2016 Daventry District Council election

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The 2016 Daventry District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England. [1] [2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Only one seat changed hands with Labour taking one seat from the Conservatives leading to the council being made up as follows; 30 Conservative councillors, 3 Labour councillors, 2 UKIP councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

This was the first year in which the Liberal Democrats, along with the Conservatives and Labour party, stood in all 12 wards. [3]

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 310125%28.1%4,912
  Liberal Democrats 10008.3%14.1%2,467
  Conservative 801-166.7%49.9%8,725
  UKIP 00000%5.8%1,018
  Green 00000%1.0%176
  Independent 00000%1.1%201

Ward results

Abbey North

Abbey North 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Ritchie 51037.6
Conservative Chris Long48435.6
UKIP Eric MacAnndrais30022.1
Liberal Democrats John Henry Butlin644.7
Majority262.0
Turnout 136726.42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Abbey South

Abbey South 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deanna Eddon77951.2
Labour Aiden Ramsey62541.1
Liberal Democrats Grant Lee Andrew Bowles1177.7
Majority15410.1
Turnout 154032.02
Conservative hold Swing

Barby & Kilsby

Barby & Kilsby 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Elizabeth Evelyn Lomax105363.0
Conservative Rob Chamberlain62037.0
Majority43326.0
Turnout 169045.95
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Braunston & Welton

Braunston & Welton 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jason Pritchard48949.3
Conservative Tim Wilson40440.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stuart John Simpson8012.4
Majority858.6
Turnout 99150.56
Labour hold Swing

Brixworth

Brixworth 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fabienne Fraser-Allen92851.0
Labour Stuart Matthew Coe31717.4
UKIP Pamela Booker30616.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Hall1236.8
Green Stephen John Whiffen1075.9
Majority61133.6
Turnout 181934.2
Conservative hold Swing

Drayton

Drayton 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Randall84860.6
Conservative Annette Dunn37426.7
Independent Peter John Scriven1248.9
Liberal Democrats Inge Nina Freudenreich433.1
Majority47433.9
Turnout 140031.01
Labour hold Swing

Hill

Hill 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hills60149.3
Labour Stephen Dabbs49340.4
Independent Keith Frank Simpson776.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony David Parsons383.1
Majority1088.9
Turnout 121928.55
Conservative hold Swing

Long Buckby

Long Buckby 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Millar107056.5
Labour Chris Myers55529.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer24512.9
Majority51527.2
Turnout 189336.78
Conservative hold Swing

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Micklewright46357.3-2.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Ian Cobbe22528.1+10.5
Labour Sue Myers10813.5+13.5
Majority23829.7-10.6
Turnout 80241.84+4.66
Conservative hold Swing

Spratton

Spratton 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Shephard80864.7
Labour Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker23819.1
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moscrop Knowles12510.0
Green Janine Rachael Spence695.5
Majority57045.6
Turnout 124936.74
Conservative hold Swing

Weedon

Weedon 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Brown127664.9
Labour Callum Batchelor41921.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robin Salaman22711.6
Majority85743.6
Turnout 196539.07
Conservative hold Swing

Woodford

Woodford 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Griffin91851.7
UKIP Gary John Denby41223.2
Labour Elizabeth Anne Ritchie31017.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Harold Lytton1277.2
Majority50628.5
Turnout 177533.39
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seats and wards for the 2016 District elections". Daventry District Council. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "District Council Elections May 5th 2016". Daventry District Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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