South Northamptonshire District Council elections

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South Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2007, 42 councillors were elected from 27 wards. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.

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Political control

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: [1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973–1979
Conservative 1979–1995
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
Sandra Barnes [2] Conservative 199925 May 2010
Mary Clarke [3] Conservative 25 May 201010 May 2015
Ian McCord [4] [5] Conservative 20 May 201531 Mar 2021

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Forest By-Election 31 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 28051.3
Conservative 26648.7
Majority142.6
Turnout 54630.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Roade By-Election 2 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 24154.0+12.7
Conservative 20546.0+24.0
Majority368.0
Turnout 44621.5
Labour hold Swing
Bugbrooke By-Election 4 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 29665.5
Labour 15634.5
Majority14031.0
Turnout 45222.1
Conservative hold Swing
Deanshanger By-Election 2 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 33552.5-2.6
Conservative 30347.5+29.2
Majority325.0
Turnout 638
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Courteenhall By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 67839.0-25.0
Labour 55531.9-4.1
Independent 32918.9+18.9
Liberal Democrats 17710.2+10.2
Majority1237.1
Turnout 1,739
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton Cheney By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 98153.7+11.3
Labour 84546.3-11.3
Majority1367.4
Turnout 1,826
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Yardley By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 61365.5+8.6
Labour 32334.5-8.6
Majority29031.0
Turnout 936
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Salcey By-Election 4 October 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 16760.5+3.0
Labour 10939.5-3.0
Majority5821.0
Turnout 27620.5
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Courteenhall By-Election 25 September 2003 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51359.2+9.9
Liberal Democrats 21524.8+8.7
Labour 13916.0-3.6
Majority29834.4
Turnout 86723.0
Conservative hold Swing
Cogenhoe By-Election 14 July 2005 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 26049.1
Conservative 22642.7
Labour 438.1
Majority346.4
Turnout 529
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2007-2011

Grange Park By-Election 12 February 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Farrow40776.1-23.9
Liberal Democrats Shaun Hope12823.9+23.9
Majority27952.1
Turnout 53519.2
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Towcester Brook By-Election 9 February 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Samiotis77459.4+15.5
Conservative John Gasking40130.8-11.7
UKIP Peter Conquest1299.9-3.7
Majority37328.6
Turnout 1,304
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Grange Park By-Election 28 June 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tharik Jainu-Deen31376.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Shaun Hope9823.8-0.1
Majority21552.3
Turnout 41213.4-5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Grange Park By-Election 2 October 2014 (2 seats) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Clifford433
Conservative Adil Sadygov313
Labour Ian Grant151
UKIP Peter Conquest100
UKIP Katie Chick84
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2021

Old Stratford By-Election 22 September 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Pritchard36977.2N/A
UKIP Rose Gibbins10922.8N/A
Majority26054.4
Turnout 478
Conservative hold Swing
Grange Park By-Election 1 December 2016 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Grant24458.4-13.0
Labour Ian Grant10525.1-3.5
UKIP Rose Gibbins4911.7+11.7
Green Andy Clarke204.8+4.8
Majority13933.3
Turnout 418
Conservative hold Swing
Kings Sutton By-Election 4 May 2017 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gregor Hopkins47067.0+4.2
Labour Michael Bailey23233.0-4.2
Majority23834.0
Turnout 702
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton Cheney By-Election 12 April 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Riley39142.1-21.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Allen31634.1+34.1
Labour Richard Solesbury-Timms18319.7+19.7
Green Adam Sear384.1+4.1
Majority758.1
Turnout 928
Conservative hold Swing
Astwell By-Election 21 June 2018 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Wiltshire31976.9-0.9
Labour Richard Solesbury-Timms9623.1+0.9
Majority22353.7
Turnout 415
Conservative hold Swing
Whittlewood By-Election 21 June 2018 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Abigail Medina36656.7N/A
Conservative Martin Barter23636.5N/A
Labour Adrian Scandrett446.8N/A
Majority13020.1
Turnout 646
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Middleton Cheney By-Election 12 September 2019 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Allen38443.8+9.7
Conservative Alison Eastwood34539.3-2.8
Green Adam Sear8910.1+6.0
Labour Arthur Greaves596.7-13.0
Majority394.4
Turnout 877
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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