Kettering Borough Council elections

Kettering Council is elected every four years.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1983

Conservative 1983 - 1987

No overall control 1987 - 1995

Labour 1995 - 1999

No overall control 1999 - 2001

Labour 2001 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - present

Council elections

Kettering Council election, 1999

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2007

Kettering Council election, 2007

Borough Council By-election results

St Andrews By-Election 20 June 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		645	64.2
	Conservative		158	15.7
	Liberal Democrats		148	14.7
	National Democrat		55	5.4
Majority			488	48.5
Turnout			1,006
	Labour hold		Swing

St Michael's By-Election 21 August 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		359	42.3	−14.1
	Conservative		320	37.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats		170	20.0	+9.0
Majority			39	4.6
Turnout			849	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Avondale By-Election 18 September 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		394	77.0	+24.5
	Conservative		82	16.0	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats		36	7.0	+7.0
Majority			312	61.0
Turnout			512	15.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsley By-Election 18 September 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		395	43.7	+2.7
	Conservative		351	38.9	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats		157	17.4	−15.0
Majority			44	4.8
Turnout			903	26.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Loatland By-Election 6 November 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		338	43.4	+22.8
	Labour		331	41.5	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats		129	16.2	−7.2
Majority			7	1.9
Turnout			798	27.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Millbrook By-Election 20 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shirley Lynch	410	50.8	+11.3
	Labour		246	30.5	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Freeman	151	18.7	−6.2
Majority			164	20.3
Turnout			807	26.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Michaels By-Election 20 September 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		426	46.9	−4.3
	Conservative		398	43.8	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chris McGlynn	84	9.3	+9.3
Majority			28	3.1
Turnout			908	33.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Warkton By-Election 18 July 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		529	60.4	−2.8
	Conservative		347	39.6	+2.8
Majority			187	20.8
Turnout			846	32
	Labour hold		Swing

Latimer By-Election 28 July 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Evans	278	45.5	+8.3
	Labour	David Bishop	152	24.9	+12.2
	Independent	Maureen Jerram	133	21.8	−28.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Simons	47	7.7	+7.7
Majority			126	20.9
Turnout			610	24.6	−6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wicksteed By-Election 6 October 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynsey Tod	464	49.7	−0.2
	Conservative	Scott Edwards	374	40.0	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher McGlynn	96	10.3	+10.3
Majority			90	9.7
Turnout			934	35.4	+2.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St Mary's By-Election 17 November 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shona Scrimshaw	674	60.9	+11.4
	Conservative	Katherine Stallard	362	32.7	−17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Window	71	6.4	+6.4
Majority			312	28.2
Turnout			1,107	26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Parish & Town Council By-Election Results

Loatland By-Election (Desborough Town Council)26 February 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Dodsworth	614
	Labour	Derek Fox	303
Majority			311
Turnout			918	26.46
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plessy By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council)15 April 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Wightman	490
	Labour	David Bishop	164
Majority			326
Turnout			+66	24.30
	Conservative hold		Swing

Latimer By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council)28 October 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Richardson	258
	Independent	Stuart Simons	145
Majority			105
Turnout			403
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council)17 March 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Matthew	491
	Labour	Carol Mullett	374
	Independent	Alan Glover	76
Majority			117
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plessy By-Election (Burton Latimer Town Council) 28 July 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bettles	268
	Independent	Nigel Padget	212
	Labour	Christopher Jack	160
Majority			56
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity By-Election (Rothwell Town Council) 9 February 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Mullett	533
	Conservative	Karl Sumpter	531
Majority			2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St Boltophs By-Election (Barton Seagrave Parish Council) 13 December 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Lee	323	65.1
	Labour	Christopher Haynes	173	34.9
Majority			150	30.2
Turnout			496	25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

External links

• Kettering Council