Kettering Borough Council elections

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Kettering Borough Council was the local authority for the Borough of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England and was elected every four years. The district was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.

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Political control

The first election was held in 1973. The council then acted as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until 1 April 1974 when it formally came into being. From 1974 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was as follows: [1] [2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1974–1983
Conservative 1983–1987
No overall control 1987–1995
Labour 1995–1999
No overall control 1999–2001
Labour 2001–2003
Conservative 2003–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition in 2021 were: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Terry Freer [4] [5] Conservative 16 May 2007
Jim Hakewill [4] [6] Conservative 16 May 200718 May 2011
Russell Roberts [7] Conservative 18 May 201131 Mar 2021

Russell Roberts also served as leader of the shadow authority for the replacement North Northamptonshire Council until it formally came into being in 2021. [8]

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Independent
2015Conservative278-1
2011Conservative269-1
2007Conservative286-2
2003Conservative3013-2
1999NOC182214

Borough result maps

Borough council by-election results

May 1995 - May 1999

St Andrews by-election, 20 June 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 64564.2
Conservative 15815.7
Liberal Democrats 14814.7
National Democrat555.4
Majority 48848.5
Turnout 1,006
Labour hold Swing
St Michael's by-election, 21 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 35942.3−14.1
Conservative 32037.7+5.0
Liberal Democrats 17020.0+9.0
Majority 394.6
Turnout 84930.0
Labour hold Swing
Avondale by-election, 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 39477.0+24.5
Conservative 8216.0+8.6
Liberal Democrats 367.0+7.0
Majority 31261.0
Turnout 51215.7
Labour hold Swing
Kingsley by-election, 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 39543.7+2.7
Conservative 35138.9+12.3
Liberal Democrats 15717.4−15.0
Majority 444.8
Turnout 90326.9
Labour hold Swing
Loatland by-election, 6 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 33843.4+22.8
Labour 33141.5−14.6
Liberal Democrats 12916.2−7.2
Majority 71.9
Turnout 79827.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1999 - May 2003

Millbrook by-election, 20 September 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Lynch41050.8+11.3
Labour Mervyn Hart24630.5−5.1
Liberal Democrats Terry Freeman15118.7−6.2
Majority 16420.3
Turnout 80726.4
Conservative hold Swing
St Michaels by-election, 20 September 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda McCraith42646.9−4.3
Conservative Christina Smith39843.8−5.0
Liberal Democrats Chris McGlynn849.3+9.3
Majority 283.1
Turnout 90833.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Warkton by-election, 18 July 2002 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Adams52960.4−2.8
Conservative Keith Marsh34739.6+2.8
Majority 18720.8
Turnout 84632
Labour hold Swing

May 2003 - May 2007

Latimer by-election, 28 July 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Evans27845.5+8.3
Labour David Bishop15224.9+12.2
Independent Maureen Jerram13321.8−28.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart Simons477.7+7.7
Majority 12620.9
Turnout 61024.6−6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Wicksteed by-election, 6 October 2005 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynsey Tod46449.7−0.2
Conservative Scott Edwards37440.0−10.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher McGlynn9610.3+10.3
Majority 909.7
Turnout 93435.4+2.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Mary's by-election, 17 November 2005 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shona Scrimshaw67460.9+11.4
Conservative Katherine Stallard36232.7−17.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Window716.4+6.4
Majority 31228.2
Turnout 1,10726.7
Labour hold Swing

May 2007 - May 2011

Northfield by-election, 1 October 2009 [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Manns26537.9−17.7
Conservative Stephen Bellamy25836.9−7.6
Liberal Democrats Cindy McGrath8011.4+11.4
BNP Clive Skinner588.3+8.3
English Democrat Kevin Sills395.6+5.6
Majority 71.0
Turnout 70035.2
Labour hold Swing -5.0%

May 2011 - May 2015

Avondale Grange by-election, 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Kathleen Hales40342.1−18.0
UKIP John Raffill32534.0+34.0
Conservative Christina Elizabeth Smith-Haynes14014.6−13.0
English Democrat Derek Hilling525.4+5.4
Liberal Democrats David James Tate373.9+3.9
Majority 788.2%
Turnout 95724.6
Labour hold Swing -26.0%
Welland by-election, 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Alexander Howes42943.2−24.1
UKIP Paul Richard Oakden29529.7+29.7
Labour John David Padwick19920.1−12.6
Liberal Democrats Stanley Roy Freeman555.5+5.5
English Democrat Kevin John Sills141.4+1.4
Majority 13413.5
Turnout 99244.5
Conservative hold Swing -26.9%

