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Northampton Borough Council was the local authority for Northampton in Northamptonshire, England and was elected every four years. From the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors were elected from 23 wards. [1] The borough council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.
From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1983 | |
| No overall control | 1983–1987 | |
| Conservative | 1987–1991 | |
| No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
| Labour | 1995–2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003–2007 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2007–2011 | |
| Conservative | 2011–2021 | |
The mayor of Northampton was the ceremonial figurehead for the borough council, and tended to be held by a different person each year. Political leadership was provided instead by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2021 were: [3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Davies | Labour | 4 May 2003 | ||
| Phil Larratt | Conservative | 22 May 2003 | Jan 2006 | |
| Tim Hadland | Conservative | 23 Jan 2006 | 24 May 2007 | |
| Tony Woods | Liberal Democrats | 24 May 2007 | 26 Oct 2009 | |
| Brian Hoare | Liberal Democrats | 26 Oct 2009 | 8 May 2011 | |
| David Palethorpe | Conservative | 19 May 2011 | Nov 2011 | |
| David Mackintosh | Conservative | 7 Nov 2011 | 10 May 2015 | |
| Mary Markham [4] | Conservative | 21 May 2015 | 17 Oct 2016 | |
| Jonathan Nunn | Conservative | 7 Nov 2016 | 31 Mar 2021 | |
Jonathan Nunn subsequently became the first leader of the replacement West Northamptonshire Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,435 | 38.5 | -4.4 | ||
| Labour | 1,235 | 33.1 | -2.2 | ||
| Conservative | 1,059 | 28.4 | +6.6 | ||
| Majority | 200 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,729 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,867 | 58.6 | -17.1 | ||
| Conservative | 841 | 26.4 | +10.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 407 | 12.8 | +4.5 | ||
| UKIP | 71 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,026 | 32.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,186 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,662 | 46.1 | -16.4 | ||
| Conservative | 1,307 | 36.2 | +9.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 640 | 17.7 | +7.0 | ||
| Majority | 355 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,609 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 551 | 65.9 | -3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 113 | 13.5 | -7.5 | ||
| Conservative | 96 | 11.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Green | 45 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Independent | 31 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Majority | 438 | 52.4 | |||
| Turnout | 836 | 16.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Conroy | 635 | 42.2 | +16.7 | |
| Labour | Alan Scott | 546 | 36.3 | -7.2 | |
| Conservative | Laura Norman | 265 | 17.6 | -13.4 | |
| Green | Marcus Rock | 33 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| CPA | Antony Solomon | 25 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 89 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,504 | 28.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Golby | 1,072 | 53.0 | +9.7 | |
| Labour | Geoff Howes | 322 | 15.9 | -1.3 | |
| Independent | David Huffadine-Smith | 320 | 15.8 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Allen-Minney | 307 | 15.2 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 750 | 37.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,021 | 32.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Markham | 583 | 49.7 | +36.4 | |
| Conservative | Gregory Lunn | 319 | 27.2 | -28.7 | |
| Labour | Toby Birch | 270 | 23.0 | -7.6 | |
| Majority | 264 | 23.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1127 | 33 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Joyce | 493 | 50.5 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | Pauline Woodhouse | 288 | 29.5 | -4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | 195 | 20.0 | +16.7 | |
| Majority | 205 | 20.9 | |||
| Turnout | 980 | 27 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Graystone | 803 | 52.5 | +11.7 | |
| Labour | Nikesh Jani | 343 | 22.4 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 293 | 19.2 | +9.0 | |
| Green | Denise Donaldson | 91 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1530 | 18.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emma Roberts | 914 | 43.4 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Soan | 549 | 26.0 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Nicola McKenna | 417 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Maher | 133 | 6.3 | -10.4 | |
| Green | Denise Donaldson | 95 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 365 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,108 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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