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Kettering Borough Council
Shown within Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire within England
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 36 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

Council Composition (as of August 2008)
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	28
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	[[Labour Party (UK)\|Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname]]	Jonathan West	6
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \|	Independent	Christopher Groome	2
Total Seats			36

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

2007 - Present

Since boundary changes implemented for the 2007 local elections, the wards of Kettering Borough Council have been as follows:

Ward	Council seats	Current party (As at Nov 2010)
All Saints	3 seats	2 Con, 1 Lab
Avondale Grange	2 seats	2 Lab
Barton	2 seats	2 Con
Brambleside	2 seats	2 Con
Burton Latimer	3 seats	2 Ind, 1 Con
Desborough Loatland	2 seats	2 Con
Desborough St Giles	2 seats	2 Con
Ise Lodge	3 seats	3 Con
Northfield	1 seat	1 Lab
Piper's Hill	2 seats	2 Con
Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch	1 seat	1 Con
Rothwell	3 seats	3 Con
Slade	2 seats	2 Con
St Michael's & Wicksteed	3 seats	3 Con
St Peter's	2 seats	2 Con
Welland	1 seat	1 Con
William Knibb	2 seats	2 Con
TOTAL	36 seats	28 Con, 6 Lab, 2 Ind

1999 - 2007

For the elections held in May 1999 and May 2003, the wards of Kettering Borough Council were as follows:

Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)

Kettering Borough Council Political Map, after 2003 election
(**Key:** Red = Labour, Blue = Conservative, Grey = Independent, Stripes = Mixed Ward)

Ward	Council seats
All Saints	2 seats
Avondale	2 seats
Barton	2 seats
Brambleside	2 seats
Buccleuch	1 seat
Latimer (Burton Latimer)	2 seats
Loatland (Desborough)	2 seats
Millbrook	2 seats
Piper's Hill	2 seats
Plessy (Burton Latimer)	2 seats
Queen Eleanor	1 seat
Slade	2 seats
Spinney	2 seats
St Andrew's	3 seats
St Giles (Desborough)	2 seats
St Mary's	3 seats
St Michael's	2 seats
St Peter's	2 seats
Tresham (Rothwell)	2 seats
Trinity (Rothwell)	2 seats
Warkton	2 seats
Welland	1 seat
Wicksteed	2 seats
TOTAL	45 seats

Links

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 ==Wards and Councillors==
+===2007 - Present===
-The Wards of Kettering Borough Council were as follows (as of April 2007):
+Since boundary changes implemented for the [[Kettering Borough Council elections, 2007|2007 local elections]], the wards of Kettering Borough Council have been as follows:
-[[Image:KetteringBCwardmap.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)]]
-[[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)]]
+{| class="wikitable"
-* '''1. [[All Saints (Kettering BC Ward)|All Saints]]'''
+|-
-** Chris Smith-Haynes ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+! Ward !! Council seats !! Current party <br><small>(As at [[November 2010|Nov 2010]])<small>
-** Greg Titcombe ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+|-
-* '''2. [[Avondale (Kettering BC Ward)|Avondale]]'''
-** Eddie Brace ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| All Saints || 3 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]], 1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]]
+|-
-** Paul Corazzo ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| Avondale Grange || 2 seats || 2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]]
-* '''3. [[Barton (Kettering BC Ward)|Barton Seagrave]]'''
+|-
-** Maurice Bayes ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-** Christopher Lamb ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Barton || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-* '''4. [[Brambleside (Kettering BC Ward)|Brambleside]]'''
-** Pat Anderson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Brambleside || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Bill Parker ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Burton Latimer || 3 seats || 2 [[Independent (politician)|Ind]], 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
-* '''5. [[Buccleuch (Kettering BC Ward)|Buccleuch]]'''
+|-
-** [[Philip Hollobone]] MP ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-* '''6. [[Desborough Loatland (Kettering BC Ward)|Desborough Loatland]]'''
+| Desborough Loatland || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Mark Dearing ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-** Belinda Humfrey ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Desborough St Giles || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-* '''7. [[Desborough St. Giles (Kettering BC Ward)|Desborough St. Giles]]'''
-** David Coe ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| Ise Lodge || 3 seats || 3 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Michael Tebbutt ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Northfield || 1 seat || 1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]]
-* '''8. [[Latimer (Kettering BC Ward)|Latimer (Burton Latimer)]]'''
+|-
-** Pat Evans ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]) ''(since a by-election held on 28 July 2005)''
+| Piper's Hill || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
-** Ruth Groome ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
+|-
-* '''9. [[Millbrook (Kettering BC Ward)|Millbrook]]'''
-** Lloyd Bunday ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+| Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch || 1 seat || 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Shirley Lynch ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
+| Rothwell || 3 seats || 3 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
-* '''10. [[Piper's Hill (Kettering BC Ward)|Piper's Hill]]'''
+|-
-** Ursula Jones ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-** Jamie Richardson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Slade || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-* '''11. [[Plessy (Kettering BC Ward)|Plessy (Burton Latimer)]]'''
-** Michelle Evans ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| St Michael's & Wicksteed || 3 seats || 3 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Christopher Groome ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
+| St Peter's || 2 seats || 2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
-* '''12. [[Rothwell Tresham (Kettering BC Ward)|Rothwell Tresham]]'''
+|-
-** Alan Pote ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-** David Whyte ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| Welland || 1 seat || 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-* '''13. [[Rothwell Trinity (Kettering BC Ward)|Rothwell Trinity]]'''
-** Cedwien Brown ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| William Knibb || 2 seats || 2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Con]]
+|-
-** Alan Whitlam ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+! '''TOTAL''' !! '''36 seats''' !! 28 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]], 6 [[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]], 2 [[Independent (politician)|Ind]]
-* '''14. [[Queen Eleanor (Kettering BC Ward)|Queen Eleanor]]'''
+|}
-** John Padwick ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+===1999 - 2007===
-* '''15. [[Slade (Kettering BC Ward)|Slade]]'''
+For the elections held in [[Kettering Borough Council elections, 1999|May 1999]] and [[Kettering Borough Council elections, 2003|May 2003]], the wards of Kettering Borough Council were as follows: [[Image:KetteringBCwardmap.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)]]
-** [[Jim Hakewill]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+[[Image:KetteringBCpolitical.png|250px|right|thumbnail|Kettering Borough Council Political Map, after 2003 election<br>('''Key:''' Red = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], Blue = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], Grey = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], Stripes = Mixed Ward)]]
-** Michael Harrison ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
-* '''16. [[Spinney (Kettering BC Ward)|Spinney]]'''
+{| class="wikitable"
-** Bob Civil ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+|-
-** Matthew Lynch ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+! Ward !! Council seats
-* '''17. [[St. Andrew's (Kettering BC Ward)|St. Andrew's]]'''
+|-
-** Stephen King ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| All Saints || 2 seats
-** Gil Rennie ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+|-
-** Jonathan West ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+| Avondale || 2 seats
-* '''18. [[St. Mary's (Kettering BC Ward)|St. Mary's]]'''
+|-
-** James Burton ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Barton || 2 seats
-** Maggie Don ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+|-
-** Shona Scrimshaw ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]) ''(since a by-election held on 17 November 2005)''
+| Brambleside || 2 seats
-* '''19. [[St. Michael's (Kettering BC Ward)|St. Michael's]]'''
+|-
-** Jenny Henson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Buccleuch || 1 seat
-** Larry Henson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+|-
-* '''20. [[St. Peter's (Kettering BC Ward)|St. Peter's]]'''
+| Latimer ([[Burton Latimer]]) || 2 seats
-** [[Terry Freer]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+|-
-** Mary Malin ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+| Loatland ([[Desborough]]) || 2 seats
-* '''21. [[Warkton (Kettering BC Ward)|Warkton]]'''
+|-
-** Linda Adams ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+| Millbrook || 2 seats
-** Eileen Hales ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+|-
-* '''22. [[Welland (Kettering BC Ward)|Welland]]'''
+| Piper's Hill || 2 seats
-** Alison Wiley ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
+|-
-* '''23. [[Wicksteed (Kettering BC Ward)|Wicksteed]]'''
+| Plessy ([[Burton Latimer]]) || 2 seats
-** Alex Gordon ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
+|-
-** Lynsey Tod ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]) ''(since a by-election held on 6 October 2005)''
+| Queen Eleanor || 1 seat
+|-
+| Slade || 2 seats
+|-
+| Spinney || 2 seats
+|-
+| St Andrew's || 3 seats
+|-
+| St Giles ([[Desborough]]) || 2 seats
+|-
+| St Mary's || 3 seats
+|-
+| St Michael's || 2 seats
+|-
+| St Peter's || 2 seats
+|-
+| Tresham ([[Rothwell]]) || 2 seats
+|-
+| Trinity ([[Rothwell]]) || 2 seats
+|-
+| Warkton || 2 seats
+|-
+| Welland || 1 seat
+|-
+| Wicksteed || 2 seats
+|-
+! '''TOTAL''' !! '''45 seats'''
+|}
 ==See also==

v t e Electoral wards of Kettering Borough Council
Current wards	All Saints Avondale Grange Barton Brambleside Burton Latimer Desborough Loatland Desborough St Giles Ise Lodge Northfield Pipers' Hill Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch Rothwell Slade St Michaels & Wicksteed St Peters Welland William Knibb
Historical wards	Buccleuch Millbrook Plessy Queen Eleanor Spinney St Andrews St Marys St Michaels Warkton Wicksteed