Wellingborough Borough Council elections

The Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, thirty-six councillors have been elected from 16 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Brickhill By-Election 16 October 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	694	54.6	+13.5
	Conservative	530	41.7	−8.5
	UKIP	47	3.7	+3.7
Majority		164	12.9
Turnout		1,271	29.4
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

Croyland By-Election 21 October 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Callnon	469	39.3	−17.1
	Labour	Andrew Scarborough	445	37.3	−6.3
	UKIP	Anthony Ellwood	173	14.5	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Wilkins	105	8.8	+8.8
Majority			24	2.0
Turnout			1,192	23.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hemmingwell By-Election 6 April 2006^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Lawman	885	61.1	−4.3
	Labour	Catherine Mulholland	455	31.4	−3.2
	Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales	Jonathan Hornett	62	4.3	+4.3
	UKIP	James Wrench	45	3.1	+3.1
Majority			430	29.7
Turnout			1,447	27.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croyland By-Election 1 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Thomas	655	47.6	+8.3
	Labour	Patricia Cass	488	35.4	−1.9
	UKIP	Anthony Ellwood	162	11.8	−2.7
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	71	5.1	+5.1
Majority			167	12.2	+10.2
Turnout			1,376
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Croyland By-Election 18 October 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Griffiths	698	52.6	−7.3
	Labour	Andrew Scarborough	448	33.8	−6.3
	Independent	Ray Miles	125	9.4	+9.4
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	55	4.1	+4.1
Majority			250	18.8
Turnout			1,326	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

West By-Election 22 November 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Bass	363	66.0	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Simons	149	27.1	+27.1
	Labour	Peter Wright	38	6.9	+6.9
Majority			214	38.9
Turnout			550	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Redwell West By-Election 27 March 2008^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Bigley	665	59.0	−18.5
	BNP	David Robinson	177	15.7	+15.7
	Labour	Elaine Baggott	169	15.0	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brown	40	3.5	+3.5
	UKIP	Tony Ellwood	39	3.5	+3.5
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	37	3.3	+3.3
Majority			488	43.3	−11.7
Turnout			1127	47.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wollaston By-Election 19 June 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jo Beirne	816	81.1	+10.6
	Independent	Peter Wright	97	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Brown	93	9.2	+9.2
Majority			719	71.4
Turnout			1006	32.9	−6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brickhill By-Election 4 June 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Simmons	750	47.3	+1.6
	Labour	Patricia Jones	316	19.9	−11.3
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	189	11.9	+11.9
	Independent	Jacqueline Norton	183	11.5	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julie White	149	9.4	+9.4
Majority			434	27.3
Turnout			1587	37.7	−2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Swanspool By-Election 23 July 2009^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hawkes	548	46.0	−9.6
	Labour	Helena Reynolds	361	30.3	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Jones	162	13.6	+13.6
	BNP	David Robinson	120	10.1	+10.1
Majority			187	15.7
Turnout			1,191	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Redwell West By-Election 11 March 2010^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Raymond	570	57.2	−20.3
	Labour	Graham Sherwood	186	18.7	−3.9
	BNP	David Robinson	84	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope Wilkins	72	7.2	+7.2
	English Democrat	Terence Spencer	62	6.2	+6.2
	Green	Jonathan Hornett	23	2.3	+2.3
Majority			384	38.5
Turnout			997	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

^ "About Us". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Croyland By-Election Results". Borough Council of Wellingborough. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "Boost for Brown in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "Wellingborough Council by-election result". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "By-election in Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 2010-03-12.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes