Borough of Kettering
| Borough of Kettering | |
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| — Borough — | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Northamptonshire |
| Founded | |
| Admin. HQ | Kettering |
| Government | |
| • Type | Kettering Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative |
| • MPs: | Philip Hollobone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.2 sq mi (233.5 km2) |
| Area rank | 157th |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 93,800 |
| • Rank | Ranked 249th |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | |
| ISO 3166-2 | |
| ONS code | 34UE (ONS) E07000153 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | |
| NUTS 3 | |
| Ethnicity | 96.7% White 1.7% S.Asian |
| Website | kettering.gov.uk |
Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the District of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the Borough of Corby, the District of East Northamptonshire, the District of Daventry and the Borough of Wellingborough. The village of Cranford was used to film the US blockbuster "Nanny Mcphee" starring local Lucy Naylor as Nanny Mcphee.
Settlements and parishes [edit]
Other than Kettering itself, the borough includes:
- Ashley
- Barton Seagrave, Brampton Ash, Braybrooke, Broughton, Burton Latimer
- Cranford, Cransley
- Desborough, Dingley
- Geddington, Grafton Underwood
- Harrington
- Loddington
- Mawsley Village
- Newton and Little Oakley
- Orton
- Pytchley
- Rothwell, Rushton
- Stoke Albany, Sutton Bassett
- Thorpe Malsor
- Warkton, Weekley, Weston by Welland, Wilbarston
Local elections [edit]
The last local elections for Kettering Borough Council were held in May 2011. The Conservatives were the overall winner, securing 29 out of the 36 contested seats and obtaining overall control.
Further information: Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
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