North Northamptonshire Council elections

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North Northamptonshire Council elections are held every four years. North Northamptonshire Council is a unitary authority covering the northern part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire. Since its creation in 2021, 78 councillors are elected from 26 wards. [1] The council was created as a merger of East Northamptonshire District Council, Corby Borough Council, Kettering Borough Council, and Wellingborough Borough Council. [2]

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Council elections

Political control

Since its creation in 2021, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in controlYears
Conservative 2021present

Results maps

By-elections

2021-2025

Oundle By-Election 17 February 2022 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charlie Best 1,683 47.2 +22.6
Conservative Ollie Curtis1,42339.9−3.5
Labour Harry James3379.4−4.9
Green Kate Jones1243.5−9.8
Majority2607.3
Turnout 3,577
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Northall By-Election 2 February 2023 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keli Watts 1,027 38.0 −3.7
Conservative Lesley Thurland80529.8−14.6
Green Ria Skelton65824.4+24.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Silver1274.7−9.2
Reform UK Jehad Aburamadan853.1+3.1
Majority2228.4
Turnout 2,702
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Rushden South By-Election 23 March 2023 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Melanie Coleman 1,210 54.6 +5.2
Labour Chris Ashton63828.8+6.6
Liberal Democrats Blythe Cassandra Avery1577.1−6.3
Breakthrough Party Dave Merlane1205.4+5.4
Green Will Morris934.2−10.8
Majority57225.8
Turnout 2,218
Conservative hold Swing
Desborough By-Election 4 April 2024 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William McElhinney 1,485 47.3 +7.5
Labour Richard Tod1,05433.6+6.1
Green Olivia Stevenson36811.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Window2347.4−2.3
Majority43113.7
Turnout 3,141
Conservative hold Swing
Burton and Broughton By-Election 10 October 2024 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Evelyn 939 46.4 +12.7
Green Adrian Watts48924.1+2.2
Liberal Democrats Jenny Davies33716.6−3.5
Labour Nigel Padget26012.8+1.5
Majority45022.2
Turnout 2,025
Conservative hold Swing

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