Northampton Borough Council elections
Appearance
Northampton Borough Council in Northamptonshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1983 |
No overall control | 1983 - 1987 |
Conservative | 1987 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1995 |
Labour | 1995 - 2003 |
No overall control | 2003 - 2007 |
Liberal Democrats | 2007 - 2011 |
Conservative | 2011–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1976 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1979 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1987 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1991 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1995 Northampton Borough Council election
- 1999 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)[4][5]
- 2003 Northampton Borough Council election
- 2007 Northampton Borough Council election
- 2011 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 2015 Northampton Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,435 | 38.5 | -4.4 | ||
Labour | 1,235 | 33.1 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative | 1,059 | 28.4 | +6.6 | ||
Majority | 200 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,729 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,867 | 58.6 | -17.1 | ||
Conservative | 841 | 26.4 | +10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 407 | 12.8 | +4.5 | ||
UKIP | 71 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
Majority | 1,026 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,186 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 1,662 | 46.1 | -16.4 | ||
Conservative | 1,307 | 36.2 | +9.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 640 | 17.7 | +7.0 | ||
Majority | 355 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,609 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 551 | 65.9 | -3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 113 | 13.5 | -7.5 | ||
Conservative | 96 | 11.5 | +1.9 | ||
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 45 | 5.4 | +5.4 | ||
Independent | 31 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
Majority | 438 | 52.4 | |||
Turnout | 836 | 16.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Roger Conroy | 635 | 42.2 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Alan Scott | 546 | 36.3 | -7.2 | |
Conservative | Laura Norman | 265 | 17.6 | -13.4 | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | Marcus Rock | 33 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
CPA | Antony Solomon | 25 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 89 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,504 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Golby | 1,072 | 53.0 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Geoff Howes | 322 | 15.9 | -1.3 | |
Independent | David Huffadine-Smith | 320 | 15.8 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marion Allen-Minney | 307 | 15.2 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 750 | 37.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,021 | 32.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015-2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian Markham | 583 | 49.7 | +36.4 | |
Conservative | Gregory Lunn | 319 | 27.2 | -28.7 | |
Labour | Toby Birch | 270 | 23.0 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 264 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | 1127 | 33 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Joyce | 493 | 50.5 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Pauline Woodhouse | 288 | 29.5 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | 195 | 20.0 | +16.7 | |
Majority | 205 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 980 | 27 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Luke Graystone | 803 | 52.5 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Nikesh Jani | 343 | 22.4 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 293 | 19.2 | +9.0 | |
Green | Denise Donaldson | 91 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1530 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Borough Council Elections". Northampton Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Northampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ The Borough of Northampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ "Northampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Northampton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Northampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Lib Dems triumph in council byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Tories hold Duston in by-election". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Westone". www.northampton.gov.uk. Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 10 December 2016.