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==Wards and Councillors== |
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The Wards of Kettering Borough Council are as follows: |
The Wards of Kettering Borough Council are as follows (as of [[April 2007]]: |
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[[Image:KetteringBCwardmap.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)]] |
[[Image:KetteringBCwardmap.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)]] |
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[[Image:KetteringBCpolitical.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Political Map (as of March 2006) <br>('''Key:''' Red = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], Blue = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], Grey = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], Stripes = Mixed Ward)]] |
[[Image:KetteringBCpolitical.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Political Map (as of March 2006) <br>('''Key:''' Red = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], Blue = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], Grey = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], Stripes = Mixed Ward)]] |
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Kettering Borough Council | |
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Geography | |
Status: | Borough |
Region: | East Midlands |
Admin. County: | Northamptonshire |
Admin. HQ: | Kettering |
Leadership | |
Council Type: | Leader & Cabinet |
Control: | Conservative (since 2003) |
Leader: | Cllr. Jim Hakewill (since 2003) |
MP: | Philip Hollobone (since 2005) |
Kettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 45 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. Having retained control in the 2007 local elections, the Council is currently led by Cllr. Jim Hakewill.
Kettering Borough Council was established in 1973, as part of reforms marked by the Local Government Act 1972. Prior to this date, Kettering Borough was represented by the Urban District Councils of Burton Latimer, Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering (wholly within the current Borough boundaries) and the Rural District Council of Kettering Rural (mainly within the current Borough boundaries).
Composition Table
Composition Table (as of December 2007) | |||||
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Party | Group Leader | Seats | % Seats | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | Jim Hakewill | 30 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | [[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | Paul Corazzo | 6 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independent | Christopher Groome | 2 | ||
Total Seats | 45 |
Conservative Majority of 13
History
- 2003-Present: Conservative controlled
- 2001-2003-: Labour controlled (due to a by-election gain in St. Michael's Ward)
- 1999-2001: No Overall Control (Labour minority administration)
- 1995-1999: Labour controlled
- 1987-1995: No Overall Control
- 1983-1987: Conservative controlled
- 1973-1983: No Overall Control
Elections
Ordinary Elections
- 2007 Elections (Conservative hold)
- 2003 Elections (Conservative gain from Labour)
- 1999 Elections (No Overall Control gain from Labour)
- 1995 Elections (Labour gain from No Overall Control)
- 1991 Elections (No Overall Control hold)
- 1987 Elections (No Overall Control gain from Conservative)
- 1983 Elections (Conservative gain from No Overall Control)
- 1979 Elections (No Overall Control hold)
- 1976 Elections (No Overall Control hold)
- 1973 Elections (No Overall Control win)
By-elections (2003-Present)
- St. Mary's Ward by-election: 17th November 2005 (Labour hold)
- Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6th October 2005 (Labour gain from Conservative)
- Latimer Ward by-election (Burton Latimer): 28th July 2005 (Conservative hold)
Wards and Councillors
The Wards of Kettering Borough Council are as follows (as of April 2007:
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(Key: Red = Labour, Blue = Conservative, Grey = Independent, Stripes = Mixed Ward)
- 1. All Saints
- 2. Avondale
- 3. Barton Seagrave
- 4. Brambleside
- 5. Buccleuch
- 6. Desborough Loatland
- 7. Desborough St. Giles
- 8. Latimer (Burton Latimer)
- Pat Evans (politician) (Conservative) (since a by-election held on 28th July 2005)
- Ruth Groome (Independent)
- 9. Millbrook
- 10. Piper's Hill
- 11. Plessy (Burton Latimer)
- 12. Rothwell Tresham
- 13. Rothwell Trinity
- 14. Queen Eleanor
- 15. Slade
- 16. Spinney
- 17. St. Andrew's
- 18. St. Mary's
- James Burton (Conservative)
- Maggie Don (Labour)
- Shona Scrimshaw (Labour) (since a by-election held on 17th November 2005)
- 19. St. Michael's
- 20. St. Peter's
- 21. Warkton
- 22. Welland
- 23. Wicksteed
- Alex Gordon (Labour)
- Lynsey Tod (Labour) (since a by-election held on 6th October 2005)
See also
- Kettering (borough)
- Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999
- Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003