May 2015 - May 2021

Rothwell by-election, 20 October 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cedwien Brown70048.3+10.6
Labour Kathleen Harris49834.4−6.7
UKIP Sam Watts1087.5−8.5
Green Stephen Jones755.2+0.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Adcock674.6N/A
Majority 20213.9
Turnout 1,45122.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Barton by-election, 23 February 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dutton64457%+57%
Conservative Dianne Miles-Zanger33729.8%−19.3%
UKIP Robert Clements1069.4%−14%
Green Robert Reeves423.9%−15.6%
Majority 32727.2
Turnout 1,129
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Burton Latimer by-election, 4 May 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Currall64133.1+2.1
Independent Christopher Groome53127.5−2.4
UKIP Sam Watts26913.9−11.1
Labour Samuel Nicholls26413.7−0.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Davies1899.8+9.8
Green April Wright402.1+2.1
Majority 1105.7
Turnout 1,934
Conservative hold Swing
St Peter's by-election, 4 May 2017 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Marks77457.3+17.1
Labour Eugene Dalton-Ruark32323.9−1.2
Liberal Democrats Chris McGlynn987.3+7.3
Green Geri Coop936.9−9.5
UKIP Stewart Farrant634.7−13.7
Majority 45133.4
Turnout 1,351
Conservative hold Swing
Desborough St Giles by-election, 12 December 2019 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim French1,47552.8+6.8
Labour Phil Sawford1,00736.1+11.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Window1967.0+7.0
Green Daz Dell1154.1−5.7
Majority 46816.8
Turnout 2,793
Conservative hold Swing

Parish & town council by-election results

May 2003 - May 2007

Loatland by-election (Desborough Town Council), 26 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Dodsworth61466.9
Labour Derek Fox30333.1
Majority 311
Turnout 91826.46
Conservative hold Swing
Plessy by-election (Burton Latimer Town Council), 15 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Wightman49074.9
Labour David Bishop16425.1
Majority 326
Turnout +6624.30
Conservative hold Swing
Latimer by-eElection (Burton Latimer Town Council), 28 October 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Richardson25864.0
Independent Stuart Simons14536.0
Majority 105
Turnout 403
Conservative hold Swing
Trinity by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 17 March 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Matthew49152.2
Labour Carol Mullett37439.7
Independent Alan Glover768.1
Majority 117
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Plessy by-election (Burton Latimer Town Council), 28 July 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bettles26841.9
Independent Nigel Padget21233.1
Labour Christopher Jack16025.0
Majority 56
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Trinity by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 9 February 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Mullett53350.1
Conservative Karl Sumpter53149.9
Majority 2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

May 2007 - May 2011

St Boltophs by-election (Barton Seagrave Parish Council), 13 December 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Lee32365.1
Labour Christopher Haynes17334.9
Majority 15030.2
Turnout 49625.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Trinity by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 27 March 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Roebuck48749.1−8.9
Labour Alex Hughes33734.0−8.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Garside16716.9+16.9
Majority 15015.1−0.4
Turnout 99132.8−9.4
Conservative hold Swing
Latimer by-election (Burton Latimer Town Council), 27 March 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Smith29065.0
Independent Karen Elmore15635.0
Majority 13430.0
Turnout 44617.2
Conservative hold Swing
Trinity by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 18 September 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leisa Russell48752.5+4.4
Labour Glenda Weston37341.0+6.0
Liberal Democrats Daniel Garside596.5−10.4
Majority 10411.3−3.8
Turnout 91931.0−1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Tresham by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 28 January 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Jelley36145.1−12.1
Labour Martin Fage26733.4−9.4
English Democrat Kevin Sills8811.0+11.0
Liberal Democrats John Holt8410.5+10.5
Majority 9411.8−2.6
Turnout 80027.3−13.2
Conservative hold Swing
Latimer by-election (Burton Latimer Town Council), 24 June 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Edwards26855.1−9.9
Independent Andrew Walpole15231.3−3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Quinn6613.6+13.6
Majority 11623.9−6.2
Turnout 48818.9+1.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

May 2011 - May 2015

Loatland by-election (Desborough Town Council), 19 July 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Benjamin James King43340.5
Conservative Daniel Thomas Howes38235.7
English Democrat Kevin John Sills15214.2
BNP Clive Richard Skinner646.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Donald Rice383.6
Majority 514.8
Turnout 107025.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Trinity by-election (Rothwell Town Council), 19 July 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Margaret Draper45453.0
Conservative Michelle Ann Johnston37443.6
Liberal Democrats Alan James Window263.0
Majority 80
Turnout 85727.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Giles by-election (Desborough Town Council), 3 October 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Thomas Howes47342.0
Labour Richard Francis Garvie38534.2
UKIP Kelly Ann Farrant19817.6
Liberal Democrats Alan James Window474.2
BNP Clive Richard Skinner191.7
Majority 887.8
Turnout 112628.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  8. ↑ Ward, Sarah (16 April 2020). "Government appoints Kettering Council leader to head up new unitary council". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ↑ The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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