East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2007, 40 councillors were elected from 22 wards.[1] The district was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.
Political control
editFrom 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 | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
Labour | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2021 |
Leadership
editThe leaders of the council from 2009 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Mercer | Conservative | Oct 2010 | ||
Steven North[3] | Conservative | 4 Oct 2010 | 31 Mar 2021 |
Council elections
edit- 1973 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1976 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1995 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- 2003 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 2007 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)[2][7]
- 2011 East Northamptonshire District Council election
- 2015 East Northamptonshire District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[8]
Election results
editOverall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem[a] | Independent | |||||
2015 | Conservative | 37 | 1 | - | 2 | ||||
2011 | Conservative | 35 | 2 | - | 3 | ||||
2007 | Conservative | 39 | - | - | 1 | ||||
2003 | Conservative | 33 | 3 | - | - | ||||
1999 | Conservative | 20 | 15 | - | 1 | ||||
1995 | Labour | 9 | 25 | 2 | - | ||||
1991 | Conservative | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1987 | Conservative | 30 | 5 | 1 | - | ||||
1983 | Conservative | 30 | 6 | - | - | ||||
1979 | Conservative | 30 | 5 | - | 1 |
- ^ SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.
District result maps
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1979 results map
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1983 results map
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1987 results map
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1991 results map
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1995 results map
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
By-election results
edit1995-1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 656 | 75.4 | |||
Conservative | 214 | 24.6 | |||
Majority | 442 | 50.8 | |||
Turnout | 870 | 22.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 325 | 65.1 | |||
Conservative | 174 | 34.9 | |||
Majority | 151 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 499 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 365 | 43.3 | |||
Conservative | 352 | 41.7 | |||
Independent | 127 | 15.1 | |||
Majority | 13 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 844 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 712 | 67.0 | |||
Conservative | 351 | 33.0 | |||
Majority | 361 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 525 | 55.7 | +15.2 | ||
Labour | 418 | 44.3 | −15.2 | ||
Majority | 107 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 943 | 16.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1999-2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 316 | 64.5 | −6.6 | ||
Labour | 174 | 35.5 | +6.6 | ||
Majority | 142 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 490 | 37.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 366 | 83.9 | |||
Labour | 70 | 16.1 | |||
Majority | 296 | 67.8 | |||
Turnout | 436 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 379 | 67.7 | −3.4 | ||
Labour | 181 | 32.3 | +3.4 | ||
Majority | 198 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 560 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean Lever | 506 | 66.4 | +21.5 | |
Labour | Stephen Allen | 256 | 33.6 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 250 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 762 | 15.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pam Whiting | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Capp | 412 | 64.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Draycott | 130 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Phil Garnham | 101 | 15.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 282 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 643 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jake Vowles | 1,003 | 52.4 | −13.7 | |
Labour | Paul King | 681 | 35.6 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Smid | 230 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 322 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,914 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alex Smith | 396 | 43.1 | −12.4 | |
Independent | Valerie Carter | 210 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
Labour | Alex Izycky | 166 | 18.1 | +18.1 | |
UKIP | Joseph Garner | 146 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 186 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 918 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015-2021
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Annabel de Capell Brooke | 729 | 82.8 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Alan Brookfield | 151 | 17.2 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 578 | 65.6 | |||
Turnout | 880 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Harriet Pentland | 611 | 55.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 244 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Mark Smith | 189 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Green | Simon Turner | 33 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Bill Cross | 22 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 367 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,099 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lee Wilkes | 542 | 53.1 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Caroline Cross | 478 | 46.9 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 64 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,020 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bert Jackson | 1,379 | 63.3 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 800 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
Majority | 579 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,179 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Tomas | 1,531 | 62.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Baylis | 913 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 618 | 25.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,444 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Councillors - general information". East Northamptonshire Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ a b "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes, 4 October 2010". East Northamptonshire District Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "No Brent bounce for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Notice of uncontested election" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Barnwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oundle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thrapston Market Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Prebendal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Irthlingborough Waterloo Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Chichele Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine