Northampton Borough Council elections

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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.

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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: [2]

Party in controlYears
Labour 19731976
Conservative 19761983
No overall control 19831987
Conservative 19871991
No overall control 19911995
Labour 19952003
No overall control 20032007
Liberal Democrats 20072011
Conservative 20112021

Leadership

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]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Keith Davies Labour 4 May 2003
Phil Larratt Conservative 22 May 2003Jan 2006
Tim Hadland Conservative 23 Jan 200624 May 2007
Tony Woods Liberal Democrats 24 May 200726 Oct 2009
Brian Hoare Liberal Democrats 26 Oct 20098 May 2011
David Palethorpe Conservative 19 May 2011Nov 2011
David Mackintosh Conservative 7 Nov 201110 May 2015
Mary Markham [4] Conservative 21 May 201517 Oct 2016
Jonathan Nunn Conservative 7 Nov 201631 Mar 2021

Jonathan Nunn subsequently became the first leader of the replacement West Northamptonshire Council.

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Headlands By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,43538.5-4.4
Labour 1,23533.1-2.2
Conservative 1,05928.4+6.6
Majority2005.4
Turnout 3,729
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Albans By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,86758.6-17.1
Conservative 84126.4+10.3
Liberal Democrats 40712.8+4.5
UKIP 712.2+2.2
Majority1,02632.2
Turnout 3,186
Labour hold Swing
South By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,66246.1-16.4
Conservative 1,30736.2+9.3
Liberal Democrats 64017.7+7.0
Majority3559.9
Turnout 3,609
Labour hold Swing
St Crispin By-Election 11 June 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 55165.9-3.5
Liberal Democrats 11313.5-7.5
Conservative 9611.5+1.9
Green 455.4+5.4
Independent 313.7+3.7
Majority43852.4
Turnout 83616.7
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Spencer By-Election 9 February 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Conroy63542.2+16.7
Labour Alan Scott54636.3-7.2
Conservative Laura Norman26517.6-13.4
Green Marcus Rock332.2+2.2
CPA Antony Solomon251.7+1.7
Majority895.9
Turnout 1,50428.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2007-2011

New Duston By-Election 22 January 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Golby1,07253.0+9.7
Labour Geoff Howes32215.9-1.3
Independent David Huffadine-Smith32015.8-3.8
Liberal Democrats Marion Allen-Minney30715.2+7.0
Majority75037.1
Turnout 2,02132.2
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2021

Westone By-Election 21 July 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Markham58349.7+36.4
Conservative Gregory Lunn31927.2-28.7
Labour Toby Birch27023.0-7.6
Majority26423.4
Turnout 112733
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Eastfield By-Election 28 September 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Joyce49350.5+13.5
Conservative Pauline Woodhouse28829.5-4.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Sawyer19520.0+16.7
Majority20520.9
Turnout 98027
Labour hold Swing
Nene Valley By-Election 28 September 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Graystone80352.5+11.7
Labour Nikesh Jani34322.4+7.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare29319.2+9.0
Green Denise Donaldson915.9+5.9
Majority
Turnout 153018.2
Conservative hold Swing
Delapre and Briar Hill By-Election 29 November 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Roberts91443.4+15.6
Conservative Daniel Soan54926.0+1.3
Independent Nicola McKenna41719.8+19.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Maher1336.3-10.4
Green Denise Donaldson954.5+4.5
Majority36517.3
Turnout 2,108
Labour hold Swing

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