This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
Wards from 1 April 2021 (first election 6 May 2021) to present: [1]
Wards from 1 April 2021 (first election 6 May 2021) to present: [1]
Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 7 May 1981: [2] [3]
Electoral Divisions from 7 May 1981 to 7 June 2001: [4] [3]
Electoral Divisions from 7 June 2001 to 2 May 2013: [5]
Electoral Divisions from 2 May 2013 to 1 April 2021: [6]
† minor boundary changes in 2017 [7]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [8]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 6 May 1999: [9]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 3 May 2007: [10]
Wards from 3 May 2007 to 7 May 2015: [11]
Wards from 7 May 2015 to 1 April 2021: [12]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [8]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 6 May 1999: [13]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 3 May 2012: [14]
Wards from 3 May 2012 to 1 April 2021: [15]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [8]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 6 May 1999: [16]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 3 May 2007: [17]
Wards from 3 May 2007 to 1 April 2021: [18]
† minor boundary changes in 2015 [7]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [8]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 6 May 1999: [19]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 3 May 2007: [20]
Wards from 3 May 2007 to 1 April 2021: [21]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979: [8]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 6 May 1999: [22]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 5 May 2011: [23]
Wards from 5 May 2011 to 1 April 2021: [24]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976: [8]
Wards from 6 May 1976 to 6 May 1999: [25]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 3 May 2007: [26]
Wards from 3 May 2007 to 1 April 2021: [27] [28]
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983: [8]
Wards from 5 May 1983 to 6 May 1999: [29]
Wards from 6 May 1999 to 7 May 2015: [30]
Wards from 7 May 2015 to 1 April 2021: [31]
Barnwell, Central, Danesholme, Dryden, East, Fineshade, Hazelwood, Hillside, Irthlingborough, King's Forest, Kingswood, Lloyds, Lodge Park, Lower Nene, Lyveden, Oundle, Prebendal, Raunds Saxon, Raunds Windmill, Ringstead, Rural East, Rural North, Rural West, Shire Lodge, Stanwick, Thrapston, West, Woodford.
Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby and Kilsby, Boughton and Pitsford, Brampton, Braunston, Brixworth, Byfield, Clipston, Cote, Crick, Downs, Drayton, Earls Barton, Flore, Grange, Harpole, Heyford, Hill, Long Buckby, Moulton, Ravensthorpe, Spratton, Walgrave, Weedon, Welford, West, West Haddon and Guilsborough, Woodford, Yelvertoft.
All Saints, Avondale, Barton, Brambleside, Buccleuch, Latimer, Loatland, Millbrook, Pipers Hill, Plessy, Queen Eleanor, St Andrew's, St Giles, St Mary's, St Michael's, St Peter's, Slade, Spinney, Tresham, Trinity, Warkton, Welland, Wicksteed.
Abington, Boughton Green, Eastfield, Headlands, Kingsley, Kingsthorpe, Lumbertubs, Parklands, St David, Thorplands.
Billing, Castle, Delapre, Ecton Brook, New Duston, Old Duston, St Crispin, St James, Spencer, Weston.
Astwell, Blakesley, Blisworth, Brackley East, Brackley South, Brackley West, Chase, Cogenhoe, Cosgrove, Courteenhall, Deanshanger, East Hunsbury, Grafton, Kings Sutton, Kingthorn, Little Brook, Middleton Cheney, Nene Valley, Salcey, Silverstone, Steane, Tove, Towcester Brook, Towcester Mill, Wardoun, Washington, West Hunsbury, Whittlewood, Yardley.
Brickhill, Castle, Croyland, Finedon, Great Doddington and Wilby, Hemmingwell, Higham Ferrers, Irchester, North, Queensway, Redwell East, Redwell West, Rushden East, Rushden North, Rushden South, Rushden West, South, Swanspool, Wollaston.
Northamptonshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2021, it had a population of 747,622. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is nicknamed "The Rose of the Shires".
Raunds is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 9,379 at the 2021 census.
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East Northamptonshire was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council was based in Thrapston and Rushden. Other towns include Oundle, Raunds, Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers. The town of Rushden was by far the largest settlement in the district. The population of the district at the 2011 Census was 86,765.
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The Northampton and Peterborough Railway was an early railway promoted by the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) to run from a junction at Blisworth on the L&BR main line to Northampton and Peterborough, in England. The construction of the line was authorised by Parliament in 1843 and the 47 mile line opened in 1845. The line largely followed the river Nene, and for economy of construction, it had many level crossings with intersecting roads, rather than bridges. In 1846 the L&BR joined with other companies, together forming the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).
The Northamptonshire Football Association, also simply known as the Northamptonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the English county of Northamptonshire.
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The East Midlands Rugby Football Union (EMRFU) is a governing body for rugby union in part of The Midlands, England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union for the counties of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire and the Huntingdonshire and Peterborough districts of Cambridgeshire and administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in those areas. It also administers the East Midlands county rugby representative teams.