
Term ends 2 May 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lesley Woolnough 431 68.85 +9.7%
Liberal Democrats Grant Bowles19531.15+31.15%
Majority23637.7
Turnout 62638.27
Conservative hold Swing -11%

2018-2021

Conservative councillor Fabienne Fraser-Allen (Brixworth) was forced to resign from the council due to non-attendance in June 2019. The seat was contested in a by-election on 18 July 2019 . [12] The term was due to end in 2020 but was extended one year due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Authority . [20]

Brixworth by-election, 18th July 2019
Term ends 7 May 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harris 817 49.5 38.5%
Conservative Lauren Harrington-Carter61537.3-27.8%
Labour Stuart Coe21813.2-10.7%
Majority20212.2
Turnout 166330-2.7%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 33%

Labour councillor Aiden Ramsey resigned as he moved away from the area after being elected in 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 24 October 2019 . [12] The term was due to end in 2022 but ended in 2021 due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Council. [20]

Abbey North by-election, 24th October 2019
Term ends 5th May 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lauren Harrington-Carter 371 40.4 15.0%
Liberal Democrats Alan Knape28230.711.3%
Labour Emily Carter26528.9-14.7%
Majority899.7
Turnout 93017.5-10.5%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 14.9%

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