Northampton Borough Council elections
Northampton Borough Council in Northamptonshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been 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 - present |
Council elections
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1973
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1976
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1983
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1987
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1991
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1995
- Northampton Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)[4][5]
- Northampton Borough Council election, 2003
- Northampton Borough Council election, 2007
- Northampton Borough Council election, 2011 (New ward boundaries)[6]
- Northampton Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,867 | 58.6 | -17.1 | ||
Conservative | 841 | 26.4 | +10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 | ||||
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 | |
Christian Peoples | Antony Solomon | 25 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 89 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,504 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
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 Democrat | Marion Allen-Minney | 307 | 15.2 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 750 | 37.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,021 | 32.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Borough Council Elections". Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Northampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ The Borough of Northampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ↑ "Northampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Northampton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Northampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Lib Dems triumph in council byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Tories hold Duston in by-election". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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